Essential Mathematics VELS Edition Year 10 Teacher CD-ROMChapter 9

Trigonometry: Test B

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Multiple-choice questions

10π c
1 / expressed in degrees rounded to the nearest minute is:
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A 257°8′
B 257°14′
C 257°9′
D 257°10′
E 257°34′

2 The values of x and y in this diagram, correct to one decimal place, are respectively:

y
x
70º

A 3.7, 1.4
B 3.8, 11.0
C 4.3, 3.4
D 4.3, 1.5
E 4.2, 1.4

3 The size of the two acute angles in a triangle with hypotenuse 2.4 metres and another side
1.1 metres are approximately:
A 27°, 63°
B 26°, 64°
C 25°, 65°
D 24°, 66°
E 23°, 67°

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4 The angle of depression from a viewing point to the bottom of a valley is 13°. On a map,
the horizontal distance between the viewing point and the valley is 6 km. The height, to the
nearest 100 m, of the viewing point above the valley floor is:
A 0.3 km
B 26.0 km
C 5.8 km
D 1.3 km
E 1.4 km

5 The distance between two veritcal posts is 8 metres. If the heights of the two posts are
1.2 metres and 1.9 metres, then the angle of elevation from the top of the shorter post to
the top of the taller post is closest to:
A 85°
B 52°
C 40°
D 5°
E 4°

6 A bushwalker walks 3 km on a true bearing of 205° the due south for 2 km. The distance
south the bushwalker is from his starting point is approximately:
A 1.27 km
B 3.27 km
C 4.72 km
D 2.72 km
E 3.76 km

7 A cube has side length 10 cm. The angle of elevation from a corner on the base to the
opposite corner on the top of the cube is closest to:
A 89°
B 90°
C 35°
D 27°
E 11°

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8 Which of the following is not true?

A π/3c = 60°
B cos 60° = 1/2
C tan 40° < tan 200°
D sin 5° = sin 175°
E tan 0 = 0

9 The second angle between 0 and 2π which gives the same result for tan θ using θ = π/4 is:
7π
A /4
5π
B /4
C π/3
D 2π
3π
E /4

10 The second angle between 0 and 2π which gives the same result for sin θ using θ = 4π/3 is:
7π
A /3
2π
B /3
C π/3
D π
5π
E /3

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Short-answer questions

1 Convert the following to the units in the brackets:

3π c
a / (°)
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3π
b /8 (°)
c 220° (c)
d 95° (c)

2 Find the value of x to two decimal places for these right-angled triangles:
a b

3
x
2
52º
60º

3 Find θ to the nearest minute for the following:

a tan θ = 1.5
b

θ 3

4 The angle of elevation from one flying helicopter to another is 14°19', while the horizontal
distance between them is 420 metres. Find the vertical height difference between the two
helicopters to the nearest cm.

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5 From point A, a hiker walks 5 km due north to point B and then on a true bearing of 340°
for 3 km to point C.
a Find, correct to two decimal places:
i how far north point C is from point B
ii how far north point C is from point A
iii how far west point C is from point A
b Find the bearing of point C from point A to the nearest minute.

6 A square-based pyramid has base length 3 cm and slant

s cm
edge s cm. The angle that the slant edge makes with the
base diagonal is 70°. 70º
Find, correct to two decimal places:
a the diagonal length on the base 3 cm
b the height of the pyramid
3 cm
c the value of s.

7 Use the unit circle or graphs of y = sin θ, y = cos θ and y = tan θ to help decide whether the
following are true or false:
a sin 290° > 0
b tan 170° > 0
c cos 90° > 0
d sin 30° = cos 60°
e cos 113° < cos 265°
f tan 60° = tan 240°

8 State the second angle between 0c and 2πc which would give the same result for the given
expression:
a sin θ (θ = π/3)
b sin θ (θ = 3π/4)
c cos θ (θ = π/6)
d cos θ (θ = 7π/6)
e tan θ (θ = 7π/4)
f tan θ (θ = 3π/8)

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Extended-response questions

1 An outdoor drive-in cinema screen is 12 metres high and sits 4 metres off the ground. A
person sits in a car viewing the screen at 2 metres off the ground. The distance between the
viewer and the screen is k metres where k is a constant.
The viewing angle (θ°) of the person is shown in this diagram.

12 m

P θ

2m 4m

km

a State the vertical distance between the viewing point (P) and the base of the screen.
b If k = 15, find correct to one decimal place:
i the angle of elevation from the viewing point to the base of the screen
ii the angle of elevation from the viewing point to the top of the screen
iii the viewing angle θ°
c If k = 20, find if the viewing angle is larger or smaller.

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Chapter 9 Test B answers

Multiple-choice
1 C
2 D
3 A
4 E
5 D
6 C
7 C
8 C
9 B
10 E

Short-answer
1 a 135°
b 67.5°
11π
c /9
19π
d /36

2 a 3.46
b 4.87

3 a 56°19′
b 41°49′

4 107.19 m

5 a i 2.82 km
ii 7.82 km
iii 1.03 km
b 352°31′

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6 a 4.24 cm
b 5.83 cm
c 6.20 cm

7 a False
b False
c False
d True
e True
f True

2π
8 a /3
π
b /4
11π
c /6
5π
d /6
3π
e /4
11π
f /8

Extended-response
1 a 2m
b i 7.6°
ii 43.0°
iii 35.4°
c smaller

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