Trigonometry Questions
Trigonometry Questions
Trigonometry Questions
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Find the value of x in the equation If log of 2 to the base 2 plus log of x
csc x + cot x = 3 to the base 2 is equal to 2, then the
π value of x is
A. A. 2
4
B. -2
π
B. C. -1
16 D. 3
π
C.
3 26. ECE Board November 1998
π Solve the equation cos2A = 1- cos2A
D. A. 450 ; 3150
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B. 450 ; 2150
22. ECE Board April 1998 C. 450 ; 3450
A man finds the angle of elevation of D. 450 ; 2450
the top of a tower to be 30 degrees.
He walks 85 m nearer the tower and 27. ECE Board November 1998
finds its angle of elevation to be 60 Csc 520 degrees is equal to
degrees. What is the height of the A. csc 20 degrees
tower? B. cos 20 degrees
A. 73.61 C. tan 45 degrees
B. 28 D. sin 20 degrees
C. 30 .23
D. 82.36 28. ECE Board April 1999
What is 4800 mils equivalent in
23. ECE Board April 1998 degrees?
Find the angle in mils subtended by A. 2500
a line 10 yards long at a distance of B. 2300
5,000 yards. C. 2700
A. 2.04 mils D. 2200
B. 10.63 mils
C. 10.73 mils 29. ECE Board April 1999 /
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Cos4 A – sin4 A is equal to _______.
24. ECE Board April 1998 A. cos2A
Points A and B, 1000m apart are B. cos 4A
plotted on straight highway running C. sin 2A
East and West. From A, the bearing D. sin 2A
of a tower C is 32 degree West of
North and from B, bearing of C is 26 30. ECE Board April 1999
degree North of east. Approximate Sin (B – A) is equal to _____. When
the shortest distance of tower C to B = 2700 and A is an acute angle.
the highway. A. – cos A
A. 374 m. B. cos A
B. 364 m. C. –sin A
C. 636 m. D. sin A
D. 384 m.
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If sec2A is 5/2, the quantity 1 – sin 2 A 36. ECE Board November 1999 /
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A. 0.40 A central angle of 45 subtends an
B. 1.5 arc of 12 cm. what is the radius of
C. 1.5 the circles?
D. 1.25 A. 12.38 cm.
B. 15.28 cm.
32. ECE Board November 1999 C. 14.28 cm.
A railroad is to be laid – off in a D. 11.28 cm.
circular path. What should be the
radius if the track is to be change 37. ECE Board November 1999
direction by 30 degrees at a distance Given: y = 4cos2X. Determine its
of 157.08m? amplitude.
A. 300 A. 2
B. 280
B. 8
C. 290
C. 2
D. 350
D. 4
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If (2log4 x) – (log 49) = 2, find x.
If A +B+C = 180 and tan A + tan B +
A. 12
B. 15 tan C = 5.67, find the value of tan A
C. 13 tan B tan C.
D. 14 A. 5.67
B. 6.15
34. ECE Board November 1999 / C. 8.13
November 2001 D. 9.12
If arctan (X) + arctan (1/3) = /4, the
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value of x is
Three times the sine of a certain
1 angle is twice of the square of the
A.
2 cosine of the same angle. Find the
1 angle.
B.
4 A. 30
1 B. 60
C.
3 C. 45
1 D. 10
D.
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Solve angle A of an oblique triangle
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ABC, if a = 25, b = 16 and C = 94.1
If tan4A = cot 6A, then what is the
degrees.
value of angle A?
A. 52 degrees and 40 minutes
A. 9
B. 54 degrees and 30 minutes
B. 12 C. 50 degrees and 40 minutes
C. 10 D. 54 degrees and 20 minutes
D. 14
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41. ECE Board April 2003 B. 3
If tan A = 1/3 and cot B = 2, tan (A-B) C. 2
is equal to ______________.
D. 2
A. 11/7
B. -1/7
C. -11 / 7 47. ECE Board April 2004
D. 1/7 Given: log (2x -3) = ½. Solve for x if
the base is 9.
42. ECE Board April 2003 A. 3
Three circles with radii 3, 4 and 5 B. 12
inches, respectively are tangent to C. 4
each other externally. Find the D. 5
largest angle of a triangle formed by
joining the centers. 48. ECE Board November 2004
A. 72.6 degrees What is the value of x if log (base x)
B. 75.1 degrees 1296 = 4?
C. 73.93 degrees A. 5
D. 73.3 degrees B. 3
C. 6
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sec A tan A 49. ECE Board April 2001
Find the value of if
sec A tan A If sin A = 2.5x and cos A = 5.5x, find
csc A = 2. the value of A in degrees.
A. 4 A. 54.34
B. 2 B. 24.44
C. 3 C. 35.74
D. 1 D. 45.23
44. ECE Board November 2003 50. ECE Board April 2001
If Log 2 =x, log 3 = y, what is log 2.4 Triangle ABC is a right triangle with
in terms of x and y? right angle at C. If BC = 4 and the
A. 3x + 2y -1 altitude to the hypotenuse is a 1, find
B. 3x + y - 1 the area of the triangle ABC.
C. 3x + y +1 A. 2.43
D. 3x – y + 1 B. 2.07
C. 2.11
45. ECE Board November 2003 D. 2.70
Simplify the expression 4 cos y sin y
(1 – 2 sin 2 y) 51. ECE Board April 2001
A. sec 2y The measure of 2.25 revolutions
B. cos 2y counterclockwise is
C. tan 4y A. 810
D. sin 4y B. -810
C. 805
46. ECE Board November 2003 D. -825
If 2 log 3 (base x) + log 2 (base x)
=2 + log 6 (base x), then x equals
______.
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If cot 2A cot 68 = 1, then tan A is The captain of a ship views the top
equal to _____. of a lighthouse at an angle of 60o
A. 0.419 with the horizontal at an elevation of
B. 491 6 meters above sea level. Five
C. 0.194 minutes later, the same captain of
D. 194 the ship views the top of the same
lighthouse at an angle 300 with the
53. ECE Board April 2002 / horizontal. Assume that the ship is
April 1999 moving directly away from the
Assuming that the earth is a sphere lighthouse; determine the speed of
whose radius is 6400 km, find the the ship. The lighthouse is known to
distance along a 3-degree arc at the be 50 meters above sea level. Solve
equator of the earth’s surface. the problems by trigonometry.
A. 333.10 km A. 40.16
B. 335.10 km B. 22.16 m/ min
C. 533.10 km C. 10.16 m/ min
D. 353.01 km D. 12.16 m/ min
54. ECE Board November 1998 58. ECE Board April 1992
Two triangles have equal bases. The Given:
altitude of one triangle is 3 units P = A sin t + B cos t
more than its base and the altitude Q = A cos t – B sin t
of the other triangle is 3 units less From the given equation, derive
than its base. Find the altitudes, if another equation showing the
the areas of the triangle differ by 21 relationship between P, Q and A and
square units B not involving any of the
A. 4 and 10 trigonometric function of angle t.
B. 4 and 26 A. P 2 - Q2 =A 2 +B2
C. 6 and 14
D. 7 and 23 B. P 2 +Q2 =A 2 +B2
C. P 2 - Q2 =A 2 - B2
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D. P 2 +Q2 =A 2 - B2
If sin A = 2.511x, cos A = 3.06x and
sin 2A = 3.969x, find the value of x?
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B. 0.256 Express 45o in mils
C. 0.625 A. 8000 mils
D. 0.214 B. 800 mils
C. 80 mils
56. ECE Board April 1991 D. 8 mils
Find the value of P if it is equal to
sin21o +sin2 2o +sin23o +...
+sin290o
A. 45.5
B. 0
C. infinity
D. indeterminate
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60. ECE Board April 1995 65. ECE Board November 1997
A pole cast a shadow of 15 meters The denominator of a certain fraction
long when the angle of elevation of is three more than twice the
the sun is 61. If the pole has leaned numerator. If 7 is added to both
15 from the vertical directly toward terms of the fraction, the resulting
the sun. What is the length of the fraction is 3 / 5. Find the original
pole? fraction
A. 53.24m A. 5 / 13
B. 54.23m B. 3 / 5
C. 53.32m C. 4 / 5
D. 52.43m D. 3 / 8
61. ECE Board April 2000 66. ECE Board April 1998
If A + B + C =180 and tan A + tan B 1
+Tan C = 5.67, find the value of tan 3 2
Arc tan 2 cos arcsin is
A tan B tan C
A. 5.67
2
B. 1.78
equal to:
C. 6.75
D. 1.89 A.
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Solve for x in the equation: B.
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∏
Arctan 2x +Arctan x = C.
4 4
A. 0.218
B. 0.281 D.
C. 0.182 6
D. 0.896
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63. ECE Board April 1998 Two electrons have speed of 0.7c
The side of the triangle are 8, 15, 17 and x respectively at an angle of
units. If each side is doubled, how 60.82 degrees between each other.
many square units will the area of If their relative velocity is 0.65c, find
the new triangle be? x.
A. 210 units A. 0.12c
B. 200 units B. 0.16c
C. 180 units C. 0.15c
D. 240 units D. 0.14c
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68. ECE Board April 1998 73. Problem:
A man finds the angle of elevation of Two sides of a triangle measures 6
the top of a tower to be 30 degrees. cm. and 8 cm, and their included
He then walks 85 m nearer the tower angle is 40Find the third side.
and found its angle of elevation to be A. 5.234 cm
60 degrees. What is the height of the B. 4.256 cm.
tower? C. 5.144 cm.
A. 95.23 D. 5.632 cm.
B. 45.01
C. 76.31 74. Problem:
D. 73.61 Given a triangle: C = 100, a = 15,
b = 20. Find c:
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If an equilateral triangle is B. 34
circumscribed about a circle of C. 43
radius 10 cm, determine the side of D. 35
the triangle.
A. 34.64 cm 75. Problem:
B. 64.12 cm Given angle A= 32 degree, angle B
C. 36.44 cm = 70 degree, and side c = 27 units.
D. 33.51 Solve for side a of the triangle.
A. 10.63 units
70. Problem: B. 10 units
The angle formed by two curves C. 14.63 units
starting at a point, called the vertex, D. 12 units
in a common direction.
A. horn angle 76. Problem:
B. inscribed angle In triangle ABC, angle C = 70
C. dihedral angle degrees; angle A = 45 degrees; AB =
D. exterior angle 40 m. What is the length of the
median drawn from the vertex A to
71. Problem: side BC?
The hypotenuse of a right triangle is A. 36.8 meters
34 cm. Find the length of the B. 37.4 meters
shortest leg if it is 14 cm shorter than C. 36.3 meters
the other leg. D. 37.1 meters
A. 16 cm
B. 15 cm 77. Problem:
C. 17 cm The area of the triangle whose
D. 18 cm angles are 619’32’’, 3414’46’’, and
8435’42’’ is 680.60. The length of
72. Problem:
the bisector of angle C.
A truck travels from point M
A. 35.53
northward for 30 min. then eastward
B. 54.32
for one hour, then shifted N 30W. if
C. 52.43
the constant speed is 40kph, how far D. 62.54
directly from M, in km. will be it after
2 hours?
A. 43.5
B. 47.9
C. 45.2
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C. 2 2
D. 6 2
104. Problem:
The angle of elevation of point C
from point B is 2942’; the angle of 108. Problem:
A clock has a dial face 12 inches in
elevation of C from another point A
radius. The minute hand is 9 inches
31.2 m. directly below is 5923’. How
long while the hour hand is 6 inches
high is C from the horizontal line long. The plane of rotation of the
through A? minute hand is 6 inches long. The
A. 35.1 meters plane rotation of the minute hand is
B. 52.3 meters 2 inches above the plane of rotation
C. 47.1 meters of the hour hand. Find the distance
D. 66.9 meters between the tips of the hands at
5:40 AM.
105. Problem: A. 8.23 in.
A rectangle piece of land 40 m x 30 B. 10.65 in.
m is to be crossed diagonally by a C. 9.17 in.
10-m wide roadway as shown. If the D. 11.25 in.
land cost P1,500.00 per square
meter, the cost of the roadway is: 109. Problem:
A. 401.10
If the bearing of A from B is S 40W,
B. 60,165.00
then the bearing of B from A is:
C. 651,500.00
D. 601,650.00 A. S 40W
B. S 50W
106. Problem: C. N 40E
A man improvises a temporary D. N 75W
shield from the sun using a
triangular piece of wood with 110. Problem:
dimensions of 1.4 m, 1.5 m, and 1.3 A plane hillside is inclined at an
m. With the longer side lying angle of 28 degree with the
horizontally on the ground, he props horizontal. A man wearing skis can
up the other corner of the triangle climb this hillside by following a
with a vertical pole 0.9 m long. What straight path inclined at an angle of
would be the area of the shadow on 12 degree to the horizontal, but one
the ground when the sun is vertically without skis must follow a path
overhead? inclined at an angle of 5 degree with
A. 0.5m2 the horizontal. Find the angle
B. 0.75m2 between the directions of the two
C. 0.84m2 paths.
D. 0.95 m2 A. 10.24 degree
B. 13.21 degree
107. Problem: C. 17.22 degree
A rectangular piece of wood 4 x 12 D. 15.56 degree
cm tall is tilted at an angle of 45
degrees. Find the vertical distance 111. Problem:
between the lower corner and the The sides of the triangle ABC are AB
upper corner. = 15 cm, BC = 18 cm, CA = 24 cm.
A. 4 2 Find the distance from the point of
B. 8 2 intersection of the angle bisectors to
side AB.
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A. 5.45 A. 45,065,746.09
B. 5.34 B. 56,476,062.07
C. 4.73 C. 64,754,034.02
D. 6.25 D. 24,245,258.00
112. Problem: 117. Problem:
Two straight roads intersect to form If the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
an angle of 75 degrees. Find the is 7 A.M. What is the time in a place
shortest distance from one road to a located at 135 degrees east
gas station on the other road 1 km., longitude?
from the junction. A. 4 P.M.
A. 1.241 B. 6 P.M.
B. 4.732 C. 2 P.M.
C. 2.241 D. 5 P.M.
D. 3.732
118. Problem:
113. Problem: If Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is 9
A train travels 2.5 miles up on a a.m. what is the time in a place 45o
straight track with a grade of 110’. W of longitude?
What is the vertical rise of the train A. 6 A.M.
in that distance? B. 4 A.M.
A. 0.716 miles C. 2 A.M.
B. 0.051 miles D. 8 A.M.
C. 0.279 miles
D. 0.045 miles 119. Problem:
Find the distance in nautical miles
114. Problem: and the time difference between
Four holes are to be spaced Tokyo and Manila if the geographical
regularly on a circle of radius 20 cm. coordinates of Tokyo and Manila are
Find the distance “d” between the ( 35.65 degree north Lat.; 139. 75
centers of the two successive holes. degrees East long.) and ( 14.58
A. 20 2 degree North; 120. 98 degree long.),
respectively.
B. 10 3 A. 1469 nautical miles; 4.25 hrs.
C. 15 2 B. 2615 nautical miles; 1.52 hrs.
D. 5 2 C. 1612 nautical miles; 1.25 hrs.
D. 1485 nautical miles; 1.25 hrs.
115. Problem:
120. Problem:
In a spherical triangle ABC, A =
An isosceles spherical triangle has
11619’, B = 5530’ and C = 8037’. angle A=B= 54 degree and side b=
Find the value of side a. 82 degrees. Find the measure of the
A. 115.57 degree third angle.
B. 110.56 degree A. 15824’15”
C. 118.17 degree
B. 15524’15”
D. 112.12 degree
C. 16824’15”
116. Problem: D. 16524’15”
Considering the earth as a sphere of
radius 6,400 km. Find the area of a
spherical triangle on the surface of
the of the earth whose angels are
5089’ and 120.
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141. Problem:
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180. Problem:
174. Problem: The ____ is the line or line segment
The equation 2 sinh x cosh x is that divides the angle into two equal
equal to: parts.
A. e-x A. angle bisector
B. ex B. apothem
C. cosh x C. perpendicular bisector
D. sinh 2x D. terminal side
175. Problem:
Find the value of sin (90+A) 181. Problem:
A. cos A sin A. _____ are the lines bisecting the
B. – cos A angles formed by the sides of the
C. cos A triangles and their extensions.
D. –sin A A. Exsecants
B. Internal angle bisector
176. Problem: C. Perpendicular bisector
If sin(x + y) = 0.766 and sin (x – y) D. Exterior angle bisectors
=0.1736. Find sin x cos y.
A. 0.9695 182. Problem:
B. 0.6732 The two legs of the triangle are 300
C. 0.4698 and 150 each, respectively. The
D. 0.8563 angle opposite the 150 m side is 26
degree. What is the third side?
177. Problem: A. 341.78 m
Solve for if coth2x – csch2 x = B. 218.61 m
C. 282.15 m
exsecant .
D. 175.23 m
A. 45
B. 30 183. Problem:
C. 60 The sides of the triangular lot are
D. 20 130, 180 and 180 m. The lot is to be
divided by a line bisecting the
178. Problem: longest side and drawn from the
A transformation consisting of a opposite vertex. Find the length of
constant offset with no rotation or the line.
distortion. A. 120
A. screw B. 240
B. translation C. 125
C. reflection D. 200
D. torsion
184. Problem:
179. Problem: The sides of the triangle are 195,
An angle whose endpoints are 157 and 210, respectively. What is
located on a circle’s circumference the area of the triangle?
and vertex located at the circle’s A. 14, 586.2
center B. 28, 586
A. central angle C. 16, 586.2
B. exterior angle D. 41, 586.2
C. supplementary angle
D. complementary angle 185. Problem:
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186. Problem:
A Meralco tower and a monument
stand on a level plane. The angles of
depression of the top and bottom of 190. Problem:
the monument viewed from the top A rotation combined with an
of the Meralco tower at 13 degrees expansion or geometric con -
and 35 degrees respectively. The traction.
height of the tower is 50 m. Find the A. screw
height of the monument. B. shift
A. 33.541 m C. twirl
B. 64.12 m D. twist
C. 32.10
D. 36.44 m 191. Problem:
Find the sin x if 2sinx + 3cosx - 2 = 0
187. Problem: A. 1 and 5 / 13
A wire supporting a pole is fastened B. 3 and 5 / 15
to it 20 feet from the ground and to C. 15 and 5 / 13
the ground 15 feet from the pole. D. 1 and -5 / 13
Determine the length of the wire and
the angle it makes with the pole. 192. Problem:
A. 25 ft, 36.87 degrees If sin A = 4 / 5, A in quadrant II, sin B
B. 25 ft, 53.17 degrees = 7 / 25, B in quadrant I, find the sin
C. 24 ft, 36.87 degrees (A + B)
D. 24 ft, 53.17 degrees A. 2 / 5
B. 3 / 5
188. Problem: C. 4 / 5
Point A and B are 100 m apart and D. 6 / 5
are of the same elevation as the foot
of a building. The angles of elevation 193. Problem:
of the top of the building from points If sin A = 2.57 x; cos A = 3.06x, and
A and B are 21 degrees and 32 sin 2A = 3.939x, find the value of the
degrees respectively. How far is A x.
from the building in meters? A. 0.150
A. 259.28 B. 0.100
B. 325.00 C. 0.250
C. 454.85 D. 0.350
D. 512.05
194. Problem:
189. Problem: if cos = 3 2 , then find the value
of x if x = 1- tan 2 ?
A. 2 / 3
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B. 4 / 3
C. 8 / 9
D. 1 / 9
195. Problem:
If sin - cos = - 1/3, what is the
value of sin 2?
A. 8 / 9
B. 4 / 9
C. 10/ 12
D. 10 / 15
A. 4114’48”, 6310”48”
B. 4523’43”, 6612’45”
196. Problem: C. 4013’35”, 6612’45”
Given the parts of the spherical D. 2224’3”, 6012’45”
triangle:
A = 6030’ 198. Problem:
b = 3815’ From the given parts of the spherical
a = 4030’ triangle ABC, compute for the angle
A.
A = 5230’
B = 4834’
C = 12015’
A. 4535’
B. 4430’
C. 4743’
D. 4640’
197. Problem:
In the spherical triangle shown, A. 12842’
following parts are given:
B. 5716’
A = 4018’
C. 14132’
C = 7500’
D. 11416’
c = 10010’
b = 6525’ 199. Problem:
The ____ is an imaginary rotating
sphere of gigantic radius with the
earth located at its center.
A. celestial sphere
B. chronosphere
C. exosphere
D. astrological sphere
200. Problem:
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