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PRACTICE EXAM - TRIGONOMETRY
BY ENGR. JIMMY L. OCAMPO
0920 . 644 . 6246

INSTRUCTIONS: Shade the letter corresponding to the correct answer of your choice on the answer
sheet provided for. Absolutely no erasures.

1. A transmitter with a height of 15m is located on top of a mountain, which is 3.0 km high. What is
the farthest distance on the surface of the earth that can be seen from the top on the mountain? Take
the radius off the earth to be 6400 km.c
a. 225 km b. 152 km c. 196 km d. 205 km

2. A wall is 15 ft high and 10 ft from a house. Find the length of the shortest ladder which will just
touch the top of the wall and reach a window 20.5 ft above the ground.b
a. 11.4 ft b. 42.5 ft c. 14.1 ft d. 54.2 ft

3. A triangle with three unequal sides,d

a. Equilateral triangle b. Isosceles triangle
c. Equiangular triangle d. Scalene triangle

4. What is the value of x in Arctan 3x + Arctan 2x = 45 deg?c

a. -1/6 and 1 b. 6 and -1 c. 1/6 and -1 d. 1 and -6

5. From the top of a building the angle of depression of the foot of a pole is 48 deg 10 min. From the
foot of a building the angle of elevation of the top of a pole is 18 deg 50 min. Both building and pole
are on a level ground. If the height of a pole is 4m, how high is the building?a
a. 13.10 m b. 10.90 m c. 12.10 m d. 11.60 m

6. Simplify (1 + tan x) ∙ (1- tan x),d

a. sec x + tan x b. cos 2x ÷ tan 2x c. cos x + tan x d. 2 – sec2 x

7. When the sun is 20 degrees above the horizon, how long is the shadow cast by a building 150 ft
high?(nearest to 412.12)c
a. 550 ft b. 580 ft c. 405 ft d. 450 ft

8. Given that sin theta = 3/5 and theta is acute, find cos 2 theta,a
a. 7/25 b. -7/25 c. -4/5 d. 4/5

9. If 4 holes are to be spaced regularly on a circle with radius r = 20 in., find the distance between the
centers of the successive holes,c
a. 28 b. 29 c. 28.3 d. 30
10. Through how many radians does the minute hand of a clock turn in 24 minutes?d
a. 0.2 b. 0.6 c. 0.4 d. 0.8

11. An object is pulled by two perpendicular forces of 24 lbs and 10 lbs. what is the angle formed
between the resultant and the 24 lbs force?b
a. 15 deg b. 23 deg c. 25 deg d. No solution

12. A block weighing W = 500 lbs rests on a ramp inclined 29 degrees with the horizontal. What
minimum force must be applied to keep the block from sliding down the ramp? Neglect friction.c
a. 420 lbs b. 400 lbs c. 242 lbs d. 437 lbs

13. In ABC, sin (A + B) = 3/5. What is the value of sin C?b

a. 2/5 b. 3/5 c. 2/3 d. 11/48

14. Which of the following is the opposite to pi/3?b

a. 7pi/6 b. 4pi/3 c. 6pi/5 d. 11pi/9

15. The inclination of the line determined by the points (4,0) and (5, sq. rt. of 3) is,c
a. 30 deg b. 45 deg c. 50 deg d. 90 deg

16. Simplify 1/(csc x + cot x) + 1/ (csc x – cot x)c

a. 2 cos x b. 2 sec x c. 2 csc x d. 2 sin x

17. Simplify the expression of csc2x – cot2x,d

a. csc2x b. cot2x c. 0 d. 1

18. Simplify (1 – tan2x) / (1 + tan2x),b

a. sin 2x b. cos 2x c. sin x d. cos x

19. In two intersecting lines, the angles opposite to each other are termed as:b
a. opposite angles b. vertical angles c. horizontal angles d. inscribed angles

20. If cot A = 24/7 and A is in the 2nd quadrant, find sin 2A.b
a. 336/625 b. -336/625 c. 363/625 d. -363/625

21. If tan A = 1/3 ad cot B = 4, find tan (A + B)b

a. 11/7 b. 7/11 c. 7/12 d. 12/7

22. If sin 3A = cos 6B then:b

a. A + B = 180° b. A + 2B = 30° c. A - 2B = 30° d. A + B = 30°

23. A ship is sailing due east when a light is observed bearing N 62 deg 10 min E. After the ship has
traveled 2250 m, the light bears N 48 deg 25 min E. If the course is continued, how close will the ship
approach the light?b
a. 2394 m b. 2934 m c. 2863 m d. 2683 m
24. Two straight roads intersect to form an angle of 75 degrees. Find the shortest distance from one
road to a gas station on the other road 1000m from the junction,b
a. 966 m b. 3732 m c. 259 m d. 3863 m

25. If cos A = 4/5 and ∠A is not in Quadrant I, what is the value of sin A?d
a. 0.75 b. -0.75 c. 0.6 d. -0.6

26. A 12ft flagpole is standing vertically at the edge of the roof of a building. The angle of elevation
of the top of the pole from a point on the ground that is 64 ft from the base of the building is 78° and
50 minutes. Find the height of the building.c
a. 112.2 ft b. 212.2 ft c. 312.2 ft d. 412.2 ft

27. A motor boat moves in the direction N 40° E for 3 h at 20 mi/h. How far north does it travel?a
a. 46 mi b. 39 mi c. 60 mi d. 58 mi

28. Find the exact value of tan(5𝜋⁄6)d

a. (√3⁄2) b. − (√3⁄2) c. (√3⁄3) d. − (√3⁄3)

29. Convert 4 radian into degree.d

a. 1540⁄𝜋 b. 180⁄𝜋 c. 90⁄𝜋 d. 720⁄𝜋

30. The arc length is equal to the radius of a circle called___________.b

a. 1 grad b. 1 radian c. quarter arc d. pi radians

31. In a triangle ABC where AC = 4 and angle ACB = 90 degrees, an altitude t is drawn from C to
the hypotenuse. If t = 1, what is the area of the triangle ABC.c
a. 1.82 b. 1.78 c. 2.07 d. 2.36

32. If sin A = - 4/5 and cot B = 4, both in Quadrant III, the value of sin (A + B) is,d
a. -0.844 b. 0.844 c. -0.922 d. 0.922

33. An air balloon flying vertically upward at constant speed is situated 150 m horizontally from an
observer. After one minute, it is found that the angle of elevation from the observer is 28 deg 59 min.
What will be then the angle of elevation after 3 minutes from its initial position?b
a. 48° b. 59° c. 61° d. 50°

34. An observer wishes to determine the height of a tower. He takes sights at the top of the tower from
A and B, which are 50 ft apart at the same elevation on a direct line with the tower. The vertical angle
at point A s 30 degrees and at point B is 40 degrees. What is the height of the tower?d
a. 85.60 ft b. 143.97 ft c. 110.29 ft d. 92.54 ft

35. From the top of lighthouse, 120 ft above the sea the angle of depression of boat is 15 degrees.
How far is the boat from the lighthouse?a
a. 444 ft b. 333 ft c. 222 ft d. 555 ft
36. Two angles measuring p deg and q deg are complementary. If 3p – 2q = 40 deg, then the smaller
angle measures.b
a. 40 deg b. 44 deg c. 46 deg d. 50 deg

37. A ladder, with its foot in the street, makes an angle of 30 deg with the street when its top rests on
a building on one side of the street and makes an angle of 40 deg with the street when its top rests on
a building on the other side of the street. If the ladder is 50 ft. long, how wide is the street?a
a. 82 ft. b. 75 ft. c. 90 ft. d. 92 ft.

38. 5 pi/18 rad is how many degrees?b

a. 60 b. 50 c. 30 d. 90

39. Two adjacent sides of parallelogram are 3473 and 4822 ft respectively and the angle between
them is 72 deg 24 min. Find the length of the longer diagonal.a
a. 6747 ft b. 7474 ft c. 7574 ft d. 7475 ft

40. An airplane flying an altitude of 2 km directly above an observer on the ground has an angle of
elevation of 58 degrees at a certain instant an angle of elevation of 16 degrees 3 mins, later. Find the
speed of the plane.a
a. 114.6 kph b. 113.5 kph c. 112.4 kph d. 11.3 kph

41. A particle moves in simple harmonic motion in accordance with the equation s = 3 sin8pit +
4cos8pit, where s and t are expressed in feet and seconds, respectively. What is the amplitude of its
motion?c
a. 3 ft b. 4 ft c. 5 ft d. 8 ft

42. Given the curve y = 4sin2x, find the amplitude,a

a. 4 b. 2 c. 3 d. 5

43. An airplane flies at a speed of 240 mph in still air 𝑆 30° 𝑊 with a wind speed of 40 mph due west.
What is the new bearing?d
a. 𝑆 32° 𝑊 b. 𝑆 35° 𝑊 c. 𝑆 39° 𝑊 d. 𝑆 38° 𝑊

44. A telegraph pole is kept vertical by a guy wire which makes an angle of 25° with the pole which
exerts a pull of F = 300 lb on the top. Find the horizontal component of the pull F.d
a. 140 lb b. 135 lb c. 110 lb d. 127 lb

45. Two sides of a triangle are 50 m and 60 m long. The angle included between these sides is 30
degrees. What is the interior angle opposite the longest side?a
a. 93.75 degrees b. 94.85 degrees c. 96.25 degrees d. 89.35 degrees

46. A motorboat from south heading north with a velocity in still water of 15 mph. if the water is
flowing due east at 4 mph, find the new bearing.a
a. N 15 deg E b. N 16 deg E c. N 13 deg E d. N 12 deg E
47. A tree broken over by the wind forms a right triangle with the ground. If the broken part makes
an angle of 50° with the ground and the top of the tree is now 20 ft from its base, how tall was the
tree?d
a. 46 ft b. 35 ft c. 40 ft d. 55 ft

48. Find the exact value of sec (- pi/6)d

a. 3/ √2 b. 1/ √3 c. 3√6 d. 2/ √3

49. A tree stands vertically on a sloping hillside. At a distance of 16 m down the hill, the tree subtends
an angle of 34 degrees. If the inclination of the hill is 20 degrees, find the height of the tree,d
a. 12.5 m b. 13.4 m c. 14.3 m d. 15.2 m

50. Simplify (1- tan theta)/(1 + tan theta)c

a. (cos theta + sin theta)/(cos theta – sin theta)
b. cos theta/(cos theta – sin theta)
c. (cos theta – sin theta)/(cos theta + sin theta)
d. sin theta/(cos theta + sin theta)

51. From the top of tower A, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower B is 46 degrees. From the
foot of tower B the angle of elevation of the top of the tower A is 28 degrees. Both towers are on a
level ground, if the height of tower B is 120 m, how high is tower A?b
a. 38.6 m b. 40.7 m c. 42.3 m d. 44.1 m

52. A pole which leans 11 degrees from the vertical toward the sun cast a shadow 12 m long when
the angle of elevation of the sun is 40 degrees. Find the length of the pole.d
a. 15.26 m b. 14.26 m c. 13.26 m d. 12.26 m

53. Simplify 1+tan2x/1+cot2x.b

a. Sec2x b. Tan2x c. Csc2x d. Cot2x

54. Simplify 1/(csc x+1) + 1/(csc x-1).a

a. 2 sec x tan x b. 2 csc x cot x c. 2 sec x d. 2 csc x

55. Two stones are 1 mile apart and are of the same level as the foot of the hill. The angles of
depression of the two stones viewed from the top of the hill are 5 degrees and 15 degrees respectively.
Find the height of the hill.b
a. 109.1 m b. 209.1 m c. 409.11 m d. 309.1 m

56. If cos theta = - ¾ and tan theta is negative, the value of sin theta is,d
a. -4/5 b. –(sqrt. 0f 7)/4 c. (4sqrt. 0f 7)/7 d. (sqrt. 0f 7)/4

57. Simplify 1/(sec theta – 1) + 1/(sec theta + 1)b

a. 2 sec theta tan theta b. 2 csc theta cot theta
c. 2 sec theta d. 2 csc theta
58. Simplify 1/csc2 theta.a
a. Sin2 theta b. Cos2 theta c. Cot2 theta d. Tan2 theta

59. A tree is broken over by a windstorm. The tree was 90 feet high and the top of the tree is 25 feet
from the foot of the tree. What is the height of the standing part of the tree?b
a. 48.47 ft b. 42.53 ft c. 45.69 ft d. 44.31 ft

60. If sin 3A = cos 6B, then,b

a. A + B = 90 deg b. A + 2B = 30 deg c. A + B = 180 deg d. A + 2B = 60 deg

61. In what quadrant may the angle theta terminate if sec theta is positive?b
a. First or second b. First or fourth c. First or third d. Third or fourth

62. For a triangle whose sides are a, b and c with their respective angles A, B and C, which of the
following equation gives the correct relationship?c
a. a square equals b squared minus 2bc sin a
b. a square equals b squared plus c squared
c. a square equals b squared plus c squared minus 2bc cos A
d. a square equals b squared plus c squared minus 2bc sin A

63. Solve for C of a triangle ABC if b=25, c=30 and B+ 22.7°.d

a. 152.4 deg only b. 27.6 deg only c. 23.4 or 128.2 deg d. 27.6 or 152.4 deg

64. A photographer want to take a picture of a 4 feet vase standing on a 3 feet pedestal. She wants to
position the camera at point c on the floor so that the angles subtended by the vase and the pedestal
are the same size. How far away from the foot of the pedestal should the camera be?c
a. 8.1 feet b. 6.3 feet c. 7.9 feet d. 4.8 feet

65. The expression k – 1/sec2 x = sin2 x is an identity when k is equal to:a

a. 1 b. 0 c. Cos2x d. Csc2x

66. Carmen and Jamal are standing 5280 feet apart on a straight, horizontal road. They observe a hot
air balloon between them directly above the road. The angle of elevation form Carmen to the sighting
of the balloon, correct to the nearest foot.a
a. 6246 b. 2466 c. 4626 d. 6426

67. An airplane has an airspeed of 210 mph the bearing of N30degE a wind is blowing due west at 30
mph find its ground speed rounded to the nearest degree.c
a. 201 b. 187 c. 197 d. 175

68. The base of an isosceles triangle is 20.4 and the base angles are 48 40’. Find the altitude of the
triangle.a
a. 11.6 b. 15.6 c. 15.4 d. 12.8
69. Given the triangle ABC in which A = 30 deg 30 min, b = 100 m and c = 200 m. Find the length
of the side a,a
a. 124.64 m b. 142.24 m c. 130.50 m d. 103.00 m

70. Give the degree measure of angle 3pi/5 radians.a

a. 108 b. 120 c. 105 d. 136

71. Find the value of 4 sin(pi i/3).a

a. 2i (sqrt. of 3) b. 4i (sqrt. of 3) c. i (sqrt of 3) d. 3i (sqrt. of 3)

72. From the top of lighthouse, 120 m above the sea the angle of depression of a boat is 15 degrees.
How far is the boat from the lighthouse?a
a. 448 m b. 428 m c. 458 m d. 498 m

73. A triangular fish pen has sides 30cm, 50cm and 60cm. Find the acute angle opposite to the shortest
side.c
a. 90 deg b. 45 deg c. 30 deg d. 60 deg

74. A and B are two points on opposite banks of a river. From A a line AC = 275 m is laid off and the
angles CAB = 125 deg 40 min and ACB = 48 deg 50 min are measured. Find the length of AB.d
a. 2450m b. 2540m c. 2610m d. 2160m

75. From a point on a level ground, the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the tower situated
on the top of the mountain are measured a 45 deg and 35 deg respectively. Find the height of the
tower if the distance directly from the said point on the ground to the top of the mountain in 100ft.d
a. 25.46 ft b. 42.68 ft c. 48.26 ft d. 24.56 ft

76. Simplify (cos 𝛽 − 1)(cos 𝛽 + 1)c

a. -1 / 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛽 b. -1 / 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝛽 c. -1 / 𝑐𝑠𝑐 2 𝛽 d. -1 / 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝛽

77. A bicycle with 20-in wheels is traveling down a road at 15 mi/h. Find the angular velocity of the
wheel in revolutions per minute.b
a, 190 b. 252 c. 180 d. 342

78. Two buildings with flat roofs are 60m apart. From the roof of the shorter building, 40m in height,
the angle of elevation to the edge of the roof of the taller building is 40°. How high is the taller
building?d
a. 60m b. 70m c, 80m d. 90m

79. Three ships are situated as follows: A is 225 mi due north of C, and B is 375 mi due east of C.
What is the bearing of B from A?d
a. N 65° E b. S 56° E c. N 59° E d. S 59° E

80. A support wire is anchored 12m up from the base of a flagpole and the wire makes a 15° angle
with the ground. How long is the wire?c
a. 12m b. 92m c. 46m d. 24m
81. Solve for x in the equation arctan (2x) + arctan (x) = π/4.a
a. 0.281 b. 0.182 c. 0.218 d. 0.821

82. If sin A = 4/5, A in quadrant II, sin B = 7/25, B in quadrant 1, Find sin (A + B).a
a. 3/5 b. 4/5 c. ¾ d. 2/5

83. Find the value of x in the equation csc x + cot x = 3.d

a. π/4 b. π/2 c. π/3 d. π/5

84. If log of 2 to the base 2 plus log of x to the base 2 is equal to 2, the value of x is,c
a. 4 b.-2 c. 2 d. -1

85. Solve the equation cos2 A = 1 – cos2 A.c

a. 45°, 315° b. 45°, 125° c. 45°, 135° d. 45°, 215°

86. Csc 520° is equal to,b

a. cos20° b. csc 20° c. tan 45° d. sin 20°

87. What is 4800 mils equivalent in degrees?b

a. 135° b. 270° c. 235° d. 142°

88. Cos4 A – sin4 A is equal to,d

a. cos 4A b. sin 4A c. sin 2A d. cos 2A

89. Sin (B - A) is equal to ___, when B = 270° and A is an acute angle.a

a. -cos A b. cos A c. -sin A d. sin A

90. If sec2 A is 5/2, the quantity 1 – sin2 A is equal to,c

a. 2.5 b. 1.5 c. 0.40 d. 0.60

91. If 2log4 x – log4 9 = 2, find x.c

a. 10 b. 13 c. 12 d. 11

92. If arctan x + arctan (1/3) = π/4, the value of x is,a

a. ½ b. ¼ c. 1/3 d. 15

93. If tan 4A = cot 64, then what is the value of angle A?a
a. 9° b. 12° c. 10° d. 14°

94. If A + B + C = 180° and tan A + tan B + tan C = 5.67, find the value of tan A tan B tan C,b
a. 1.89 b. 5.67 c. 1.78 d. 6.75

95. Three times the sin of a certain angle is twice the square of the cosine of the same angle, find the
angle.a
a. 30° b. 10° c. 60° d. 45°

96. If sin A = 2.5x and cos A = 5.5x, find the value of A in degrees.a
a. 24.44° b. 54.34° c. 42.47° d. 35.74°
97. The measure of 2.25 revolutions counter clockwise is,b
a. -810° b. 810° c. 805° d. -825°

98. If cot 2A cot 68 = 1, then tan A is equal to,a

a. 0.194 b. 0.914 c. 0.419 d. 491

99. If 77° + 0.40x = arctan (cot 0.25x), solve for x.c

a. 10° b. 30° c. 20° d. 40°

100. A certain angle has an explement 5 times the supplement, find the angle.c
a. 67.5° b. 108° c. 135° d. 58.5°

101. If the complement of an angle theta is 2/5 of its supplement, then theta is,d
a. 45° b. 75° c. 60° d. 30°

102. If tan A = 1/3 and cot B = 2, tan (A-B) is equal to.b

a. 11/7 b.-1/7 c.-11/7 d. 1/7

103. Find the value of (sec A + tan A)/(sec A - tan A), if csc A= 2.c
a. 4 b. 2 c. 3 d. 1

104. If log 2 = x and log 3 = y, what is log 2.4 in terms of x and y?b
a. 3x + 2y - 1 b. 3x + y-1 c. 3x + y + 1 d. 3x-y+1

105. Simplify the expression 4 cos y sin y (1 – 2sin2 y).d

a. sec 2y b. cos 2y c. tan 4y d. sin 4y

106. What is base B of the logarithmic function log 4 = 2/3?a

a. 8 b.2 c. 3 d. 4

107. If y = arcsec (negative square root of 2), what is the value of y in degrees?d
a. 75° b. 60° c. 45° d. 135°

108. The tangent of an angle of a right triangle is 0.75, what is the csc of the angle?c
a. 1.732 b. 1.333 c. 1.667 d. 1.414

109. If arctan 2x + arctan 3x = 45°, what is the value of x?a

a. 1/6 b. 1/3 c. 1/5 d. 1/4

110. If 2log 3 (base x) + log2 (base x) = 2 + log 6 (base x), then x equals.a
a. sq.rt of 3 b. 3 c. 2 d. sq.rt of 2

111. Given is log (2x - 3) = ½ . Solve for x if the base is 9.a

a. 3 b. 12 c. 4 d. 5

112. What is the value of x if log (base x) 1296 = 4.c

a. 5 b.3 c. 6 d.4
113. Given y = 4cos2x, determine its amplitude.d
a. sq.rt of 2 b. 8 c. 2 d. 4

114. If x cosθ + y sinθ = 1 and x sinθ - y cosθ = 3, find the relationship between x and y.d
a. x2 - y2 = 1 b. xy =3 c. x2 + y2 = 1 d. x2 + y2 = 10

115. Renee is putting a stairway in her house. If she wants the stairway to make an angle of 20 degrees
to the ceiling, what obtuse angle should the stairway make to the floor?d
a. 30 degrees b. 40 degrees c. 110 degrees d. 160 degrees