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IGCSE CIE Maths 1 hour 15 questions

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Sine, Cosine Rule & Area

of Triangles
Sine & Cosine Rules / Area of a Triangle / Applications of Trigonometry

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1 (a) The diagram shows a quadrilateral, ABCD , formed from two triangles, ABC and ACD .
ABC is a right-angled triangle.

Calculate angle BAC .

Angle BAC = ..............................................

(2 marks)

(b) Calculate BD .

BD = ......................................... cm

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(4 marks)

2 The area of the triangle is 50cm2.

Calculate the value of sinx .

sin x = ..............................................

(2 marks)

3 Calculate the area of the triangle.

............................................. cm2

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(2 marks)

4
Use the sine rule to find angle ABC.

Angle ABC = ..............................................

(3 marks)

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5 Calculate the value of x .

x = ................................................

(4 marks)

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6
Calculate angle LMN.

Angle LMN = ..............................................

(4 marks)

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7 (a) ABC is a triangle.

Work out the area of triangle ABC .

Give your answer as an exact value.

(2 marks)

(b) Work out the length of the side AB .

Give your answer as a simplified surd.

(3 marks)

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8 Calculate the length of PR .

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

(3 marks)

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9 (a) The diagram shows the positions of three points A , B and C in a field.
Show that BC is 118.1 m, correct to 1 decimal place.

(3 marks)

(b) Calculate angle ABC .

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Angle ABC = ................................................

(3 marks)

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10 (a) The diagram shows two triangles.

Calculate QR.

QR = ............................................ m

(3 marks)

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(b) Calculate RS.

RS = ............................................ m

(4 marks)

(c) Calculate the total area of the two triangles.

............................................ m2

(3 marks)

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11 Use the cosine rule to find angle BAC.

Angle BAC = ...................................................

(4 marks)

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12
The diagram shows triangle ABC.
i) Use the cosine rule to calculate BC.

BC = ............................................... m [4]
ii) Use the sine rule to calculate angle ACB.

Angle ACB = ................................................... [3]

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(7 marks)

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13 (a) The diagram shows a field, ABCD, on horizontal ground.

Use the cosine rule to find angle BAC.

Angle BAC = ...................................................

(4 marks)

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(b) Use the sine rule to find angle CAD.

Angle CAD = ...................................................

(3 marks)

(c) Calculate the area of the field.

............................................... m2

(3 marks)

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14
Calculate the area of triangle PQR.

........................................ cm2

(2 marks)

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15 (a) The diagram shows a field, ABCD, on horizontal ground.

BC = 192 m, CD = 287.9 m and BD = 168 m.

Angle CBD rounds to 106.0°, correct to 1 decimal place.

Calculate the area of triangle BCD.

............................................ m2

(2 marks)

(b) Tomas buys the triangular part of the field, BCD.

The cost is $35 750 per hectare.

Calculate the amount he pays.

Give your answer correct to the nearest $100.
[1 hectare = 10000m2]

$ ................................................

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(2 marks)

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