Trigonometry in Triangles Solved

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For
6 Examiner′s
A
B Use
30° 52°
E
15.7 cm NOT TO
SCALE
16.5 cm

23.4 cm

In the diagram, BCD is a straight line and ABDE is a quadrilateral.


Angle BAC = 90°, angle ABC = 30° and angle CAE = 52°.
AC = 15.7 cm, CE = 16.5 cm and CD = 23.4 cm.

(a) Calculate BC.

Answer(a) BC = ......................................... cm [3]

(b) Use the sine rule to calculate angle AEC.


Show that it rounds to 48.57°, correct to 2 decimal places.

Answer(b)

[3]

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For
(c) (i) Show that angle ECD = 40.6°, correct to 1 decimal place. Examiner′s
Use
Answer(c)(i)

[2]

(ii) Calculate DE.

Answer(c)(ii) DE = ......................................... cm [4]

(d) Calculate the area of the quadrilateral ABDE.

Answer(d) ........................................ cm2 [4]


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3 (a)
P

12 cm NOT TO
SCALE
X 17 cm

The diagram shows triangle PQR with PQ = 12 cm and PR = 17 cm.


The area of triangle PQR is 97 cm2 and angle QPR is acute.

(i) Calculate angle QPR.

Answer(a)(i) Angle QPR = ................................................ [3]

(ii) The midpoint of PQ is X.

Use the cosine rule to calculate the length of XR.

Answer(a)(ii) XR = .......................................... cm [4]

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(b)
NOT TO
9.4 cm 42° a cm SCALE

37°

Calculate the value of a.

Answer(b) a = ................................................ [4]

(c) sin x = cos 40°, 0° Y x Y 180°

Find the two values of x.

Answer(c) x = .................. or x = .................. [2]


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7 (a)
P

NOT TO
SCALE

8.4 cm

7.6 cm 62°
R

In the triangle PQR, QR = 7.6 cm and PR = 8.4 cm.


Angle QRP = 62°.

Calculate

(i) PQ,

Answer(a)(i) PQ = ........................................... cm [4]

(ii) the area of triangle PQR.

Answer(a)(ii) .......................................... cm2 [2]

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10
B

8.5 cm 12.5 cm

60° NOT TO
x cm
A C SCALE
46° 76°

58°
D

The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD.

(a) The length of AC is x cm.

Use the cosine rule in triangle ABC to show that 2x2 – 17x – 168 = 0.

[4]

(b) Solve the equation 2x2 – 17x – 168 = 0.


Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x = .......................... or x = .......................... [4]

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(c) Use the sine rule to calculate the length of CD.

CD = .......................................... cm [3]

(d) Calculate the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.

..........................................cm2 [3]

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For
6 (a) Examiner′s
L Use
15 cm
N

12 cm

NOT TO
21 cm SCALE

The diagram shows triangle LMN with LM = 12 cm, LN = 15 cm and MN = 21 cm.

(i) Calculate angle LMN.


Show that this rounds to 44.4°, correct to 1 decimal place.

Answer(a)(i)

[4]

(ii) Calculate the area of triangle LMN.

Answer(a)(ii) ........................................ cm2 [2]

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For
(b) Examiner′s
Q Use
6.4 cm
82°
NOT TO
P 43° SCALE

The diagram shows triangle PQR with PQ = 6.4 cm, angle PQR = 82° and angle QPR = 43°.

Calculate the length of PR.

Answer(b) PR = ......................................... cm [4]


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6
C
B 26° NOT TO
SCALE

79 m 95 m

77°
A
120 m D

The quadrilateral ABCD represents an area of land.


There is a straight road from A to C.
AB = 79 m, AD = 120 m and CD = 95 m.
Angle BCA = 26° and angle CDA = 77°.

(a) Show that the length of the road, AC, is 135 m correct to the nearest metre.

Answer(a)

[4]

(b) Calculate the size of the obtuse angle ABC.

Answer(b) Angle ABC = [4]

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D C
32°

70 m
NOT TO
SCALE
40°
A 55 m B

The diagram shows a trapezium ABCD.


AB is parallel to DC.
AB = 55 m, BD = 70 m, angle ABD = 40° and angle BCD = 32°.

(a) Calculate AD.

AD = ............................................ m [4]

(b) Calculate BC.

BC = ............................................ m [4]
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(c) Calculate the area of ABCD.

........................................... m2 [3]

(d) Calculate the shortest distance from A to BD.

............................................. m [2]

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7 (a) R

130.6° NOT TO
8.9 cm 12.5 cm SCALE

P Q

Calculate the area of triangle PQR.

........................................ cm2 [2]

(b) 18 cm
B A

11.6 cm

21.3 cm
123.5° D NOT TO
SCALE

In the diagram, AB = 18 cm, BC = 21.3 cm and BD = 11.6 cm.


Angle BDC = 123.5° and angle ABC is a right angle.

(i) Calculate angle BCD.

Angle BCD = ............................................... [3]


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(ii) Calculate AD.

AD = ......................................... cm [5]

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6
D

80°

NOT TO
8 cm SCALE

C
13 cm

4 cm
A
11 cm B

(a) Calculate angle ACB.

Angle ACB = ................................................. [4]

(b) Calculate angle ACD.

Angle ACD = .................................................. [4]

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(c) Calculate the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.

........................................... cm2 [3]

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5
A O

NOT TO
SCALE
8 cm 7 cm
78°
C
B

The diagram shows a design made from a triangle AOC joined to a sector OCB.
AC = 8 cm, OB = OC = 7 cm and angle ACO = 78°.

(a) Use the cosine rule to show that OA = 9.47 cm, correct to 2 decimal places.

[4]

(b) Calculate angle OAC.

Angle OAC = ................................................ [3]

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(c) The perimeter of the design is 29.5 cm.

Show that angle COB = 41.2°, correct to 1 decimal place.

[5]

(d) Calculate the total area of the design.

......................................... cm2 [4]

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