Trigonometry (2):

Past papers questions:

The sine rule

The Cosine rule
The Area of a triangle
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T
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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8 (a)
D

64° 53°

16.5 cm
NOT TO
SCALE
12.4 cm
A

95°
B

The diagram shows two triangles ABD and BCD.

AD = 16.5 cm and BD = 12.4 cm.
Angle ADB = 64°, angle BDC = 53° and angle DBC = 95°.

(i) Find AB.

AB = ........................................ cm [4]

(ii) Find BC.

BC = ........................................ cm [4]

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63)(a)
A
NOT TO
79° SCALE
8m 13 m

C
B

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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4) (a)
8
S
25°
R
72°
NOT TO
SCALE
6 cm

34°
Q
P 7.4 cm

The diagram shows a quadrilateral PQRS formed from two triangles, PQS and QRS.

Calculate

(i) QR,

QR = ............................................ cm [3]

(ii) PS,

PS = ............................................ cm [3]

(iii) the area of quadrilateral PQRS.

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

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5)
4

NOT TO
SCALE

55°
P 150 m
25° 45°
R
120 m

The diagram shows two triangles.

(a) Calculate QR.

QR = ............................................ m [3]

(b) Calculate RS.

RS = ............................................ m [4]

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

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

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5 All the lengths in this question are in centimetres.

A x+1 F

D NOT TO
2x E SCALE
x+3

B C
4x – 5

The diagram shows a shape ABCDEF made from two rectangles.

The total area of the shape is 342 cm2.

(a) Show that x 2 + x - 72 = 0 .

[5]

(b) Solve by factorisation.

x 2 + x - 72 = 0

x = .................... or x = .................... [3]

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(c) Work out the perimeter of the shape ABCDEF.

............................................ cm [2]

(d) Calculate angle DBC.

Angle DBC = ................................................ [2]

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6 7)
(a)
or C

54°
x°
NOT TO
SCALE
5.3 cm
11 cm
G

6.9 cm

42°
A B

The diagram shows triangle ABC with point G inside.

CB = 11 cm, CG = 5.3 cm and BG = 6.9 cm.
Angle CAB = 42° and angle ACG = 54°.

(i) Calculate the value of x.

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

(ii) Calculate AC.

AC = ........................................... cm [4]
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3

For
2 Examiner's
C Use

B 8 cm N O T TO
5 cm
SC A L E
3 cm
D
A 11 cm

In the quadrilateral ABCD, AB = 3 cm, AD = 11 cm and DC = 8 cm.

The diagonal AC = 5 cm and angle BAC = 90°.

Calculate

(a) the length of BC,

Answer(a) BC = cm [2]

(b) angle ACD,

Answer(b) Angle ACD = [4]

(c) the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.

Answer(c) cm2 [3]

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2 For
R 4 km Examiner's
Q Use
N O T TO
SC A L E
7 km
4.5 km
85°
S 40°
P

The diagram shows five straight roads.

PQ = 4.5 km, QR = 4 km and PR = 7 km.
Angle RPS = 40° and angle PSR = 85°.

(a) Calculate angle PQR and show that it rounds to 110.7°.

Answer(a)

[4]

(b) Calculate the length of the road RS and show that it rounds to 4.52 km.

Answer(b)

[3]

(c) Calculate the area of the quadrilateral PQRS.

[Use the value of 110.7° for angle PQR and the value of 4.52 km for RS.]

Answer(c) km2 [5]

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4 (a) For
Examiner's
H 12 cm Use
G

N O T TO
6 cm SC A L E
14 cm

The diagram shows triangle FGH, with FG = 14 cm, GH = 12 cm and FH = 6 cm.

(i) Calculate the size of angle HFG.

Answer(a)(i) Angle HFG = [4]

(ii) Calculate the area of triangle FGH.

Answer(a)(ii) cm2 [2]

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(b) For
Q Examiner's
18 cm Use

N O T TO
SC A L E
12 cm

117°

The diagram shows triangle PQR, with RP = 12 cm, RQ = 18 cm and angle RPQ = 117°.

Calculate the size of angle RQP.

Answer(b) Angle RQP = [3]

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(c) For
A Examiner's
Use
D

N O T TO
31 cm SC A L E
100°
50° 50°
B 22 cm C

The frame of a child’s bicycle is made from metal rods.

ABC is an isosceles triangle with base 22 cm and base angles 50°.
Angle ACD = 100° and CD = 31 cm.

Calculate the length AD.

Answer(c) AD = cm [6]

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