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C2 Trigonometry A Sine Cosine and Area Questions

The document contains 12 trigonometry word problems involving finding lengths, angles, areas, and bearings in various triangles using trigonometric functions like the sine rule, cosine rule. The problems provide diagrams of triangles with some side lengths and/or angle measures given and ask the learner to find unknown values using appropriate trigonometric formulas.

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C2 Trigonometry A Sine Cosine and Area Questions

The document contains 12 trigonometry word problems involving finding lengths, angles, areas, and bearings in various triangles using trigonometric functions like the sine rule, cosine rule. The problems provide diagrams of triangles with some side lengths and/or angle measures given and ask the learner to find unknown values using appropriate trigonometric formulas.

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C2 TRIGONOMETRY Worksheet A

1 B
C
118° 26°
16 cm

The diagram shows triangle ABC in which AB = 16 cm, ∠ABC = 118° and ∠ACB = 26°.
Use the sine rule to find the length AC to 3 significant figures.

2 Q

57°
8.2 cm

P R
11.4 cm

The diagram shows triangle PQR in which PQ = 8.2 cm, PR = 11.4 cm and ∠PQR = 57°.
Use the sine rule to find the size of ∠PRQ in degrees to 1 decimal place.

3 In triangle ABC, AB = 16.2 cm, BC = 12.3 cm and ∠BAC = 37°.


Find the two possible sizes of ∠ACB and the corresponding lengths of AC.

4 15.3 cm
X Y
31.5°
7.8 cm

The diagram shows triangle XYZ in which XY = 15.3 cm, YZ = 7.8 cm and ∠XYZ = 31.5°.
Use the cosine rule to find the length XZ.

5 A
18 cm
13 cm
B

C 17 cm

The diagram shows triangle ABC in which AB = 18 cm, AC = 13 cm and BC = 17 cm.


Use the cosine rule to find the size of ∠ACB.

6 Find the length x in each triangle.


a b c
3.8 m
83° 10.5 cm
32° 7.6 cm
x 2.7 m
23.1 cm
61°
40° x
x

 Solomon Press
C2 TRIGONOMETRY Worksheet A continued

7 Find the angle θ in each triangle.


a b c
1.9 m θ
92 cm 8.7 cm
1.7 m
96.5° θ
θ 43.7°
67 cm 80 cm
7.4 cm

8 Find the area of each of the following triangles.


a b c 5.8 cm
72.4°
2.1 m
35 cm
66° 116°
6.5 cm
3.4 m 68 cm

9 Joanne walks 4.2 miles on a bearing of 138°. She then walks 7.8 miles on a bearing of 251°.
a Calculate how far Joanne is from the point where she started.
b Find, as a bearing, the direction in which Joanne would have to walk in order to return to the
point where she started.

10 A ferry and a cargo ship are both approaching the same port. The ferry is 3.2 km from the port on
a bearing of 076° and the cargo ship is 6.9 km from the port on a bearing of 323°.
Find the distance between the two vessels and the bearing of the cargo ship from the ferry.

11 B
10.4 cm

A 9.7 cm

11.0 cm

The diagram shows triangle ABC in which AB = 10.4 cm, AC = 11.0 cm and BC = 9.7 cm.
Find the area of the triangle to 3 significant figures.

12 X

22.5 cm

34°
Z Y

The diagram shows triangle XYZ in which XY = 22.5 cm and ∠XYZ = 34°.
Given that the area of the triangle is 100 cm2, find the length XZ.

 Solomon Press

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