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The document is a trigonometry assessment consisting of various problems related to angles, distances, and heights involving ladders, kites, cuboids, and lighthouses. It includes calculations for angles of elevation, depression, and distances using trigonometric principles. The assessment is structured into four sections, each with multiple questions totaling a maximum of 40 marks.

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Trigonometry Test.

The document is a trigonometry assessment consisting of various problems related to angles, distances, and heights involving ladders, kites, cuboids, and lighthouses. It includes calculations for angles of elevation, depression, and distances using trigonometric principles. The assessment is structured into four sections, each with multiple questions totaling a maximum of 40 marks.

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Name: ……………………………………………………………………………………………

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TRIGONOMETRY ASSESSMENT

1. a. A ladder of length 1.5m leans against a wall at an angle of 67° to the floor.
How far up the wall does the ladder reach? [2]

b. The ladder slips, as shown in the diagram, so the top of the ladder is 45cm above the ground.
What is the angle between the ladder and the wall? [2]

c. Find the values of x, y and z. [6]

9cm
x
y

65o

2cm z

Total Marks: /10


2 a) A man flies a kite with a 100m string. The angle of elevation of the
string is 52 o . How high off the ground is the kite? [2]

b) From the top of a cliff 40 m high, the angle of depression of an object is 34o.

(i) Complete the diagram to demonstrate this data [1]


(ii) How far is the object from the base of the cliff? [2]

c) The diagram shows a cuboid. AB = 3 cm, AE = 4 cm, BC = 12 cm.


H

G
(i) Find the length of BD. [2]
E D (ii) Find the angle of elevation of H from B [3]
F C
4 cm

x 1 2 cm
A
y
3 cm
B

Total Marks: /10


3.
(a) Given the following diagrams, not drawn to scale, find the lengths of the sides labelled x. [4]

(i) (ii)

20m
x x

42m
m
55o 82o
45o 35mm

(b) Given the following diagrams, not drawn to scale, find the sizes of the angles labelled θ. [5]
(i) (ii)
θ
59cm
44cm 62m
θ 78o

57cm 56m

(c) Find the area of the triangle in b (i). [1]

Total Marks: /10


4.
(a) Two lighthouses (R and T) are located on a north-south line. From lighthouse R the bearing of a ship (S)
3740m away is 1290. From lighthouse T the bearing of the ship is 0390.
(i) Complete the diagram to demonstrate this data. [1]
(ii) Find the distance between the lighthouses. [2]

(b) A plane takes off from Airport A on a Bearing of 065°. It flies for 800km and lands at Airport B.
The plane then takes off and flies on a bearing 300° for 1000km and lands at Airport C.
The plane later returns directly to Airport A.

(i) Complete the diagram to demonstrate this data. [1]


(ii) Use geometry to deduce the angle ABC [2]
(iii) What is the distance between airport C and airport A? [2]
(iv) What bearing must it take to return from C to A? [2]

N B

Total Marks: /10

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