Practice

Trigonometry I
1. In ABC, AB = 4 m, BC = 3 m and ABC = 90o. Find
(a) tan CAB,
(d) sin ACB,

(b)
(e)

tan ACB,
cos CAB,

(c)
(f)

sin CAB,
cos ACB.

(c)

cos RPQ,

(c)

tan ZXY.

2. In PQR, PQR = 90o and tan RPQ = 5/12. Find

(a) tan PRQ,
(d) cos PRQ,

(b)
(e)

sin RPQ,
sin PRQ.
R
5

Q
12

3. In XYZ, XYZ = 90o, XZ = 20 cm and sin ZXY = 3/5. Find

(a) YZ,

(b)

XY,
Y

20 cm
X

4. In the diagram, ABC is a right-angled triangle. AB = 12.6 cm, BC = 9.2 cm and ABC =
90o. Find the values of b, x and y.
C

b cm

y 9.2 cm

12.6 cm
5. In the diagram, PQ = 3 m, PR = 6 m and PQR = 90o. Find
(a) QR,
(b) PRQ,
(c) QPR.

P
6m
R

3m
Q
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6. In DEF, FDE = 30o, FED = 90o and EF = 80 cm. Find

(a) DF,
(b) the perimeter of DEF,
(c) the area of DEF.

F
80 cm

30

7. In the diagram, XY = 16 cm, XYZ = 40.1o and XZY = 90o. Find

(a) YZ,
(b) XZ,
(c) YXZ.

X
16 cm

40.1o
Y
Z
8. In a quadrilateral ABCD, AB = 12 m, BC = 9 m, CD = 17 m and ABC = ACD = 90o.
Calculate
(a) AD,

(b)

BAD.
D

12 m
17 m
B

9m

9. In the diagram, ABC = ADC = 90o, AB = 12 cm, BC = 5 cm and CD = 4 cm. Find

(a) AD,

(b)
B
12 cm
A

BAD.
5 cm
C
4 cm
D

10. In ABC, AB = 6 cm, AC = 8 cm and P is a point on BC such that AP is perpendicular to

BC and BP = 4 cm. Calculate
A

(a) the length of AP,

(b) the length of BC,
(c) BAC.

6 cm

8 cm

B
4 cm

P
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11. A point P is at the same level as the base B of a tree and is 30 m from B. The angle of
elevation of the top T of the tree from P is 15.3o. How tall is the tree?
T

15.3o

30 m
12. A hot air balloon B is anchored to a point P on horizontal ground by a taut rope of length
100 m. A is a point on the ground vertically below the balloon. The angle of depression of
P from the balloon is 22.2o. Calculate
(a) the height of the balloon above the ground,
(b) the distance between A and P.
H
100 m

22.2o

B
A

13. In the diagram, T and F are the top and foot of a vertical building respectively. A and B
are points on opposite sides of the building and are on the same horizontal level as F.
They are 500 m and 800 m from F respectively. The angle of elevation of T from A is 30o.
Find
(a) the height of the building,
(b) the angle of depression of B from the top of the building.
T

30o
500 m

800 m

14. A helicopter H is hovering above a point P along a horizontal road. Two points A and B
on the road are on opposite sides of P. It is given that AB = 1.2 km, the angle of elevation
of H from A is 25.6o and the angle of depression of B from H is 18.9o. Calculate the height
of the helicopter above the road, giving your answer to the nearest metre.
H
L
18.9o
25.6o P
A
B
1.2 km
15. A hot-air balloon B is anchored to the ground at a point P. The angle of depression of P
from B is 40o. The balloon is vertically above point A, which is on the same level as P.
Point Q lies between A and P such that PQ = 100 m. The angle of elevation of B from Q
is 60o. Find the height of the balloon above the ground.

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40o

60o
100 m Q

End of Practice

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Homework
Trigonometry I
1. In the diagram, AP is perpendicular to BC, BAC = 102o, ABC = 50o and BC = 20 cm.
Calculate
(a) the area of ABC,
(b) the perimeter of ABC.

A
102o

50o

P
20 cm

2. The diagram shows a circle with centre O and radius 10 cm. TA is perpendicular to the
radius OA. OT cuts the circle at B. It is given that TA = 24 cm. Calculate
(a) the perimeter of the shaded region,
(b) the area of the shaded region.
T

24 cm

10 cm

O
3. The diagram shows a solid cone. AB is a diameter of the base and V is the vertex. It is
given that AB = 10 cm and the vertical angle AVB = 40o. Calculate
(a) the volume of the cone,
(b) the total surface area of the cone.
V
40o

10 cm

4. A man is at the top T of a 200 metre vertical cliff TF, where F is the foot of the cliff. He
observes that the angle of depression of a lighthouse L at sea is 10o. He also observes a
ship S further out at sea. The angle of depression of S is 8o. How far is the ship from the
lighthouse?
T
200 m

8o

10o
L

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5. A man at a point A notes that the angle of elevation of the top T of a building is 30o. He
walks 100 m along a horizontal road towards the building and reaches point B. The angle
of elevation of T from B is 45o. Find the height of the building.
T

30o
100 m

45o
F

6. The diagram shows 2 circles with centres at A and B and radii 3 cm and 5 cm
respectively. The circles touch each other and the line DC is perpendicular to the radii AD
and BC. Calculate
(a) ABC,
(b) the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.

B
A

7. The diagram shows three circles of radii 1 m, 2 m and 3 m with centres A, B and C
respectively. Each circle touches two of the other circles, so that ABC is a triangle.
(a) Show that ABC is a right-angled triangle.
(b) Find the shaded area, giving your answer in cm2.
A
B

End of Homework

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