Trigonometry: Problem Solving.

1. If sec A is 5/2 ,the quantity 1-sin A is equivalent to

A. 2.5
B. 1.5
C. 0.4
D. 0.6
2. (cos A)4 (sin A) 4 is equal to___________
A. cos 4A
B. cos 2A
C. sin 2A
D. sin 4A
3. Of what quadrant is A .If sec A is positive and csc A is negative?
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
4. Solve for in the following equation :sin 2 =cos
A. 30
B. 45
C. 60
D. 15
5. Solve for X ,if tan 3X = 5 tan X
A. 20.705
B. 30.705
C. 35.705
D. 15.705
6. Find the value of y in the given : y =(1+ cos 2)tan
A. sin
B. cos
C. sin 2
D. cos 2
7. find the value of sin +cos tan
cos
A. 2sin
B. 2cos
C. 2tan
D. 2cot
8. Solve for the value of A when sin A =3.5X and cos A=5.5X
A. 32.47
B. 33.68
C. 34.12
D. 35.21
9. If sin A=2.511X, cos A = 3.06X and sin 2A=3.939X,find the value of X?
A. 0.265
B. 0.256
C. 0.562
D. 0.625

10.Points A and B 1000m apart and are plotted on a straight highway running east
and west. From A, the bearing of a tower C is 32 W of N from B the bearing of C
is 26 N of E. Approximately the shortest distance of tower C to the highway.
A. 364m
B. 374m
C. 384m
D. 394m
11.Two triangles have two equal bases. The altitude of one triangle is 3 units more
than its base and the altitude of the other triangle is 3 units less than its base.
Find the altitudes, if the areas of the triangles differ by 21 square units.
A. 6 and 12
B. 3 and 9
C. 5 and 11
D. 4 and 10
12.A man finds the angle of elevation of the top of the tower to be 30. He walks
85m nearer the tower and finds its angle of elevation to be 60.What is the
height of the tower?
A. 76.31
B. 73.31
C. 73.16
D. 73.61
13.A pole cast a shadow 15m long when the angle of elevation of the sun is 61.If
the pole is leaned 15 from the vertical directly towards the sun, determine of
the length of the pole.
A. 54.23
B. 48.23
C. 42.44
D. 46.21
14.An observer wishes to determine the height of the tower ,He takes sight at the
top of the tower from A and B ,which are 50ft apart at the same elevation on a
direct line on the tower .The vertical angle at point A is 30 and at point B is
40.What is the height of the tower?
A. 85.60ft
B. 92.34ft
C. 110.29ft
D. 143.97ft

15.The two legs of a triangle are 300 and 150 m each, respectively. The angle
opposite the 150 m side is 26o. What is the third side?
A.
B.
C.
D.

197.49
218.61
341.78
282.15

m
m
m
m

16.The sides of a triangular lot are 130 m, 180 m and 190 m. The lot is to be divided
by a line bisecting the longest side and drawn from the opposite vertex. Find the
length of the line.
A.
B.
C.
D.

120
130
125
128

m
m
m
m

17.The sides of a triangle are 195, 157 and 210, respectively. What is the area of
the triangle?
A.
B.
C.
D.

73,250
10,250
14,586
11,260

sq.
sq.
sq.
sq.

units
units
units
units

18.The sides of a triangle are 8, 15 and 17 units. If each side is doubled, how many
square units will the area of the new triangle be?
A.
B.
C.
D.

240
420
320
200