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5.4.3 Practice: Applications of Trigonometry Practice

Precalculus Honors Sem 2 Name: Sierra Lee
Points Possible: 50 Date:

Answer the following questions using what you've learned from this unit. Write your
responses in the space provided.

1. Find the length of a. (2 points)

2. Find the missing side length. (2 points)

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For questions 3 - 4, assume the triangle has the given measurements. Solve for the remaining sides
and angles. (3 points each)

3.

4.

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For questions 5 - 6, solve for the remaining angles. (3 points each)

5.

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6.

7. Viewed from Earth, two stars form an angle of 76.04. Star A is 23.30 light-years from Earth,
and Star B is 34.76 light-years from Earth. Sketch a diagram modeling this situation and find
how many light-years the stars are from each other. (3 points)

Questions 8 - 10, deal with the ambiguous SSA case. For each, find all possible solutions and sketch
the triangle(s) in each case. (3 points each)

8. A = 50, a = 15, b = 12

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9. A = 50, a = 10, b = 15

10. A = 47, a = 1.6, b = 2

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For questions 11 - 14, solve the given triangles by finding the missing angle and other side lengths. (3
points each)

11.

12.

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13. Let A = 18 and C = 140.

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14.

15. Compute the following linear combinations. (3 points)

a. 4(-2, 3) - 2(6, -7)

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b. (79.4, 58.1) + 3(-0.8, 6.3)

16. Let v1 = (2, -6) and v2 = (-4, 7).

a. Compute . (1 point)

b. Compute the unit vectors in the direction of . (1 point)

c. Draw and label v1, v2, . (1 point)

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17. let v1 = (-6, 4) and v2 = (-3, 6). Compute the following.

a. (1 point)

b. The angle between . (1 point)

c. The scalar projection of v1 onto v2. (1 point)

d. The projection of v1 onto v2. (1 point)

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