1. A rectangle has a diagonal of 8 cm. The diagonal creates a 60 angle at the base of the rectangle.

a) Write an exact expression for the base and the height of the rectangle.

b) Use your expressions to find the exact area of the rectangle.

2. The point A(3, 5) is on the terminal arm of an angle . Determine exact expressions for the primary trigonometric ratios for the angle.

3. Given that and that A is located in the second quadrant, determine exact values for the other two primary trigonometric ratios.

4. A survey of a plot of land is shown. The plot is to have a hedge along its border. How many linear metres of hedge are needed, to the nearest tenth of a metre?
A

46 m

68 C

65 B

5. is this?

In the acute

, o = 7 cm, p = 9 cm, and

. Solve

. What type of triangle

6. Diana is designing a triangular race course for a sailing regatta. The course is triangular and has a 35 angle between two sides of 7 km and 6 km. What is the length of the third side of the race course, to the nearest kilometre?

7. C, as shown.

A drive belt wraps around three pulleys, A, B, and

What is the measure of

8. The point (5, 7) is located on the terminal arm of A in standard position. a) Determine the primary trigonometric ratios for A.

b) Use a calculator to determine the measures of A to the nearest degree.

9. a) Without using a calculator, determine two angles between 0 and 360 that have a sine ratio of

b) Use a calculator and a diagram to verify your answers to part a).

10. Gursant and Leo are both standing on the north side of a monument that is 6.0 m tall. Leo is standing 3.5 m closer to the monument than Gursant. Leo measures the angle from the ground to the top of the monument to be 41. Determine the angle that Gursant would measure from the ground to the top of the monument, to the nearest degree.

11. Two wires are connected to a tower at the same point on the tower. Wire 1 makes an angle of 45 with the ground and wire 2 makes an angle of 60 with the ground. a) Represent this situation with a diagram.

b) Which wire is longer? Explain. c) If the point where the two wires connect to the tower is 35 m above the ground, determine exact expressions for the lengths of the two wires.

d) Determine the length of each wire, to the nearest tenth of a metre.

12. An airplane is flying over the town of Colonsay, between two tracking stations. The angle of elevation from Station 1 is 36 and from Station 2 is 48. If the stations are 1675 m apart, what is the altitude of the plane, to the nearest tenth of a metre?

13. In , c = 11 cm, b = 7 cm, and . a) Sketch possible diagrams for this situation.

b) Determine the measure of C in each diagram.

c) Find the measure of A in each diagram.

d) Calculate the length of BC in each diagram.

14. A clock has two hands that are 12 cm and 15 cm long. What is the distance, to the nearest tenth of a centimetre, between the tips of the hands at 2 p.m.?

15. A racing bicycle has spokes on each wheel that are 35 cm long. Each spoke forms a 30 angle with the adjacent spoke. What is the distance between the points where the spokes attach to the wheel, rounded to the nearest centimetre?

Answer Section
1. a) The dimensions are 4 by 4 3 b) The area of the rectangle is cm2.

2.

3.

and

4. The total amount of hedge needed is approximately 127.3 m. 5. is an isosceles triangle.

6. The third side of the race course is approximately 4 km long.

7.

is approximately 23.

8. a) b)

, ,

, and , and .

c)

9. a) 210, 330 b) Using a calculator, sin 210 = and sin 330 = .

10. G = 30 11. a)

b) Both wires are connected to the tower at the same height, which is the opposite side to the given angles. Each wire length represents the hypotenuse of its respective triangle. The longer hypotenuse is the wire that forms the smaller angle, as it will need to be longer to reach the tower. c) Let x represent the length of wire 1 and y represent the length of wire 2.

Wire 1:

Wire 2:

d) The length of wire 1 is 49.5 m, and the length of wire 2 is 40.4 m.

12. The altitude of the plane is approximately 736.7 m.

13. a) This is the ambiguous case, so there are two triangles. Triangle 1 Triangle 2

b) For triangle 1,

For triangle 2,

c) For triangle 1,

For triangle 2,

d) For triangle 1,

For triangle 2,

In triangle 1, the length of BC is 10.4 cm. In triangle 2, the length of BC is 6.9 cm.

14. The distance between the tips of the hands at 2 p.m. is approximately 13.7 cm. 15. The distance between the points where the spokes attach to the wheel is approximately 18 cm.