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Form 3 Mathematics: Trigonometry II Questions and Answers

Form 3 Mathematics: Trigonometry II Questions and Answers.
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Lessons (30)

• 1.    Two sides of a triangular field are 21 m and 32 m long. Its area is #240m^2#.The angle between two sides is obtuse. Determine this angle.
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• 2.    Two sides of a triangular plot of land are 52m and 28m. Given that the angle between these two sides is an obtuse angle and that the area of the plot is #576m^2#, find the perimeter of the plot.
  7m 16s

• 3.    In the figure below AB and BC are chords of a circle, center O. AB = 3cm, BC = 8cm and OC = 5cm.Calculate angle ABC.
  3m 43s

• 4.    Three towns P, Q and R are such that Q is 40 km on the bearing of #290^0# from P. Town R is directly to the south of P. The distance between Q and R is 60km.Find the bearing of Q directly from R.
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• 5.    A ship P is due south of a lighthouse L. A ship Q is 4.8km due east of L. The bearing of Q from P is #030^0#. P sails directly towards Q. Find the distance of P from L when its bearing from L is #110^0#.
  6m 22s

• 6.    A man walks 5km on a bearing of #315^0# from a point A and then walks due south to a B point which is 8km from A. Calculate the bearing of B from A .
  5m 18s

• 7.    Shopping centers X, Y and Z are such that Y is 12 km south of X and Z is 15 km from X.Z is on a bearing of #330^0 #from Y. Calculate the bearing of Z from X.
  5m 26s

• 8.    A triangular plot ABC is such that AB = 36m, BC = 40m and AC = 42 m Calculate the: (i) Area of the plot in square metres (ii) Acute angle between the edges AB and BC
  4m 56s

• 9.    Given that tan #75^0 = 2 + sqrt3#, find without using tables tan #15^0# in the form #p+ qsqrtm#, where p, q and m are integers.
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• 10.    Given that sin a = #1/sqrt5# where a is an acute angle find, without using mathematical tables: a) Cos a in the form of #asqrtb#, where a and b are rational numbers b) Tan (90-a)
  2m 27s

• 11.    In the figure below PQRS is a trapezium with SR parallel to PQ. SR = 5cm, RQ = 4cm, QS = 8cm and PQ = 10cm. Calculate: a) The size of angle QSR b) The area of triangle PQ
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• 12.    The figure below shows a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 8 cm, DC = 12 cm, < BAD = #45^0# < CBD = #90^0# and BCD = #30^0# Find: (a) The length of BD (b) The size of the angle ADB
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• 13.    A boat at point x is 200 m to the south of point Y. The boat sails from x to another point Z. Point Z is 200m on a bearing of #310^0# from X, Y and Z are on the same horizontal plane. a) Calculate the bearing and the distance of Z from Y b) W is the point on the path of the boat nearest to Y. Calculate the distance WY c) A vertical tower stands at point Y.
  11m 26s

• 14.    In the figure below angle A = #62^0#, angle B = #41^0#, BC = 8.4 cm and CN is the bisector of angle ACB. Calculate the length of CN to 1 decimal place.
  4m 42s

• 15.    In the figure below (not drawn to scale) AB=8cm, AC=6cm, AD= 7cm, CD=2.82cm and angle CAB = #50^0# Calculate to 2 decimal places: (a) The length BC (b) The size of angle ABC; (c) The size of angle CAD; (d) The area of triangle ACD
  11m 27s

• 16.    Given that Sin A=#4/5#,cos B =#5/13#, where A and B are acute angles, without using a calculator or mathematical tables calculate; Sin B cosA +sin A tanB
  8m 9s

• 17.    Given that Cos q = #15/17# and #270^0 le q le360^0#. Find without using tables the values of sine q and tangent q.
  2m 57s

• 18.    In the triangle below, find the value of m.
  1m 44s

• 19.    In the figure below BC is perpendicular to AD, CD = 8, the measure of angle D is 60° and the measure of angle A is 45°. Find the length of AB
  2m 59s

• 20.    Simplify the following without using tables; #Tan 45^0 + cos 45 sin 60^0#
  4m 32s

• 21.    In the figure below DA is a diameter of the circle ABCD Center O, radius 10cm. TCS is a tangent to the circle at C, AB=BC and angle DAC= #38^0# a) Find the size of the angle; (i) ACS; (ii) BCA b) Calculate the length of: (i) AC (ii) AB
  7m 58s

• 22.    Given that #cos theta#= –0.8070 , find ? for # 0lethetale720 #
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• 23.    Solve for #theta# without using table given that #0 le theta le 90^o# and that #sin ( 2theta - 30^0) – cos 4theta=0#
  1m 14s

• 24.    Given that #Sin (x+ 60^0) = Cos (2x)^0#, find #Tan (x+60)^0#
  1m 31s

• 25.    In the triangle below, AB =8.4 cm and the angles at A and B are #48^0# and #54^0# respectively. Calculate the area of the triangle.
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• 26.    A triangle XYZ in which, XY=12.4cm,YZ =15.6cm and angle #YXZ =60^0# is inscribed in a circle. Calculate the radius of the circle correct to 1 decimal place.
  2m 15s

• 27.    Solve the equation: for Sin (2x+10) =#sqrt3/2 #for #0lexle360^0#
  5m 9s

• 28.    A triangle ABC is such that AB = 12 cm, angle #CAB =45^0# and angle #ABC = 60^0# . Calculate the area of the triangle ABC.
  4m 34s

• 29.    Given that tan75 = #2 +sqrt3# find tan 165 in the form #a +bsqrt(c.)#
  3m 29s

• 30.    Without using tables evaluate #(cos 30)/(tan 60-sin 45 )#
  5m 51s