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This document provides 14 trigonometry problems involving triangles, circles, angles, and ratios of side lengths. The problems cover a range of trigonometric concepts including using trigonometric ratios to find missing side lengths and angles of triangles, applying trigonometric identities like the cosine rule, finding areas of triangles and regions bounded by circles, and solving problems involving angles of elevation and angles of intersection formed by lines and circles.

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This document provides 14 trigonometry problems involving triangles, circles, angles, and ratios of side lengths. The problems cover a range of trigonometric concepts including using trigonometric ratios to find missing side lengths and angles of triangles, applying trigonometric identities like the cosine rule, finding areas of triangles and regions bounded by circles, and solving problems involving angles of elevation and angles of intersection formed by lines and circles.

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Assignment Sheet Trigonometry

1.

The diagram below shows two straight lines intersecting at O and two circles, each with centre O. The
outer circle has radius R and the inner circle has radius r .

Consider the shaded regions with areas A and B . Given that A: B = 2 :1, find the exact value of the
ratio R : r .
2.

A triangle has sides of length (n2 + n + 1) , (2n +1) and (n2 1) where n > 1.
(a) Explain why the side (n2 + n + 1) must be the longest side of the triangle.
(b) Show that the largest angle, , of the triangle is 120o .

3.

Two non-intersecting circles C1 , containing points M and S , and C2 , containing points N and R, have
centres P and Q where PQ = 50 . The line segments [MN] and [SR] are common tangents to the circles.
The size of the reflex angle MPS is , the size of the obtuse angle NQR is , and the size of the angle
MPQ is . The arc length MS is l1 and the arc length NR is l2 . This information is represented in the
diagram below.

The radius of C1 is x , where x 10 and the radius of C2 is 10.


(a) Explain why x < 40 .
(b) Show that cos = (x 10)/50.
(c) (i) Find an expression for MN in terms of x .
(ii) Find the value of x that maximises MN.
(d) Find an expression in terms of x for
(i) ;
(ii) .
(e) The length of the perimeter is given by l1 + l2 + MN + SR.
(i) Find an expression, b(x), for the length of the perimeter in terms of x .
(ii) Find the maximum value of the length of the perimeter.
(iii) Find the value of x that gives a perimeter of length 200.

4.

In triangle ABC, AB = 9 cm , AC = 12 cm , and angle B is twice the size of angle C .


Find the cosine of angle C.

5.

In the diagram below, AD is perpendicular to BC.


CD = 4, BD = 2 and AD = 3. CAD = and B D A = .

Find the exact value of cos ( ) .


6.

In triangle ABC, BC = a , AC = b , AB = c and [BD] is perpendicular to [AC].

(a) Show that CD = b c cos A.


(b) Hence, by using Pythagoras Theorem in the triangle BCD, prove the cosine rule
for the triangle ABC.
1
3
a b2 a 2
4 .
(c) If AB C = 60o , use the cosine rule to show that c = 2
7.

The above three dimensional diagram shows the points P and Q which are respectively west and southwest of the base R of a vertical flagpole RS on horizontal ground. The angles of elevation of the top S
of the flagpole from P and Q are respectively 35o and 40o , and PQ = 20 m .
Determine the height of the flagpole.
8.

Consider triangle ABC with BAC = 37.8o , AB = 8.75 and BC = 6. Find AC.

9.

The lengths of the sides of a triangle ABC are x 2 , x and x + 2 . The largest angle is 120o .
(a) Find the value of x.
(b) Show that the area of the triangle is 153 / 4.

(c) Find

sin A + sin B + sin C giving your answer in the form pq / r where p, q, r .

10. The diagram below shows a pair of intersecting circles with centres at P and Q with radii of 5 cm and 6
cm respectively. RS is the common chord of both circles and PQ is 7 cm.

Find the area of the shaded region.


11.

Triangle ABC has C = 42o , BC =1.74 cm , and area 1.19 cm2 .


(a) Find AC.
(b) Find AB.

12. The diagram shows a circle centre O and radius 1, with AOB = , 0 . The area of AOB is
three times the shaded area.

Find the value of .


13. The following diagram shows ABC, where BC =105 m, ACB = 40o , ABC = 60o .

Find AB.
14. In the obtuse-angled triangle ABC, AC = 10.9 cm , BC = 8.71 cm and BAC = 50o .

Find the area of triangle ABC.

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