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Math 1010: Trigonometry: Midterm Exam 1 (Make-Up)

This document is the make-up midterm exam for a trigonometry course. It contains 11 multiple choice and short answer questions worth a total of 50 points. The exam instructions state that it must be completed individually within 50 minutes without the use of calculators, notes, or other aids. Rationalized denominators and simplified fractions or radicals are required.

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Math 1010: Trigonometry: Midterm Exam 1 (Make-Up)

This document is the make-up midterm exam for a trigonometry course. It contains 11 multiple choice and short answer questions worth a total of 50 points. The exam instructions state that it must be completed individually within 50 minutes without the use of calculators, notes, or other aids. Rationalized denominators and simplified fractions or radicals are required.

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MATH 1010: TRIGONOMETRY

MIDTERM EXAM 1
(Make-up)

Name:

You have 50 minutes to complete this eleven question, 50 point exam. No calculators,
electronic devices, books, or notes are allowed. Show all your work. Rationalize any denom-
inator and simplify any fraction or square root to lowest terms. Good luck!

Q1 [10 pt] Q2 [4 pt]

Q3 [4 pt] Q4 [4 pt]

Q5 [4 pt] Q6 [4 pt]

Q7 [4 pt] Q8 [4 pt]

Q9 [4 pt] Q10 [4 pt]

Q11 [4 pt] TOTAL


1. (10 Points total) Each part (a)-(j) is worth 1 point all or nothing.
(a) Find the compliment of 37◦ .

Answer:
(b) α, β, and γ form the three angles of a triangle. If α = 20◦ and γ = 12◦ find β.

Answer:
(c) Refer to the figure below. ∠C = 30◦ . Find ∠E.

Answer:
◦
(d) Express tan 59 in terms of its cofunction.

Answer:
1
(e) Specify the measure of the angle for a 12
rotation clockwise. Use the correct
algebraic sign (+ or -)

Answer:
√
(f) a and b are the legs of a right triangle, c is the hypotenuse. If a = 4 and c = 41,
find b.

Answer:
(g) Is sin θ = 1.01 possible? (Yes/No)

Answer:
(h) Give the angle of the smallest possible positive measure that is coterminal with
the angle 420◦ .

Answer:
(i) In which quadrant does the terminal side of θ lie in if cos θ is negative and tan θ
is positive?

Answer:
(j) Give the exact value of sin 180◦ .

Answer:
Questions 2-11 are worth 4 points each. Show all your work.

2. If the hypotenuse of a 30-60-90 triangle is 16 cm, what are the lengths of each of the
legs?

Answer:

3. The shadow of a tree measures 11 6


feet. At the same time, the shadow of a 5-foot pole
5
measures 12 feet. How tall is the tree?

Answer:
4. If β = 5α and γ = 3α, find α, β, γ.

Answer:

5. Give the exact value c (as calculator ready) given b = 2.31m and α = 31.2◦ .

Answer:
6. What is the measure of the angle swept out by the hour hand if it starts at 10 A.M.
on Wednesday and continues until 1 P.M. on Thursday?

Answer:

7. Determine the angle with the smallest possible positive measure that is coterminal
with the following angles.

(a) 845◦

Answer:
(b) −625◦

Answer:
8. Calculate the values of all six trigonometric functions if the terminal side of θ lies on
the line y = 3x, x ≤ 0.

9. An airplane takes off and flies toward the north and east such that for each 5 miles it
travels east, it travels 3 miles north. If θ is the angle formed by the east and the path
of the plane, find sin θ, cos θ, and tan θ.
10. If sin θ = − 67 and the terminal side of θ lies in quadrant III, find cos θ.

Answer:

11. Evaluate cos 315◦ exactly by using a reference angle.

Answer:

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