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Topic 2 - The sine ratio __/__/__
Topic 3 - The cosine ratio __/__/__
Topic 4 - The tangent ratio __/__/__
Topic 5 - Use of a calculator in trigonometry __/__/__
Topic 6 - Finding an unknown side __/__/__
Topic 7 - Finding the hypotenuse __/__/__
Topic 8 - Finding an unknown angle __/__/__
Topic 9 - Angles of elevation and depression __/__/__

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Topic 2 - Topic test B __/__/__

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Topic 1: Naming the sides of a right-angled triangle
UNIT 1: Naming the sides of a right-angled triangle
QUESTION 1 In each of the following triangles, state whether x, y and z are the opposite side, adjacent side
or hypotenuse, with reference to the angle marked.
a b c z

((
z x y x
x

(( y ((
y z
________________________ ________________________ _______________________
________________________ ________________________ _______________________
________________________ ________________________ _______________________

QUESTION 2 Name each side of the following triangles as opposite (opp), adjacent (adj) or hypotenuse
(hyp), with reference to the angle marked.
a b c
b f ((
a
i
((
c d h
((
e
g
________________________ ________________________ ________________
________________________ ________________________ _______________________
d l e f
)) q
o n r
k ))
j (( p
m

________________________ ________________________ _______________________

________________________ ________________________ _______________________

QUESTION 3 Name the hypotenuse in each triangle.

a C b E F c I

B
G _________
A __________
________________________ D ___________________ H
____________
d J e O f Q

L
M
R
N P
___________ ________________________ _______________________
K

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UNIT 2: The sine ratio
Topic 2: The sine ratio

QUESTION 1 Find the value of sin A in each triangle as a fraction in its simplest form. All lengths are in
millimetres.
A B
a b c
B 24
C
17
9 40
26 8
10 A
A C 15 C
41
B

sin A = _________________ sin A = __________________ sin A = _________________

QUESTION 2 For each triangle, find sin θ and sin α. All lengths are in millimetres.
a 
4 b  c m
2 6
b 
 1
17
  n
a 

sin θ = _________________ sin θ = __________________ sin θ = _________________

sin α = _________________ sin α = __________________ sin α = _________________

QUESTION 3 Use Pythagoras’ theorem to calculate the unknown side of each triangle and then find sin θ.
a b c
R
C D 12
 Q
(

12 3 5 35
B
) 13 F
A
________________________ ________________________ ___________________
E
)


P
________________________ ________________________ _______________________

QUESTION 4 Write each sine ratio in its simplest form.

a C b R c D
24 41
6 P E
8 10
26 40
B 9
10 Q
A F

sin A = _________________ sin P = __________________ sin D = ________________

sin B = _________________ sin Q = __________________ sin E = _________________

QUESTION 5 Name the angle of each triangle that has the given sine ratio.
a B b F c P

40 30 
34
17 3
8
D E
A 50 R Q
5
15 C

sin = 8 ______________ sin = 30 ______________ sin = 5 ____________

17 50 
34
sin = 15 ______________ sin = 40 ______________ sin = 3 ____________
17 50 
34
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Topic 3: The cosine ratio

QUESTION 1 Find the value of cos A in each triangle as a fraction in its simplest form. All lengths are in
millimetres.
B C
a b c
B
4 7
17 3
A 3 8 B
5 A 
58
A C
C 15

cos A = _________________ cos A = __________________ cos A = ________________

QUESTION 2 For each triangle, find cos θ and cos α. All lengths are in millimetres.
a 8 b  q c x
a   4
 5
 b p y 

cos θ = _________________ cos θ = __________________ cos θ = ________________

cos α = _________________ cos α = __________________ cos α = ________________

QUESTION 3 Use Pythagoras’ theorem to calculate the unknown side and then find cos θ.
a C b D 5 F c P

7 3 4 9
2

 ) B  (
(

A  Q
E R

________________________ ________________________ _______________________

________________________ ________________________ _______________________

QUESTION 4 Write each cosine ratio in its simplest form.

a C b F c R
8 24
6 45 24
D 10
B
10 26 P Q
A E 51

cos A = _________________ cos D = __________________ cos P = ________________

cos B = _________________ cos E = __________________ cos Q = ________________

QUESTION 5 Name the angle of each triangle that has the given cosine ratio.
a B b F c P

5 8 15 13
5
3
D
A 17 E R Q
4 C 12

cos = 4 ______________ cos = 8 ______________ cos = 5 ____________

5 17 13

cos = 3 ______________ cos = 15 ______________ cos = 12 ____________

5 17 13

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Topic 4: The tangent ratio

QUESTION 1 Find the value of tan A in each triangle as a fraction in its simplest form. All lengths are in
millimetres.
B
a b c
B A 12 C
2 5
3 1
5
13
A C
C 
A 29

10 B

tan A = _________________ tan A = __________________ tan A = ________________

QUESTION 2 For each triangle, find tan θ and tan α. All lengths are in millimetres.
a b 8 c a
a b
 p 7

  q 
10  b

tan θ = _________________ tan θ = __________________ tan θ = ________________

tan α = _________________ tan α = __________________ tan α = ________________

QUESTION 3 Use Pythagoras’ theorem to find the unknown side and then find tan θ.
a C b F c R

5 6
D  ) 12

A  ) B 193 P
(  Q
9 E 13

________________________ ________________________ _______________________

________________________ ________________________ _______________________

QUESTION 4 Write each tangent ratio in its simplest form.

a C b F c R 8 Q
80
9 12
D 18 6
10
A B 82
15 E P

tan A = _________________ tan D = __________________ tan P = ________________

tan B = _________________ tan E = __________________ tan Q = _________________

QUESTION 5 Name the angle of each triangle that has the given tangent ratio.
a C b F
c P
65
Q
40
11 60
D 30 60 25

A B 50
61 E R

tan = 60 ______________ tan = 30 ______________ tan = 25 _____________

11 40 60
tan = 11 ______________ tan = 40 ______________ tan = 60 _____________
60 30 25
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UNIT 5:inUse
Topic 5: Use of a calculator of a calculator in trigonometry
trigonometry

QUESTION 1 Find the value of the following correct to two decimal places.

a sin 34° = _______________ b tan 70° = _______________ c cos 15° = ______________

d cos 59° = _______________ e cos 40° = _______________ f sin 38° = ______________

g tan 83° = _______________ h sin 30° = _______________ i tan 64° = ______________

QUESTION 2 Find the value of the following correct to three decimal places.

a sin 35° = ______________ b cos 64° = ______________ c 18·9 = _______________

2 8 cos 35°

d cos 38°42' = ______________ e sin 29°43' = _____________ f 20·5 = _____________

2·5 8·4 sin 53°27'
g tan 29°18' = ______________ h tan 68°25' = _____________ i 829 = _____________
7·25 7·1 tan 28°15'

QUESTION 3 Find the value of the following correct to three significant figures.

a 3·9 tan 23° = _____________ b tan 56°8' = _____________ c cos 35°29' = ____________

d 7 sin 35° = _____________ e sin 25°19' = ______________ f sin 69°18' = ____________

g cos 61°38' = _____________ h 8·4 cos 65°23' = ___________ i tan 23°46' = ____________

QUESTION 4 A is an acute angle. Find its size to the nearest degree.

a sin A = 0·6325 ____________ b cos A = 0·3787 ____________ c tan A = 2·538 ___________

d cos A = 0·5783 ____________ e tan A = 0·7938 ____________ f sin A = 0·7613 ___________

g tan A = 1·6928 ____________ h sin A = 0·2831 ____________ i cos A = 0·9852 __________

QUESTION 5 A is an acute angle. Find its size to the nearest degree.

a sin A = 0·5 ______________ b tan A = 0·5832 ____________ c sin A = 0·7681 __________

d cos A = 0·3876 ___________ e cos A = 0·5 _____________ f tan A = 2·1075 __________

QUESTION 6 Find the size of the acute angle B to the nearest degree.

a tan B = 16 _______________ b cos B = 5 ___________ c sin B = 8·3 ____________

23 13 14·5

d sin B = 1 __________ e tan B = 8 ____________ f cos B = 11·3 ____________

2 9 14·8

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UNIT 6: Finding an unknown side
Topic 6: Finding an unknown side

QUESTION 1 Find the value of the unknown side correct to one decimal place.
a b a c
x 8·9
6·35 p
( 25° 50°
)
29º
23.6

_______________________ ________________________ _______________________

QUESTION 2 Find the value of the pronumeral in the following triangles correct to two decimal places.
a b 62° c p

)
n 20·8
15·6 m 6·2
29° ) 32° )

_______________________ _______________________ _______________________

QUESTION 3 Find the value of the pronumeral correct to two decimal places.
a 5·8 b t
c 52° (
q 10·6
) 9·5 l
(
30° 60°

________________________ ________________________ _______________________

d 63° ( e f k
8·7 d
6·5
c ( 57
12·3 °
)
70 °

________________________ ________________________ _______________________

QUESTION 4 A piece of wood 2·5 m long leans against a vertical wall, making an angle of 51° with the
floor. How far up the wall, to the nearest centimetre, is the top of the wooden piece?

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

QUESTION 5 In PQR, R = 90°, P = 48° and PQ = 8·6 cm, find PR correct to two decimal places.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________
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UNIT 7: Finding the hypotenuse
Topic 7: Finding the hypotenuse

QUESTION 1 Find the length of the hypotenuse correct to one decimal place.
a b 10 cm c
14 cm
7 cm

25° ) h ( 33°

)
h 40° h

_______________________ ________________________ _______________________

_______________________ ________________________ _______________________

QUESTION 2 Find the length of the hypotenuse correct to two decimal places.
a b 12 cm
c 15 cm
8 cm 39° )
)
60°
(
58° h
h
h

_______________________ _______________________ _______________________

_______________________ ________________________ _______________________

QUESTION 3 Find the length of the hypotenuse correct to one decimal place.
a 28 cm
b c h
33 cm 38° )
( ) 15 cm
63° 72°
h
h

________________________ ________________________ _______________________

_______________________ ________________________ _______________________
d e f
18·3 cm
46° ) 15·8 cm
8·6 cm
h
) 4°
(
65° 5
h h

________________________ ________________________ _______________________

_______________________ ________________________ _______________________

QUESTION 4 Find the value of x.

_________________________________________________________________________________________
x 12 cm

30° )
_________________________________________________________________________________________

QUESTION 5 In ABC, A = 90°, B = 58° and AB = 23 m, find BC correct to the nearest metre.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

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UNIT 8: Finding an unknown angle
Topic 8: Finding an unknown angle

QUESTION 1 Find the size of the angle marked with pronumeral to the nearest degree.
a b c 3·4
9·3 13·6
(
5·5 
8·5
15·6
 )

)


_______________________ ________________________ _______________________

_______________________ ________________________ _______________________

QUESTION 2 Find the size of the angle marked to the nearest degree.
a b c 28·4
23·5
9·3
15·3 6·8

)
(  ) 17·2


_______________________ ________________________ _______________________

_______________________ _______________________ _______________________

QUESTION 3 Find the size of the angle marked to the nearest degree.
a b c
5·8 16·7
 ) 16·4 9·3
16·7
( 29·4 )
 

________________________ ________________________ _______________________

________________________ ________________________ _______________________
d e f 14·5
18·6 (
5·2 15·7
6·3
( 43·9
(

________________________ ________________________ _______________________

________________________ ________________________ _______________________

QUESTION 4 In PQR, R = 90°, QR = 8·2 cm and PR = 6·7 cm, find P to the nearest degree.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

QUESTION 5 ABCD is a rectangle with AC = 24 cm and AD = 10 cm. Find ACD correct to the nearest degree.

_________________________________________________________________________________________
A B

24
cm 10 cm
_________________________________________________________________________________________

D C

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UNIT 9: Angles of elevation and depression
Topic 9: Angles of elevation and depression

QUESTION 1
A
a The angle of elevation of the top of a tower AB is 62° from a point C on the
ground 300 m from the middle of the base of the tower. Calculate the height
h
of the tower to the nearest metre. ___________________________________
______________________________________________________________ 62°

300 m
B
______________________________________________________________
C

b From the top of a building 90 m tall, the angle of depression of a car

parked on the ground is 48°. Find the distance of the car from the
base of the building. Write your answer correct to two decimal places.
(48°
_______________________________________________________ 90 m

_______________________________________________________
d
_______________________________________________________

c A railway track rises uniformly 8·5 m for every 300 m along the track. Find the
angle of elevation of this track to the nearest degree. _________________________
____________________________________________________________________
300 m 8·5 m
____________________________________________________________________  )

QUESTION 2
a From a point on the ground 20 m from the base of a tree, the angle of elevation of
the top of the tree is 53°. Find the height of the tree to the nearest metre.
h
_________________________________________________________________
53°)
_________________________________________________________________ 20 m

_________________________________________________________________

b A building that is 45 m tall casts a horizontal shadow 32·3 m long. Find the angle of
elevation of the sun to the nearest degree. __________________________________
45 m
>

____________________________________________________________________
 )
____________________________________________________________________ 32·3 m

c Anna is 1·70 m tall and is 25 metres away from a building 38 m high. What is the
angle of elevation of the top of the building from her eyes? Answer to the nearest

degree.______________________________________________________________ 38 m

____________________________________________________________________  )
1·7 m
____________________________________________________________________ 25 m

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TOPIC
TOPIC TEST
TEST PART
PART AA
Topic Test
Trigonometry PART A
Time
Time allowed:
Time allowed: 15
allowed: 15 minutes
15 minutes
minutes Total
Totalmarks
Total marks===12
marks 15
15
Marks
11 Use
Use your
your calculator
calculator to
to find
find cos
cos 48°
48° correct
correct to
to two
two decimal
decimal places.
places.

A
A 0·74
0·74 BB 1·11

1·11 CC 0·67
0·67 
 D
D

 none
none of
of these
these 11
22 Evaluate
Evaluate 25
25 tan
tan 63°
63° correct
correct to
to two
two decimal
decimal places.
places.

A
A 1·96
1·96 BB 49·07

49·07 C
C 29·38
29·38 
 D
D

 22·28
22·28 11
33 Find
Find the
the value of cos
value of cos 32°
32° correct
correct to
to two
two decimal
decimal places.
places.
43·27
43·27

A
A 0·010·01 BB 0·02
0·02

 C
C 0·03
0·03 
 D
D

 0·0196
0·0196 11
44 sin θθ == 5959,, calculate
IfIf sin calculate the
the size
size of
of angle
angle θθ to
to the
the nearest
nearest degree.
degree.
A
A

 31°
31° BB

 32°
32° C
C

 33°
33° D
D

 34°
34° 11
55 The
The hypotenuse
hypotenuse of
of aa right-angled
right-angled triangle
triangle isis 41
41 cm.
cm. IfIf one
one side
side isis 40
40 cm,
cm, the
the third
third side
side isis

A
A 11 cm
cm BB 99 cm

cm CC 10 10 cm
cm

 D
D 81 81 cm
cm 
 11
66 cos θθ == 1212,, find
IfIf cos find the
the size
size of
of angle
angle θ.
θ.

 A
A 30° 30° 
 BB 45°
45° C
C

 60°
60° D
D

 72°
72° 11
77 28·65°
28·65° equals
equals

A
A 29°5'
29°5' BB

 28°39'
28°39' C
C

 29°39'
29°39' D
D

 28°5'
28°5' 11
88 The
The three
three sides
sides of
of aa right-angled
right-angled triangle
triangle measure
measure 15
15 cm,
cm, 17
17 cm
cm and
and 88 cm.
cm. The
The length
length of
of the
the
hypotenuse
hypotenuse isis

A
A 88 cm cm BB 15

15 cmcm CC 17
17 cm
cm 
 D
D 25 25 cm
cm 
 11

99 Find
Find the
the size
size of
of angle
angle θθ to
to the
the nearest
nearest degree.
degree. 8·7
8·7

A
A 40° 40° BB 41°41° C
C 42°
42° D
D 58°
58°
 ) ) 11

 
 
 
 10·23
10·23

10 In
10 In aa ABC,
ABC, the
the angle
angle BB isis 90°,
90°,AB
AB isis 88 m
m and
andAC
AC isis 10
10 m.
m. Find
Find the
the size
size of
of angle
angleAAcorrect
correct to
to the
the
nearest
nearest degree.
degree.

A
A 36° 36° BB

 39°
39° C
C

 53°
53° D
D

 37°
37° 11
11 AAroad
11 road rises
rises uniformly
uniformly 30·6
30·6 m
m for
for every
every 600
600 m
m along
along the
the road.
road. Find
Find the
the angle
angle of
of elevation
elevation of
of this
this
road
road correct
correct to
to the
the nearest
nearest degree.
degree.
A
A 1° 1° BB 2°
2° C
C 3°
3° D
D 4°
4° 11

 
 
 
 xx
88cm
cm

12 Find
12 Find the
the hypotenuse
hypotenuse of
of this
this triangle
triangle in
in centimetres
centimetres correct
correct to
to 11 decimal
decimal place.
place. 32°
32°))
A
A 99 cm
cm BB 15·1
15·1 cm
cm C
C 12·8
12·8 cm
cm D
D none
none of
of these
these 11

 
 
 

13 Use
13 Use your
your calculator
calculator to
to find
find 7·9
7·9 cos
cos 63°
63° correct
correct to
to three
three significant
significant figures.
figures.
11
A
A

 3·58
3·58 BB

 3·59
3·59 C
C

 7·03
7·03 D
D

 7·04
7·04

14 Evaluate sin
14 Evaluate sin 54°
54° correct
correct to
to two
two decimal
decimal places.
places.
28·65
28·65
A
A 0·02
0·02 BB 0·03
0·03 C
C 0·04
0·04 D
D 0·05
0·05 11

 
 
 

15 Find
15 Find the
the size
size of
of the
the acute
acute angle
angle θθ to
to the
the nearest
nearest degree tan θθ == 12·5
degree ifif tan 12·5
19·34
19·34
A
A 40°
40° BB 32°
32° C
C 33°
33° D
D none
none of
of these
these 11

 
 
 

Total
Total marks
marks for
for PART
PART A
Total marks achieved for PART A
A
15
15
15
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Topic Test PART B
Trigonometry
Time allowed: 15 minutes Total marks = 12
Time allowed: 15 minutes Total marks = 15
Marks
Question 1
a Find the value of each expression correct to two decimal places.
i cos 72° = ________________________________________ ___________________________
8·93 1
ii 72·54 = ________________________________________
___________________________ 1
tan 68°
iii 34·20 = ____________________________________ ___________________________ 1
sin 56°
b Find acute angle A to the nearest degree.
i sin A = 0·6835 ___________________________________ ___________________________ 1
ii tan A = 1·4862 ___________________________________ ___________________________ 1
Question 2 Find the value of the pronumeral in each triangle
correct to two decimal places.

99··66
m
mm
_______________________________
a
xx m
( 40° ___________________________ 1
40°
_______________________________

_______________________________
6600°°

b ___________________________
8·3
8·3 cm
cm
)

1
_______________________________
m
m

c yy
_____________________ ___________________________ 1
cm
·8

_____________________
15

_______________________________
38°
38°
)

72°
72°

d ___________________________
hh
6·4
6·4 cm
cm
1
_______________________________
31°
31° ) _______________________________
e cc
7·9
7·9 cm
cm
___________________________ 1
_______________________________
Question 3 The diagonal of a square is 12·5 cm long.
a Find the length of one side correct A
A B
B

to the nearest mm. ___________________________

b Find the size of BDC. ___________________________ 1
cm
·5
12

Find the following correct to three decimal 1

)
places. D
D C
C

c sin BDC ___________________________ 1

d cos DBC ___________________________ 1
e tan ABD ___________________________
1

Total marks for

for PART
PARTBB
Total marks achieved 15
15
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