Scribd
Upload
279 views

6.03 Trigonometric Ratio Worksheet

This document discusses right-angled triangles and trigonometric ratios, including finding unknown sides and angles of triangles using trigonometric ratios. Various word problems involving triangles are also presented.

Uploaded by

nicolas
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
279 views

6.03 Trigonometric Ratio Worksheet

This document discusses right-angled triangles and trigonometric ratios, including finding unknown sides and angles of triangles using trigonometric ratios. Various word problems involving triangles are also presented.

Uploaded by

nicolas
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 12

Right-angled triangles

1 For the following triangles, name the hypotenuse:

a b

2 Consider the following triangle:

a State the opposite side to angle θ .


b State the adjacent side to angle θ .
c State the opposite side to angle α.
d State the adjacent side to angle α.
e State the angle that is opposite the
hypotenuse.

© Mathspace Pty Ltd 2022


3 With reference the angle θ , find the value of these ratios for each of the following triangles:

i Opposite ii Opposite iii Adjacent


Adjacent Hypotenuse Hypotenuse
​ ​ ​

a b

c d

e f

© Mathspace Pty Ltd 2022


Trigonometric ratios

4 Write down the indicated ratios for the following triangles:

a b
i tan θ ii sin α i sin θ ii tan α

c d
i cos θ ii cos α i tan θ ii sin α

© Mathspace Pty Ltd 2022


e f
i cos θ ii tan α i sin θ ii cos α

5 Consider the following triangle:

a Find the value of x.


b Find the value of sin θ .
c Find the value of cos θ .

© Mathspace Pty Ltd 2022


6 Consider the following triangle:

a Find the value of x.


b Hence, find the value of tan θ .

Unknown sides

7 For the following triangle, if tan θ = 2 , find


3
​

the value of b.

8 For the following triangle, if tan θ = 4 , find


3
​

the value of d.

© Mathspace Pty Ltd 2022


9 For the following triangle, if tan θ = 0.4, find
the value of b.
Round your answer correct to one decimal
place.

10 Find the value of the pronumeral in the following triangles, correct to two decimal places:

a b

c d

© Mathspace Pty Ltd 2022


Unknown angles

11 Given the following triangle, calculate the


exact value of tan θ .

12 For each of the following triangles, find the value of x to the nearest degree:

a b

© Mathspace Pty Ltd 2022


13 An isosceles triangle has equal side lengths
of 10 cm and a base of 8 cm as shown.
Calculate the size of angle A to one
decimal place.

14 Find the value of tan θ for the following


triangle:

© Mathspace Pty Ltd 2022


Applications

15 Find the value of the pronumeral(s) in the following diagrams, correct to the nearest whole
number:

a b

c d

© Mathspace Pty Ltd 2022


16 If d is the distance between the base of the
wall and the base of the ladder, find the
value of d to two decimal places.

17 A ladder is leaning at an angle of 44°


against a 1.36 m high wall. Find the length
of the ladder, to two decimal places.

18 A ladder measuring 2.36 m in length is


leaning against a wall.
If the angle the ladder makes with the
ground is y°, find the value of y to two
decimal places.

© Mathspace Pty Ltd 2022


19 A girl is flying a kite that is attached to the
end of a 23.4 m length of string. The angle
between the string and the vertical is 21°.
The girl is holding the string 2.1 m above
the ground.

a Find x, correct to two decimal places.


b Hence, find the height, h, of the kite
above the ground, correct to two
decimal places.

20 In the diagram, a string of lights joins the top of the tree to a point on the ground 23.9 m
away. If the angle that the string of lights makes with the ground is θ°, find θ to two decimal
places.

© Mathspace Pty Ltd 2022


21 A ladder measuring 1.65 m in length is
leaning against a wall. If the angle the
ladder makes with the wall is y°, find y to
two decimal places.

22 Find the value of tan θ in the following


trapezium:

23 A sand pile has an angle of 40° and is


10.6 m wide.
Find the height of the sand pile, h, to one
decimal place.

© Mathspace Pty Ltd 2022

You might also like