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GCSE TrigonometryOfRightAngledTriangles

This document contains examples and exercises on trigonometry of right-angled triangles. It includes determining unknown side lengths and angles using trigonometric ratios, as well as bearing and area word problems.

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GCSE TrigonometryOfRightAngledTriangles

This document contains examples and exercises on trigonometry of right-angled triangles. It includes determining unknown side lengths and angles using trigonometric ratios, as well as bearing and area word problems.

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GCSE Trigonometry of Right-Angled 2. I put a ladder 1.5m away from a tree.

The ladder is
inclined at 70 ° above the horizontal. What is the
Triangles height of the tree?

Exercise 1
3. Ship B is 100m east of Ship A, and the bearing of
1. Determine the value of x , giving your answers to Ship B from Ship A is 30 ° . How far due North is
3 significant figures. the ship?
a.
4. [Edexcel GCSE June2012-2H Q18] The diagram
shows a quadrilateral ABCD. AB = 16 cm. AD = 12
cm. Angle BCD = 40°. Angle ADB = angle CBD =
90°. Calculate the length of CD.

b.

5. In the shape drawn below, AB=BC=CD . Work


out the area of ABCD , giving your answer to 1
c. dp.

d. 6. [OCR GCSE(9-1) SAM 6H Q16aii] Simon cuts the


corners off a square piece of card to leave the
regular octagon shown below. O is the centre of
the octagon. A and B are vertices of the octagon.
OA = OB = 5 cm. Angle AOB = 45°. Work out the
area of the original square piece of card.
e.
 [IMC] The semicircle and isosceles triangle have
equal areas. Find tan x .

f.

g.

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3. Determine the value of θ .

Exercise 2
1. Determine the value of θ , giving your answer to 3
significant figures.
a.
4. Determine the value of θ .

b.

5. [Edexcel IGCSE
c. May2015-3H Q15]
ABCD is a
trapezium.
AB=25 cm.
BC=24 cm.
d. CD=10 cm.
Angle ABC=¿ angl
e BCD °
Calculate the size of angle CDA .
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
e.
6. [Edexcel GCSE(9-1) Nov 2017 2F Q22, Nov 2017
2H Q7] ABCD is a trapezium. Work out the size
of angle CDA . Give your answer correct to 1dp.

2. [Edexcel GCSE June2014-2H Q15b] The diagram


shows the positions of three turbines A, B and C.
Calculate the bearing of C from A.
Give your answer correct to the nearest degree.

 The angles θ1 , θ2 ,… form a sequence. Give the


formula for the n th term of the sequence.

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