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1. The area of the inner triangle ABC is ¼ that of triangle ADE. AB = 45 m,

AD = 65 m, AE = 90 m and DE = 80 m. Point B is along line AD and point C
is along line AE. Find the length of segment CE.

AABC = 1 AADE
4
1 1 1 D
(AB)(AC)sin θ = ( )(AD)(AE)sin θ
2 4 2
65
1 B 80
45(AC) = (65)(90)
4 45
AC = 32.5 m θ C
A E
CE = AE - AC 90
CE =90 – 32.5 = 57.5 m

2. An airplane starts to take off when it is 240 m away from a wall at the end of the 3. The angle of elevation of a point C from a point B is 290 42’. The angle of elevation
runway which is 12 m high. If the plane takes off at an angle of 8o, by what vertical of C from another point A 31.2 m below B is 590 23’. How high is C from the
distance will it clear the wall? horizontal line through A?
C
Right Triangle ADC
𝑦 𝑦
tan 59 23′ =
y – 31.2 𝑥
29042’ E y Right Triangle BEC
B
x
12 𝑚 y + 12 31.2 m 31.2 m
tan 8 = 59023’ 𝑦 − 31.2
240 A tan 29 42′ =
x D 𝑥
80
𝑦 = 21.73 𝑚
240 𝑚 𝑦 𝑦 − 31.2
=
tan 59 23′ tan 29 42′

𝑦 = 47.10 𝑚
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4. Points A and B 1000 m apart are plotted on a straight highway running East and 5. The side of a mountain slopes
West. From A, tower C is 32o N of W and from B, tower C is 26o N of E. Compute the upward at an angle of 210 14’. At a
point on the mountain side, a mine
shortest distance of tower C to the highway.
tunnel is constructed at an angle of
𝑑 150 27’ downward from the
𝐶 𝑡𝑎𝑛26 =
𝑥 horizontal. Find the vertical
distance to the surface of the
15027’
𝑑 mountain from a point 250 meters
𝑡𝑎𝑛32 = down the tunnel.
𝑑 1000 − 𝑥
21014’
26 32
𝐵 𝑥 1000 − 𝑥 𝐴 𝑑 𝑑 𝑦 ℎ
= 1000 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛15 27′ = 𝑡𝑎𝑛21 14′ =
𝑡𝑎𝑛26 𝑡𝑎𝑛32 h 250 240.97
1000 𝑚
𝑑 = 273.92 𝑚 21014’x 𝑦 = 66.60 ℎ = 93.63 𝑚
15027’ 𝑥
y 𝑐𝑜𝑠15 27′ =
250 ℎ + 𝑦 = 160.23 𝑚
𝑥 = 240.97𝑚

6. From a point A at the foot of the mountain,

B the angle of elevation of the top B is 600.
After ascending the mountain one mile at an
7. A pole cast a shadow 15m long when the angle of elevation of the sun
inclination of 300 to the horizon and reaching is 630. If the pole leans 150 from the vertical towards the sun,
a point C, observer finds that the angle ACB
is 1350. Compute the height of the mountain.
determine the length of the pole.
h
1350 Angle C = 900 + 150 = 1050
600 C Angle B = 1800 - 630 - 1050 = 120
300 D
A
Right Triangle ADB ABC:
B
150
B
sin 60 =
ℎ Using Sine Law:
2.732
BC 15
1 𝑚𝑖 𝐴𝐵 ℎ = 2.366 𝑚𝑖 =
1350 = sin 630 sin 120
C
sin 15 sin 135
5280 𝑓𝑡 630 150
300 ℎ = 2.366 𝑚𝑖 𝑥 BC = 64.28 m A
A 𝐴𝐵 = 2.732 𝑚𝑖 1 𝑚𝑖 15m C
(length of pole)
ℎ = 12,492.48 𝑓𝑡
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9. Two stations A and B were set up to determine the height of a mountain. The 9. Two stations A and B were set up to determine the height of a mountain. The
angles of elevation to the top of the mountain measured from stations A and B angles of elevation to the top of the mountain measured from stations A and B
were 27.250 and 30.210 respectively. Station A is 55m above station B. Station B were 27.250 and 30.210 respectively. Station A is 55m above station B. Station B
is 310m closer to the mountain. If the elevation of station A is 421.63m, what is is 310m closer to the mountain. If the elevation of station A is 421.63m, what is
the elevation of the top of the mountain? the elevation of the top of the mountain?
C

y
A A 27.250
Elev. 421.63m Elev. 421.63m
55m 30.210 55m
B B

310m 310m x

10. The obelisk of a certain Rizal monument rises to some height above its
𝑦 𝑦 + 55 dais; the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the obelisk from two AOB
C
tan 27.250
= tan 30.210 = stations A and B on the same horizontal plane as the base of the dais are 45
𝑥 + 310 𝑥 and 30 respectively. The corresponding horizontal angles to the common Angle O = 1800 – 750 - 600
𝑦 center of both dais and obelisk from the ends of the base line AB 25 meters
x + 310 = x=
𝑦 + 55
(Eq.2) long are 75 and 60 respectively. Find the height of the obelisk. Angle O = 450
tan 27.25 tan 30.21 y C
𝑦 𝐴𝑂 𝑂𝐵 25 AO = 30.62 m
x= − 310(Eq.1) A 27.250 = =
tan 27.25 sin 60 sin 75 sin 45 OB = 34.15 m
Elev. 421.63 m h
30.210 55m
𝑦 𝑦 + 55 B
− 310 = Right Triangle AOC Right Triangle BOD
tan 27.25 tan 30.21 D
310m x
𝑦 𝑦 55 𝐶𝑂 𝐷𝑂
= + + 310 tan 45 = tan 30 =
30.62 34.15
tan 27.25 tan 30.21 tan 30.21 Elev.C = Elev.A + y O 300
450
600
1 1 55 = 421.63 + 1804.52 750 ℎ = 30.62 tan 45 − 34.15 tan 30
𝑦 − = + 310
25m B
tan 27.25 tan 30.21 tan 30.21 A
Elev.C = 2226.15 m ℎ = 10.90 𝑚
y = 1804.52 m
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Y 400 𝑋𝑌 𝑌𝑍 𝐴 200
11. A point outside an equilateral triangle is at distances of 20 cm, 20 cm, and = = =( )
sin 68° sin 60° sin 52° 𝐴 400
36 cm from the vertices. Determine the perimeter of the triangle. 680
𝑋𝑌 = 373.6154
𝐴 200
C D 𝑌𝑍 = 339.9588
=( )
1 58,882.59 400
600 𝐴= 373.6154 400 sin 52°
200 2
A B 𝐴 = 14,720.65 𝑚
x 300 300 x 202 = x2 + 362 - 2x(36) cos 300 𝐴 = 58,882.59 𝑚
𝐴 = 58,882.59 − 14,720.65
36 x2 –(72cos300)x + 896 = 0
400 𝐴 = 44,161.94 𝑚
600 600 x1 = 39.89 x2 = 22.46 X
520 600
Z
𝐴 𝐶𝐷
P1 = 3(39.89) P2 = 3(22.46) =( )
20 20 𝐴 200

P1 = 119.67 P2 = 67.38 1 𝐶𝐷 = 141.42 𝑚

B 2𝐴 𝐶𝐷
=( )
𝐴 200

1. A triangular piece of land has one side measuring 12 km. The land is to be
divided into two equal areas by a dividing line parallel to the given side.
What is the length of the dividing line?
(a) 6 km (b) 8.485 km (c) 7.623 km (d) 8 km

α 𝐴 𝑥
=
α A1 𝐴 12
θ β
A1 𝑥 𝐴 = 2𝐴
θ β α
A1 𝑥
𝐴 𝑥
θ β =
2𝐴 12
12 km AT
θ β x = 8.485 km
12 km
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3. A trapezoidal lot ABCD has sides BC parallel to AD. AB = 395 m, AD = 530 m and A rectangular lot 80 m x 40 m long is divided into two areas 𝟐𝟎
by an arc whose center is at the mid-point of the shorter 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝛃 = 𝛃 = 𝟒𝟖. 𝟏𝟗°
BC = CD. Angle CDA = 860. Determine the area of the lot. 4. side. If the radius of the arc is 30 m, what is the ratio of the
𝟑𝟎
B x C area of the smaller part to the area of the bigger part?
𝛉 = 𝟏𝟖𝟎 − 𝟐(𝟒𝟖. 𝟏𝟗)
B x C 𝛉 = 𝟖𝟑. 𝟔𝟐°
395 x
h h 30
395 x x 20 𝛑(𝟑𝟎)𝟐 (𝟖𝟑. 𝟔𝟐°)
β Asmaller =
860 D 𝟑𝟔𝟎
A
530 860 860 D θ 40 𝟏
A β + 𝟑𝟎 𝟐𝟎 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟒𝟖. 𝟏𝟗°(𝟐)
𝒉 530 - x x 𝟐
𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 = (𝒙 + 𝟓𝟑𝟎) 30 20
𝟐 Cosine Law: Asmaller = 1103.97
𝒉 3952 = x2 + (530 - x)2 – 2(x)(530 – x) cos 860
𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝟖𝟔𝟎 = 80
𝒙 𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟑. 𝟗𝟕
x1 = 156.1014 m x2 = 373.8986 m 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨 =
A1 = 53,420.23 m2 𝟖𝟎 𝟒𝟎 − 𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟑. 𝟗𝟕
h1 = 155.7211 m h2 = 372.9878 m
A2 = 168,571.58 m2 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨 = 𝟎. 𝟓𝟑

6. A road is tangent to a circular lake. Along this road and 3 km from the point of tangency,
Secant – Tangent Rule:
another road opens towards the lake. The distance from this point of intersection of the two
If a secant and tangent segment are drawn to a circle
roads to the periphery of the lake measured along this new road is 2 km. If this new road is
from the same external point, the product of the Lake
prolonged to cross the lake, what would be the length of bridge required?
length of the secant segment and its external part
A. 2 km C. 2.5 km equals the square of the length of the tangent
Lake
B. 3 km D. 4.5 km segment. Bridge
B
Secant – Tangent Rule: A L=?
If a secant and tangent segment are drawn to a circle Bridge
from the same external point, the product of the L=?
length of the secant segment and its external part AB2 = AD x AC
equals the square of the length of the tangent C
Roadnew Roadold
segment. B = 2km
D = 3km
A Roadnew Roadold
= 2km = 3km ( 3 )2 = (2 + L) x 2
L = 2.5 km
AB2 = AD x AC
C

D
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9. Two circles are concentric. The chord of the bigger circle is tangent to the smaller circle and
13. Two tangents were drawn from T to a circle and has its point of tangency on the
measures 10 cm. What is the area outside the smaller but inside the bigger circle?
Answer: 25 cm2 circle at A and B. The angle between the tangents is 540. Point C is along the periphery
of the circle and is nearer to T than A and B. If the lines AC and BC are constructed,
determine the angle between the lines AC and BC at point C.
A. 1170 C. 1000
5 5 B. 820 D. 600 A

r
R
A = πR2 – πr2 R2 = r2 + 52 T 540 C θ/2
1260 O θ θ
=π (R2 – r2) R2 - r2 = 25
Quadrilateral AOBT:
A = 25π cm2 Angle AOB = 3600 - 540 - 900 - 900 B
Angle AOB = 1260 Inscribed Angle ACB = 1/2 Intercepted Arc AB
θ = 3600 - 1260 = 1/2 (2340)
θ = 2340 Inscribed Angle ACB = 1170