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1 The bearing of A from B is 137°.

Find the bearing of B from A.

......................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

2 The scale drawing shows the positions of town A and town B.


The scale is 1 cm represents 15 km.

North

North

Scale: 1 cm to 15 km

Measure the bearing of town B from town A.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]
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3
C
NOT TO
SCALE
15 cm

38°
A B

The diagram shows a right-angled triangle, ABC.


AC = 15 cm and angle BAC = 38°.

Calculate BC.

BC = ................................................... cm [2]

[Total: 2]
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B

NOT TO
SCALE

53°
A D C
5m 14 m

The diagram shows two right-angled triangles, ABD and BCD.


AD = 5 m, DC = 14 m and angle BAD = 53°.

Calculate BC.

BC = ................................................... m [4]

[Total: 4]
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The bearing of B from A is 059°.

Work out the bearing of A from B.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

6 The bearing of a boat from a harbour is 322°.

Work out the bearing of the harbour from the boat.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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7
NOT TO
30 cm SCALE
18 cm

The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

Show that the value of x is 36.9, correct to 1 decimal place.

[2]

[Total: 2]

8 The diagram shows three triangles, A, B and C, on a 1 cm2 grid.

y
4

3
C
2

–9 –8 –7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 x

–1

–2
B
–3

–4
A b
–5

–6

–7
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(a) Describe fully the single transformation that maps

(i) triangle A onto triangle B,

................................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................................ [3]

(ii) triangle A onto triangle C.

................................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................................ [3]

(b) On the grid, draw the image of

(i) triangle A after a translation by the vector , [2]

(ii) triangle A after a reflection in the line x = −4.5 . [2]

(c) The diagram also shows an angle b in triangle B.

Use trigonometry to show that angle b is 63.4°, correct to 1 decimal place.

[2]

[Total: 12]
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D

13.6 cm x cm NOT TO
SCALE

41°
A B C
7.4 cm

Calculate the value of x.

x = ................................................... [5]

[Total: 5]

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The bearing of B from A is 105°.

Find the bearing of A from B.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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Use trigonometry to calculate the value of x.

x = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

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Measure the bearing of B from A.

................................................... [1]

[Total: 1]
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The diagram shows a flagpole in Soraya’s garden.


The flagpole has height 25 m.
A rope from the top of the flagpole is tied to the ground 8 m from its base.

Calculate the length of this rope.

................................................... m [2]

[Total: 2]
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The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

Calculate the value of x.

x = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

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A vertical flagpole, BD, stands on horizontal ground and is held by two ropes, AD and CD.
AD = 15 m, BC = 10.7 m and angle DAB = 38°.
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(a) Using trigonometry, calculate BD.

BD = ................................................... m [2]

(b) Calculate CD.

CD = ................................................... m [2]

[Total: 4]

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The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

Calculate the value of x.

x = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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Calculate PR.

PR = ................................................... cm [2]

[Total: 2]

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The diagram shows a right-angled triangle ABC.

Calculate the length of AB.

AB = ................................................... m [2]

[Total: 2]
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Triangles ABC and BCD are both right-angled triangles.

(a) Calculate the value of y.

y = ................................................... [3]

(b) Calculate the value of x.

x = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 5]
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20 The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

Use trigonometry to calculate the value of x.

x = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

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The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

Calculate the value of x.

x = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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22 The bearing of a lighthouse from a coastguard station is 113°.

Work out the bearing of the coastguard station from the lighthouse.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

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The diagram shows a rectangular playground ABCD.


AB = 23.4 m and AC = 35.1 m.

Calculate BC.

BC = ................................................... m [3]

[Total: 3]
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Use trigonometry to calculate the value of x.

x = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

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A, B and C are points on the circumference of a circle, centre O.

(a) Give a geometrical reason why angle ABC = 90°.

.......................................................................................................................................................... [1]

(b) AB = 20 cm and AC = 52 cm.


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(i) Use trigonometry to calculate angle BAC.

Angle BAC = ................................................... [2]

(ii) Show that BC = 48 cm.

[2]

(iii) Work out the area of triangle ABC.

................................................... cm2 [2]

(iv) Work out the total shaded area.

................................................... cm2 [3]

[Total: 10]
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26
NOT TO
x cm SCALE
18 cm

26 cm

Calculate the value of x.

Answer x = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

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NOT TO
5 cm SCALE
2 cm

Calculate the value of x.

Answer x = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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A

NOT TO
11.2 cm SCALE

37°
B C

Calculate AB.

Answer AB = ................................................... cm [2]

[Total: 2]

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NOT TO
SCALE
5 cm


2 cm

Calculate the value of x.

Answer x = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

30 The point A has co-ordinates (– 4, 6) and the point B has co-ordinates (7, –2).

Calculate the length of the line AB.

Answer AB = .............................. [3]


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[Total: 3]

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C

8 cm NOT TO
SCALE

28°
B A

Calculate the length of AB.

Answer AB = ................................................... cm [2]

[Total: 2]

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