5.

E: Trigonometric Functions (Exercises)

5.1: Angles
In this section, we will examine properties of angles.

Verbal
1) Draw an angle in standard position. Label the vertex, initial side, and terminal side.

Answer

2) Explain why there are an infinite number of angles that are coterminal to a certain angle.
3) State what a positive or negative angle signifies, and explain how to draw each.

Answer
Whether the angle is positive or negative determines the direction. A positive angle is drawn in the counterclockwise direction,
and a negative angle is drawn in the clockwise direction.

4) How does radian measure of an angle compare to the degree measure? Include an explanation of 1 radian in your paragraph.
5) Explain the differences between linear speed and angular speed when describing motion along a circular path.

Answer
Linear speed is a measurement found by calculating distance of an arc compared to time. Angular speed is a measurement
found by calculating the angle of an arc compared to time.

Graphical
For the exercises 6-21, draw an angle in standard position with the given measure.
6) 30∘

7) 300 ∘

Answer

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8) −80 ∘

9) 135 ∘

Answer

10) −150 ∘

2π
11)
3

Answer

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 7π
12)
4

5π
13)
6

Answer

π
14)
2
π
15) −
10

Answer

16) 415 ∘

17) −120 ∘

Answer
∘
240

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18) −315 ∘

22π
19)
3

Answer
4π

π
20) −
6

4π
21) −
3

Answer
2π

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For the exercises 22-23, refer to Figure below. Round to two decimal places.

22) Find the arc length.

23) Find the area of the sector.

Answer
27π
2
≈ 11.00 in
2

For the exercises 24-25, refer to Figure below. Round to two decimal places.

24) Find the arc length.

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25) Find the area of the sector.

Answer
81π
2
≈ 12.72 cm
20

Algebraic
For the exercises 26-32, convert angles in radians to degrees.
3π
26) radians
4
π
27) radians
9

Answer
∘
20

5π
28) − radians
4

π
29) radians
3

Answer
∘
60

7π
30) − radians
3

5π
31) − radians
12

Answer
∘
−75

11π
32) radians
6

For the exercises 33-39, convert angles in degrees to radians.

33) 90 ∘

Answer
π
radians
2

34) 100 ∘

35) −540 ∘

Answer
−3π radians

36) −120 ∘

37) 180 ∘

Answer
π radians

38) −315 ∘

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39) 150 ∘

Answer
5π
radians
6

For the exercises 40-45, use to given information to find the length of a circular arc. Round to two decimal places.
π
40) Find the length of the arc of a circle of radius 12 inches subtended by a central angle of radians.
4

π
41) Find the length of the arc of a circle of radius 5.02 miles subtended by the central angle of .
3

Answer
5.02π
≈ 5.26 miles
3

5π
42) Find the length of the arc of a circle of diameter 14 meters subtended by the central angle of .
6

43) Find the length of the arc of a circle of radius 10 centimeters subtended by the central angle of 50 . ∘

Answer
25π
≈ 8.73 centimeters
9

44) Find the length of the arc of a circle of radius 5 inches subtended by the central angle of 220 circ
.
45) Find the length of the arc of a circle of diameter 12 meters subtended by the central angle is 63 circ
.

Answer
21π
≈ 6.60 meters
10

For the exercises 46-49, use the given information to find the area of the sector. Round to four decimal places.
46) A sector of a circle has a central angle of 45 and a radius 6 cm.
∘

47) A sector of a circle has a central angle of 30 and a radius of 20 cm.

∘

Answer
2
104.7198 cm

π
48) A sector of a circle with diameter 10 feet and an angle of radians.
2

49) A sector of a circle with radius of 0.7 inches and an angle of π radians.

Answer
2
0.7697 in

For the exercises 50-53, find the angle between 0 and 360 that is coterminal to the given angle.
∘ ∘

50) −40 ∘

51) −110 ∘

Answer
∘
250

52) 700 ∘

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53) 1400 ∘

Answer
∘
320

For the exercises 54-57, find the angle between 0 and 2π in radians that is coterminal to the given angle.
π
54) −
9

10π
55)
3

Answer
4π

13π
56)
6

44π
57)
9

Answer
8π

Real-World Applications
58) A truck with 32-inch diameter wheels is traveling at 60 mi/h. Find the angular speed of the wheels in rad/min. How many
revolutions per minute do the wheels make?
59) A bicycle with 24-inch diameter wheels is traveling at 15 mi/h. Find the angular speed of the wheels in rad/min. How many
revolutions per minute do the wheels make?

Answer
1320 rad 210.085RPM

60) A wheel of radius 8 inches is rotating 15 ∘

. What is the linear speed v , the angular speed in RPM, and the angular speed in
/s

rad/s?
61) A wheel of radius 14 inches is rotating 0.5rad/s. What is the linear speed v , the angular speed in RPM, and the angular speed
in deg/s?

Answer
7 in./s, 4.77 RPM, 28.65 deg/s

62) A CD has diameter of 120 millimeters. When playing audio, the angular speed varies to keep the linear speed constant where
the disc is being read. When reading along the outer edge of the disc, the angular speed is about 200 RPM (revolutions per minute).
Find the linear speed.
63) When being burned in a writable CD-R drive, the angular speed of a CD is often much faster than when playing audio, but the
angular speed still varies to keep the linear speed constant where the disc is being written. When writing along the outer edge of the
disc, the angular speed of one drive is about 4800 RPM (revolutions per minute). Find the linear speed if the CD has diameter of
120 millimeters.

Answer
1, 809, 557.37 mm/min = 30.16 m/s

64) A person is standing on the equator of Earth (radius 3960 miles). What are his linear and angular speeds?

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65) Find the distance along an arc on the surface of Earth that subtends a central angle of 5 minutes (1 minute = degree) . The
60
radius of Earth is 3960 miles.

Answer
5.76 miles

1
66) Find the distance along an arc on the surface of Earth that subtends a central angle of 7 minutes (1 minute = degree) . The
60
radius of Earth is 3960 miles.
67) Consider a clock with an hour hand and minute hand. What is the measure of the angle the minute hand traces in 20 minutes?

Answer
120°

Extensions
68) Two cities have the same longitude. The latitude of city A is 9.00 degrees north and the latitude of city B is 30.00 degree north.
Assume the radius of the earth is 3960 miles. Find the distance between the two cities.
69) A city is located at 40 degrees north latitude. Assume the radius of the earth is 3960 miles and the earth rotates once every 24
hours. Find the linear speed of a person who resides in this city.

Answer
794 miles per hour

70) A city is located at 75 degrees north latitude. Assume the radius of the earth is 3960 miles and the earth rotates once every 24
hours. Find the linear speed of a person who resides in this city.
71) Find the linear speed of the moon if the average distance between the earth and moon is 239, 000 miles, assuming the orbit of
the moon is circular and requires about 28 days. Express answer in miles per hour.

Answer
2, 234 miles per hour

72) A bicycle has wheels 28 inches in diameter. A tachometer determines that the wheels are rotating at 180 RPM (revolutions per
minute). Find the speed the bicycle is traveling down the road.
73) A car travels 3 miles. Its tires make 2640 revolutions. What is the radius of a tire in inches?

Answer
11.5 inches

74) A wheel on a tractor has a 24-inch diameter. How many revolutions does the wheel make if the tractor travels 4 miles?

5.2: Unit Circle - Sine and Cosine Functions

Verbal
1) Describe the unit circle.

Answer
The unit circle is a circle of radius 1 centered at the origin.

2) What do the x- and y -coordinates of the points on the unit circle represent?
3) Discuss the difference between a coterminal angle and a reference angle.

Answer

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 Coterminal angles are angles that share the same terminal side. A reference angle is the size of the smallest acute angle, t,
formed by the terminal side of the angle t and the horizontal axis.

4) Explain how the cosine of an angle in the second quadrant differs from the cosine of its reference angle in the unit circle.
5) Explain how the sine of an angle in the second quadrant differs from the sine of its reference angle in the unit circle.

Answer
The sine values are equal.

Algebraic
For the exercises 6-9, use the given sign of the sine and cosine functions to find the quadrant in which the terminal point
determined by t lies.
6) sin(t) < 0 and cos(t) < 0
7) sin(t) > 0 and cos(t) > 0

Answer
I

8) sin(t) > 0 and cos(t) < 0

9) sin(t) < 0 and cos(t) > 0

Answer
IV

For the exercises 10-22, find the exact value of each trigonometric function.
π
10) sin
2
π
11) sin
3

Answer
–
√3

π
12) cos
2

π
13) cos
3

Answer
1

π
14) sin
4

π
15) cos
4

Answer
–
√2

π
16) sin
6

17) sin π

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Answer
0

3π
18) sin
2

19) cos π

Answer
−1

20) cos 0
π
21) cos
6

Answer
–
√3

22) sin 0

Numeric
For the exercises 23-33, state the reference angle for the given angle.
23) 240°

Answer
60°

24) −170°
25) 100°

Answer
80°

26) −315°
27) 135°

Answer
45°

5π
28)
4

2π
29)
3

Answer
π

5π
30)
6

11π
31) −
3

Answer

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 π

−7π
32)
4

−π
33)
8

Answer
π

For the exercises 34-49, find the reference angle, the quadrant of the terminal side, and the sine and cosine of each angle. If
the angle is not one of the angles on the unit circle, use a calculator and round to three decimal places.
34) 225°
35) 300°

Answer
–
√3 1
60° , Quadrant IV, sin(300°) = − , cos(300°) =
2 2

36) 320°
37) 135°

Answer
– –
√2 √2
45° , Quadrant II, sin(135°) = , cos(135°) = −
2 2

38) 210°
39) 120°

Answer
–
√3 1
60° , Quadrant II, sin(120°) = , cos(120°) = −
2 2

40) 250°
41) 150°

Answer
–
√3
30° , Quadrant II, sin(150°) = , cos(150°) = −
1

2
2

5π
42)
4

7π
43)
6

Answer
–
π 7π 1 7π √3
, Quadrant III, sin( ) =− , cos( ) =−
6 6 2 6 2

5π
44)
3

3π
45)
4

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Answer
– –
π 3π √2 4π √2
, Quadrant II, sin( ) = , cos( ) =−
4 4 2 3 2

4π
46)
3

2π
47)
3

Answer
–
π 2π √3 2π 1
, Quadrant II, sin( ) = , cos( ) =−
3 3 2 3 2

5π
48)
6

7π
49)
4

Answer
– –
π 7π √2 7π √2
, Quadrant IV, sin( ) = − , cos( ) =
4 4 2 4 2

For the exercises 50-59, find the requested value.

1
50) If cos(t) = and t is in the 4 th
quadrant, find sin(t).
7

2
51) If cos(t) = and t is in the 1 quadrant, find sin(t).
st

Answer
−−
√77

3
52) If sin(t) = and t is in the 2 nd
quadrant, find cos(t).
8

1
53) If sin(t) = − and t is in the 3 rd
quadrant, find cos(t).
4

Answer
−−
√15
−
4

54) Find the coordinates of the point on a circle with radius 15 corresponding to an angle of 220°.
55) Find the coordinates of the point on a circle with radius 20 corresponding to an angle of 120°.

Answer
–
(−10, 10 √3)

7π
56) Find the coordinates of the point on a circle with radius 8 corresponding to an angle of .
4

5π
57) Find the coordinates of the point on a circle with radius 16 corresponding to an angle of .
9

Answer

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 (– 2.778, 15.757)

58) State the domain of the sine and cosine functions.

59) State the range of the sine and cosine functions.

Answer
[– 1, 1]

Graphical
For the exercises 60-79, use the given point on the unit circle to find the value of the sine and cosine of t .
60)

61)

Answer
–
1 √3
sin t = , cos t = −
2 2

62)

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63)

Answer
– –
√2 √2
sin t = − , cos t = −
2 2

64)

65)

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Answer
–
√3 1
sin t = , cos t = −
2 2

66)

67)

Answer
– –
√2 √2
sin t = − , cos t =
2 2

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68)

69)

Answer
sin t = 0, cos t = −1

70)

71)

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Answer
sin t = −0.596, cos t = 0.803

72)

73)

Answer
–
1 √3
sin t = , cos t =
2 2

74)

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75)

Answer
–
1 √3
sin t = − , cos t =
2 2

76)

77)

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Answer
sin t = 0.761, cos t = −0.649

78)

79)

Answer
sin t = 1, cos t = 0

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Technology
For the exercises 80-89, use a graphing calculator to evaluate.
5π
80) sin
9

5π
81) cos
9

Answer
−0.1736

π
82) sin
10

π
83) cos
10

Answer
0.9511

3π
84) sin
4

3π
85) cos
4

Answer
−0.7071

86) sin 98°

87) cos 98°

Answer
−0.1392

88) cos 310°

89) sin 310°

Answer
−0.7660

Extensions
For the exercises 90-99, evaluate.
11π −5π
90) sin( ) cos( )
3 6

3π 5π
91) sin( ) cos( )
4 3

Answer
–
√2

4π π
92) sin(− ) cos( )
3 2

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 −9π −π
93) sin( ) cos( )
4 6

Answer
–
√6
−
4

π −π
94) sin( ) cos( )
6 3

7π −2π
95) sin( ) cos( )
4 3

Answer
–
√2

5π 2π
96) cos( ) cos( )
6 3

−π π
97) cos( ) cos( )
3 4

Answer
–
√2

−5π 11π
98) sin( ) sin( )
4 6

π
99) sin(π) sin( )
6

Answer
0

Real-World Applications
For the exercises 100-104, use this scenario: A child enters a carousel that takes one minute to revolve once around. The
child enters at the point (0, 1), that is, on the due north position. Assume the carousel revolves counter clockwise.
100) What are the coordinates of the child after 45 seconds?
101) What are the coordinates of the child after 90 seconds?

Answer
(0, – 1)

102) What is the coordinates of the child after 125 seconds?

103) When will the child have coordinates (0.707, – 0.707)if the ride lasts 6 minutes? (There are multiple answers.)

Answer
37.5 seconds, 97.5 seconds, 157.5 seconds, 217.5 seconds, 277.5 seconds, 337.5 seconds

104) When will the child have coordinates (−0.866, −0.5)if the ride last 6 minutes?

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5.3: The Other Trigonometric Functions
Verbal
1) On an interval of [0, 2π), can the sine and cosine values of a radian measure ever be equal? If so, where?

Answer
π π 5π
Yes, when the reference angle is and the terminal side of the angle is in quadrants I and III. Thus, at x = , , the sine and
4 4 4
cosine values are equal.

2) What would you estimate the cosine of π degrees to be? Explain your reasoning.
3) For any angle in quadrant II, if you knew the sine of the angle, how could you determine the cosine of the angle?

Answer
Substitute the sine of the angle in for y in the Pythagorean Theorem x 2
+y
2
=1 . Solve for x and take the negative solution.

4) Describe the secant function.

5) Tangent and cotangent have a period of π. What does this tell us about the output of these functions?

Answer
The outputs of tangent and cotangent will repeat every π units.

Algebraic
For the exercises 6-17, find the exact value of each expression.
π
6) tan
6

π
7) sec
6

Answer
–
2 √3

π
8) csc
6

π
9) cot
6

Answer
–
√3

π
10) tan
4

π
11) sec
4

Answer
–
√2

π
12) csc
4

π
13) cot
4

Answer

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π
14) tan
3

π
15) sec
3

Answer
2

π
16) csc
3

π
17) cot
3

Answer
–
√3

For the exercises 18-48, use reference angles to evaluate the expression.
5π
18) tan
6

7π
19) sec
6

Answer
–
2 √3
−
3

11π
20) csc
6

13π
21) cot
6

Answer
–
√3

7π
22) tan
4

3π
23) sec
4

Answer
–
−√2

5π
24) csc
4

11π
25) cot
4

Answer
−1

8π
26) tan
3

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 4π
27) sec
3

Answer
−2

2π
28) csc
3

5π
29) cot
3

Answer
–
√3
−
3

30) tan 225°

31) sec 300°

Answer
2

32) csc 150°

33) cot 240°

Answer
–
√3

34) tan 330°

35) sec 120°

Answer
−2

36) csc 210°

37) cot 315°

Answer
−1

3
38) If sin t = , and t is in quadrant II, find cos t, sec t, csc t, tan t, cot t.
4

1
39) If cos t = − , and t is in quadrant III, find sin t, sec t, csc t, tan t, cot t.
3

Answer
– – –
2 √2 3 √2 – √2
If sin t = − , sec t = −3, csc t = − csc t = − , tan t = 2 √2, cot t =
3 4 4

12 π
40) If tan t = , and 0 ≤ t < , find sin t, cos t, sec t, csc t, and cot t .
5 2
–
√3 1
41) If sin t = and cos t = , find sec t, csc t, tan t, and cot t .
2 2

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Answer
– –
2 √3 – √3
sec t = 2, csc t = csc t = , tan t = √3, cot t =
3 3

42) If sin 40° ≈ 0.643 cos 40° ≈ 0.766 sec 40°, csc 40°, tan 40°, and cot 40° .
–
√2
43) If sin t = , what is the sin(−t) ?
2

Answer
–
√2
−
2

1
44) If cos t = , what is the cos(−t)?
2

45) If sec t = 3.1, what is the sec(−t) ?

Answer
3.1

46) If csc t = 0.34, what is the csc(−t) ?

47) If tan t = −1.4, what is the tan(−t) ?

Answer
1.4

48) If cot t = 9.23, what is the cot(−t)?

Graphical
For the exercises 49-51, use the angle in the unit circle to find the value of the each of the six trigonometric functions.
49)

Answer
– –
√2 √2 – –
sin t = , cos t = , tan t = 1, cot t = 1, sec t = √2, csc t = csc t = √2
2 2

50)

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51)

Answer
– – –
√3 1 – √3 2 √3
sin t = − , cos t = − , tan t = √3, cot t = , sec t = −2, csc t = − csc t = −
2 2 3 3

Technology
For the exercises 52-61, use a graphing calculator to evaluate.
5π
52) csc
9

4π
53) cot
7

Answer
– 0.228

π
54) sec
10

5π
55) tan
8

Answer
– 2.414

3π
56) sec
4

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 π
57) csc
4

Answer
1.414

58) tan 98°

59) cot 33°

Answer
1.540

60) cot 140°

61) sec 310°

Answer
1.556

Extensions
For the exercises 62-69, use identities to evaluate the expression.
62) If tan(t) ≈ 2.7, and sin(t) ≈ 0.94, find cos(t).
63) If tan(t) ≈ 1.3, and cos(t) ≈ 0.61, find sin(t).

Answer
sin(t) ≈ 0.79

64) If csc(t) ≈ 3.2, and csc(t) ≈ 3.2, and cos(t) ≈ 0.95, find tan(t).
65) If cot(t) ≈ 0.58, and cos(t) ≈ 0.5, find csc(t).

Answer
csc(t) ≈ 1.16

66) Determine whether the function f (x) = 2 sin x cos x is even, odd, or neither.
67) Determine whether the function f (x) = 3 sin 2
x cos x + sec x is even, odd, or neither.

Answer
even

68) Determine whether the function f (x) = sin x − 2 cos 2

x is even, odd, or neither.
69) Determine whether the function f (x) = csc 2
x + sec x is even, odd, or neither.

Answer
even

For the exercises 70-71, use identities to simplify the expression.

70) csc t tan t
sec t
71)
csc t

Answer

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 sin t
= tan t
cos t

Real-World Applications
1
72) The amount of sunlight in a certain city can be modeled by the function h = 15 cos( d), where h represents the hours of
600

sunlight, and d is the day of the year. Use the equation to find how many hours of sunlight there are on February 10, the 42 nd
day
of the year. State the period of the function.
1
73) The amount of sunlight in a certain city can be modeled by the function h = 16 cos( d), where h represents the hours of
500

sunlight, and d is the day of the year. Use the equation to find how many hours of sunlight there are on September 24, the 267
th

day of the year. State the period of the function.

Answer
13.77 hours, period: 1000π

74) The equation P = 20 sin(2πt) + 100 models the blood pressure, P , where t represents time in seconds.
a. Find the blood pressure after 15 seconds.
b. What are the maximum and minimum blood pressures?
75) The height of a piston, h , in inches, can be modeled by the equation y = 2 cos x + 6, where x represents the crank angle. Find
the height of the piston when the crank angle is 55°.

Answer
7.73 inches

76) The height of a piston, h ,in inches, can be modeled by the equation y = 2 cos x + 5, where x represents the crank angle. Find
the height of the piston when the crank angle is 55°.

5.4: Right Triangle Trigonometry

Verbal
1) For the given right triangle, label the adjacent side, opposite side, and hypotenuse for the indicated angle.

Answer

2) When a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 1 is placed in the unit circle, which sides of the triangle correspond to the x- and y -
coordinates?
3) The tangent of an angle compares which sides of the right triangle?

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Answer
The tangent of an angle is the ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side.

4) What is the relationship between the two acute angles in a right triangle?
5) Explain the cofunction identity.

Answer
For example, the sine of an angle is equal to the cosine of its complement; the cosine of an angle is equal to the sine of its
complement.

Algebraic
For the exercises 6-9, use cofunctions of complementary angles.
6) cos(34°) = sin(__°)
π
7) cos( ) = sin(___)
3

Answer
π

8) csc(21°) = sec(___°)
π
9) tan( ) = cot(__)
4

Answer
π

For the exercises 10-16, find the lengths of the missing sides if side a is opposite angle A , side b is opposite angle B , and
side c is the hypotenuse.
4
10) cos B = , a = 10
5

1
11) sin B = , a = 20
2

Answer
– –
20 √3 40 √3
b = ,c =
3 3

5
12) tan A = ,b =6
12

13) tan A = 100, b = 100

Answer
a = 10, 000, c = 10, 000.5

1
14) sin B = –,a =2
√3

15) a = 5, ∡A = 60 ∘

Answer
– –
5 √3 10 √3
b = ,c =
3 3

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Graphical
For the exercises 17-22, use Figure below to evaluate each trigonometric function of angle A.

17) sin A

Answer
−−
5 √29

29

18) cos A
19) tan A

Answer
5

20) csc A
21) sec A

Answer
−−
√29

22) cot A
For the exercises 23-,28 use Figure below to evaluate each trigonometric function of angle A.

23) sin A

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−−
5 √41

41

24) cos A
25) tan A

Answer
5

26) csc A
27) sec A

Answer
−−
√41

28) cot A
For the exercises 29-31, solve for the unknown sides of the given triangle.
29)

Answer
–
c = 14, b = 7 √3

30)

31)

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a = 15, b = 15

Technology
For the exercises 32-41, use a calculator to find the length of each side to four decimal places.
32)

33)

Answer
b = 9.9970, c = 12.2041

34)

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Answer
a = 2.0838, b = 11.8177

36)

37) b = 15, ∡B = 15 ∘

Answer
a = 55.9808, c = 57.9555

38) c = 200, ∡B = 5 ∘

39) c = 50, ∡B = 21 ∘

Answer
a = 46.6790, b = 17.9184

40) a = 30, ∡A = 27 ∘

41) b = 3.5, ∡A = 78 ∘

Answer
a = 16.4662, c = 16.8341

Extensions
42) Find x.

43) Find x.

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Answer
188.3159

44) Find x.

45) Find x.

Answer
200.6737

46) A radio tower is located 400 feet from a building. From a window in the building, a person determines that the angle of
elevation to the top of the tower is 36°, and that the angle of depression to the bottom of the tower is 23°. How tall is the tower?
47) A radio tower is located 325 feet from a building. From a window in the building, a person determines that the angle of
elevation to the top of the tower is 43°, and that the angle of depression to the bottom of the tower is 31°. How tall is the tower?

Answer
498.3471 ft

48) A 200-foot tall monument is located in the distance. From a window in a building, a person determines that the angle of
elevation to the top of the monument is 15°, and that the angle of depression to the bottom of the tower is 2°. How far is the person
from the monument?
49) A 400-foot tall monument is located in the distance. From a window in a building, a person determines that the angle of
elevation to the top of the monument is 18°, and that the angle of depression to the bottom of the monument is 3°. How far is the
person from the monument?

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Answer
1060.09 ft

50) There is an antenna on the top of a building. From a location 300 feet from the base of the building, the angle of elevation to
the top of the building is measured to be 40°. From the same location, the angle of elevation to the top of the antenna is measured
to be 43°. Find the height of the antenna.
51) There is lightning rod on the top of a building. From a location 500 feet from the base of the building, the angle of elevation to
the top of the building is measured to be 36°. From the same location, the angle of elevation to the top of the lightning rod is
measured to be 38°. Find the height of the lightning rod.

Answer
27.372 ft

Real-World Applications
52) A 33-ft ladder leans against a building so that the angle between the ground and the ladder is 80° . How high does the ladder
reach up the side of the building?
53) A 23-ft ladder leans against a building so that the angle between the ground and the ladder is 80° . How high does the ladder
reach up the side of the building?

Answer
22.6506 ft

54) The angle of elevation to the top of a building in New York is found to be 9 degrees from the ground at a distance of 1 mile
from the base of the building. Using this information, find the height of the building.
55) The angle of elevation to the top of a building in Seattle is found to be 2 degrees from the ground at a distance of 2 miles from
the base of the building. Using this information, find the height of the building.

Answer
368.7633 ft

56) Assuming that a 370-foot tall giant redwood grows vertically, if I walk a certain distance from the tree and measure the angle of
elevation to the top of the tree to be 60°, how far from the base of the tree am I?

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