Chapter 3: Pythagoras’ theorem and trigonometry
Test C (50 marks)
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Part A – Multiple-choice (10 marks)
1 For the right-angled triangle shown, the value of x is closest to:
A 0.2 B 2.0 C 3.94
D 0.7 E 0.56
2 The slant height, s cm, of the following cone, correct to one decimal place, is:
A 21.5 cm B 4.6 cm C 4.1 cm
D 16.8 cm E 4.0 cm
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Questions 3 and 4 refer to the following diagram:
3 For the given triangle:
A B C
D E
4 For the given triangle:
a b c
A tan α = B tan α = C tan α =
b a b
b c
D tan α = E tan α =
c a
5 From the top of a lighthouse, Aram spots a boat out at sea. If the lighthouse is
31m above sea level and the boat is 80 m away from its base, Aram’s angle of
depression to the boat is closest to:
A 23° B 67° C 45°
D 69° E 21°
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Questions 6 and 7 refer to the following diagram:
6 The true bearing of A from 0 is:
A 037° T B 233° T C 053° T
D 217° T E 307° T
7 The true bearing of 0 from A is:
A 037° T B 233° T C 053° T
D 217° T E 307° T
8 The longest metal rod that can fit inside a cube with side lengths 9 cm has a
length closest to:
A 162 cm B 12.7 cm C 15.6 cm
D 9 cm E 18.4 cm
9 If I travel on a bearing of x ° T from a point 0 in a direction somewhere between
East and South to a point A, then the bearing I need to travel on back to 0 from A
is:
A (360−2 x )° T B (270−x)° T C (360−x) ° T
D (270+ x )° T E (180+ x )° T
10 The smallest angle in a right-angled triangle with side lengths 10, 24 and 26 is
closest to:
A 67° B 90° C 23°
D 25° E 65°
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Part B – Short-answer (30 marks)
1 Find the length of the hypotenuse in each of the following right-angled triangles,
leaving your answers as an exact value.
a b
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(2 + 2 = 4 marks)
2 Find the value of the pronumeral in each of the following right-angled triangles,
leaving your answers as an exact value.
a b
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(2 + 2 = 4 marks)
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3 Consider the following rectangular prism.
a Find the exact length of AC.
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b Hence, find the exact length of the diagonal AD.
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(2 + 2= 4 marks)
4 In each of the following, find the value of x correct to three significant figures.
a cos 50° = b sin 44° =
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(1 + 2 = 3 marks)
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5 For each of the following, find the value of x correct to two decimal places.
a b
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(1+ 2 = 3 marks)
6 Find the value of θ correct to the nearest degree in each of the triangles below.
a b
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(1 + 1 = 2 marks)
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7 Find the value of x correct to 2 decimal places in the following diagrams.
a b c
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(2 + 2 + 2 = 6 marks)
8 A boat travels 4 km from point O on a bearing of 060° T to point A and then on a
bearing of 350° T to point B where it is due north of O. What is the distance from
O to B (correct to 2 decimal places)? You may like to draw a diagram to help you.
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(3 marks)
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Part C – Extended-response (10 marks)
a Find the length BC.
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b Find the length CD, correct to 3 decimal places.
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c Hence, find the area of triangle ABD correct to 2 decimal places.
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(1 + 1 + 1 = 3 marks)
2 At a point 50m from the foot of a building the angle of elevation to the top of the
building is 12°.
a Draw a diagram to represent this information.
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b Calculate, correct to the nearest centimetre the height of the building
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c From the top of the building to a point on the other side of the building the
angle of depression is measured as 15°. Using the exact height from part b,
calculate how far this point is from the foot of the building (to the nearest
centimetre)?
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(1 + 1 + 2 = 4 marks)
3 Kim starts from point 0 and walks 4.4 km on a true bearing of 295° to a point A.
a Draw a diagram to represent this scenario.
b How far north of the starting point is Kim? Give your answer correct to two
decimal places.
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c What is the bearing of point 0 from point A?
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(1 + 1 + 1 = 3 marks)
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