ME 601 (Trigonometry)
1. If cos 𝛼 = 𝑥, what is csc 𝛼?
1 1 1
A. √1 − 𝑥 2 B. C. 𝑥 D. 𝑥 2
√1−𝑥 2 √1−𝑥 2 √1−𝑥 2
2. For some angle 𝜃, csc 𝜃 = −8/5. What is tan 2𝜃?
A. -1.46 B. -2.46 C. -3.46 D. -4.46
3. A transit set up 40 m from the base of a vertical chimney reads 38° with the crosshairs set
on the top of the chimney. With the telescope level, the vertical rod at the base of the
chimney is 2.1 m. Approximately how tall is the chimney?
A. 33.35 m B. 40.35 m C. 42.35 m D. 44.35 m
4. To find the width of a river, a surveyor sets up a transit at a point C on one river bank and
sights directly across to point B on the river bank. The surveyor then walks along the bank
for a distance of 290 m to point A. The angle CAB is 57°28′. What is the approximate width
of the river?
A. 414.62 m B. 434.62 m C. 454.62 m D. 474.62 m
5. The vertical angle to the top of a flagpole from point A on the ground is observed to be
37°11′ . The observer walks 25 m directly away from point A and the flagpole to point B and
finds the new angle to be 25°43′ . What is the approximate height of the flagpole?
A. 31 m B. 33 m C. 35 m D. 37 m
6. In which quadrant are both the cosine and sine are negative?
A. Quadrant I B. Quadrant II C. Quadrant III D. Quadrant IV
7. A transit set up 150 feet from the base of a vertical chimney reads 30° with the cross hairs
set on the top of the chimney. With the telescope level, the vertical rod at the base of the
chimney is 5.5 feet. How tall is the chimney?
A. 66.3 ft B. 92.10 ft C. 76.5 ft D. 170.9 ft
8. The horizontal angle from the ground to the top of a palm tree some unknown distance
away is 49°. At a point 141 ft directly behind the first point, the horizontal angle to the top
of the tree is 44°. What is the distance from the palm tree to the first point?
A. 737.39 ft B. 42.3 ft C. 140.3 ft D. 253.4 ft
9. The angle of elevation of the top of tower B from the top of tower A is 28° and the angle of
elevation of the top of tower A from the base of tower B is 46°. The two towers lie in the
same horizontal plane. If the height of tower B is 120 m, Find the height of tower A.
A. 66.3 m B. 79.3 m C. 87.2 m D. 90.7 m
10. Find the perpendicular height of an equilateral triangle with sides of 8 in
A. 6.94 in B. 10.34 in C. 12.04 in D. 16.34 in
11. For maximum safety, the distance from the base of a ladder to the building wall should be
one fourth of the length of the ladder. If a ladder is in this position, what angle does it make
with the ground?
A. 55.96° B. 65.96° C. 60.96° D. 75.96°
12. A woman stands 5.5 ft tall stands 10 ft from a streetlight and casts a 4ft long shadow. How
tall is the streetlight?
A. 19.25 ft B. 21.25 ft C. 23.25 ft D. 25.25 ft
13. A swimming pool is 3 ft deep in the shallow end. The bottom of the pool has a steady
downward drop of 12°. If the pool is 50 ft long, how deep is it at the deep end?
A. 10.63 ft B. 13.63 ft C. 15.63 ft D. 17.63 ft
14. A man stands 12 ft from a statue. The angle of elevation from eye level to the top of the
statue is 30°, and the angle of depression to the base statue is 15°. How tall is the statue?
A. 10.14 ft B. 12.45 ft C. 16.34 ft D. 18.45 ft
15. Given A = 42°, c = 27, and B = 70°. Find side B.
A. 8.23 B. 12.94 C. 27.36 D. 39.45
16. Given C = 40°,c = 142.37, a = 152, and b =220. Find angle B.
A. 62.34° B. 76.34° C. 82.34° D. 96.67°
17. What is the inverse natural function of the cosecant?
A. Secant B. Sine C. Cosine D. Tangent
18. What is the equivalent expression for Cos 2x?
2
A. 1/2sinx cosx B. 2sinxcos(1/2 x) C. 1 − 𝑐𝑠𝑐 2 𝑥 D. 1sinx/secx
19. Which is true regarding the signs of natural functions for angles between 90° and 180°?
A. The tangent is positive C. The cosine is negative
B. The cotangent is positive D. The sine is negative
20. If an equilateral triangle is circumscribed about a circle of radius 10 cm, determine the side
of the triangle.
A. 34.64 cm B. 64.12 cm C. 36.44 cm D. 32.10 cm
