Chapter 4: Trigonometry
Practice Test
Name: ___________________________________
Part A – Multiple-choice (10 marks)
1 The true bearing from O to A in the diagram to the right is:
A 130 B 140 C 220
D 230 E 320
2 A 6-metre-long ladder makes an angle of 25 with the wall. The distance from the
base of the ladder to the wall is closest to:
A 1m B 1.5 m C 2m
D 2.5 m E 3m
3 The value of x correct to one decimal place in the following triangle is:
A 2.7 B 2.8 C 4.6
D 4.7 E 5.2
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4 Given that the area of this triangle is 17.8 cm2, the exact value of x is:
17 . 8 17 . 8 sin 63°
A B 8 sin 63° C 4
17 . 8 sin 63° 4 sin 63 °
D 8 E 17 . 8
5 The angle of depression to the nearest degree from a lighthouse beacon 75 m
above sea level to a boat that is at a horizontal distance of 1.2 km from the
lighthouse is:
A 3 B 4 C 5
D 86 E 89
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Part B – Short-answer (18 marks)
1 Find the value of x in these right-angled triangles, correct to two decimal places.
a b
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(1 + 1 = 2 marks)
2 Find the value of in the following right-angled triangles, rounding to two decimal
places in part b.
a b
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(1 + 1 = 2 marks)
3 A rectangular prism ACBDEFGH is 8 cm wide, 15 cm long and 3 cm high.
a Find BAF correct to two decimal places.
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b Hence find the length of AF correct to two decimal places.
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c Find GAF correct to two decimal places.
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(3 2 = 6 marks)
4 A triangle ABC has A = 50, AC = 7 cm and BC = 6 cm.
Use the sine rule to find the value of B, correct to one decimal place, given that:
a B is acute
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b B is obtuse
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(3 + 1 = 4 marks)
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Part C – Extended-response (12 marks)
1 Two vertical buildings are 42 metres apart and the shorter building is 135 metres
high. The angle of elevation from the top of the shorter building to the top of the
taller building is 60. Find the height of the taller building to the nearest metre.
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(2 marks)
2 A ship travels due east for 9 km, then on a true bearing of 120 for 7 km.
a Draw a clear diagram labelling all given angles and lengths.
b Find how far south the ship is from its starting point.
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c Find how far east the ship is from its starting point, correct to two decimal
places.
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(2 + 1 + 2 = 5 marks)
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3 A paddock ABC is fenced off as shown in the figure below.
a Use the cosine rule to find the value of A, correct to three decimal places.
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b Hence, find the area enclosed by the fences, correct to two decimal places.
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c The paddock is to be divided into two triangular paddocks by constructing a
fence from point B to meet AC at right-angles at a point D. Determine how
many metres of fencing will be required to construct BD to the nearest
centimetre.
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(2 + 2 + 1 = 5 marks)
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