Essential Mathematics VELS Edition Year 10 Teacher CD-ROMChapter 9

Trigonometry: Skillsheet (textbook page 368)

1 Simplify the following:

a
b ×
c 215 ×

2 Find the following correct to two decimal places using a calculator:

a sin 37°
b cos 29.3°
c tan 74.33°
d 2cos 20°
e

3 Solve for x in these equations, correct to one decimal place:

a x = 4 × cos 30°
b = sin 39°
c x tan 57° = 5.2
d = sin 83°
e = tan 41°
f = cos 10°

4 State which of the sides a, b, and c is the hypotenuse (H), opposite (O) and adjacent (A) to
the angle θ in these right-angled triangles.
a b c
c a
θ θ θ
a
c
b a c
b

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5 Write the following as true bearings (degrees clockwise from north):

a South
b East
c North-west
d South-east

6 Fill in the gaps for these trigonometric ratios:

a sin θ =
b …=
c tan θ =

7 Using the three trigonometric ratios in Question 6 above, write ratios for the following
right-angled triangles, e.g. sin θ = 3/4
a b c

3 11
23
θ
11
θ 5

4
θ

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Chapter 9 Skillsheet answers

π
1 a /3
b 135
43π
c /36

2 a 0.60
b 0.87
c 3.56
d 1.88
e 3.92

3 a 3.5
b 1.3
c 3.4
d 3.0
e 1.6
f 3.2

4 a H(b), O(a), A(c)

b H(a), O(b), A(c)
c H(a), O(b), A(c)

5 a 180°
b 90°
c 315°
d 135°

6 a Opposite
b cos θ
c Adjacent

7 a cos θ = 3/4
b tan θ = 23/11
c sin θ = 5/11

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