Chapter 5: Trignometry Assignment

Multiple Choice (15 Marks 1.5 Marks Each)

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Using the appropriate special triangle, determine if

a.
c.
b.
d.

for

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2. For the angle

moving counter-clockwise in standard position, determine which primary
trigonometric ratio is positive.
a. sine
c. Tangent
b. cosine
d. none are positive

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3. Given
a.
b.

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4. Which of the following completes the missing step to the following proof.

, determine which of the following is an equivalent expression.

c.
d.

L.S.:

= ???
=
= R.S.
a.

c.

b.

d.

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5. Determine the measure of the angle

a.
b.

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to the nearest degree.

c.
d.

6. A woman has a triangular garden with side lengths of 10 m, 12 m, and 4 m. Determine the angle between
the side lengths of 10 m and 12 m to the nearest degree.
a.
c.
b.
d.

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7. Determine the value of x to the nearest cm.

a. 91 cm
b. 78 cm

c. 102 cm
d. 85 cm

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8. If 3 sides are known for a triangle, what piece of information can be found and what method is used?
a. side, sine law
c. angle, sine law
b. side, cosine law
d. angle, cosine law

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9. Frank wants to know the height of a sign across a road. He stands directly across from the sign and
notices the angle of elevation to the top of the sign is
. Frank then walks 20 m parallel to the road and
observes the angle between the base of the sign and Franks previous spot is
. What is the height, h, of
the sign to the nearest tenth of a metre?
a. 8.8 m
c. 11.0 m
b. 9.5 m
d. 12.6 m

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lies on the terminal arm of an angle in standard position. What is the value of the principal angle
to the nearest degree?
a.
c.
b.
d.

Communications (7.5 Marks)

1. Explain when an ambiguous case would have two possible solutions. (2.5 Marks)

2. Given the following triangle, state the six trigonometric ratios for

. (3 Marks)

3. Angle lies in quadrant 3. Without using a calculator, determine which of the following ratios are true.
Explain your reasoning. (2 Marks)
a)
b)
c)
d)

Application (15 Marks)

1. Determine the exact value of

. (3 Marks)

2. Finish the proof of the following identity. State the restrictions. (3 Marks)

R.S.:

3. Determine the length of a to the nearest tenth of a cm. (3 Marks)

4. Prove the identity

5. Solve

. (3 Marks)

where a = 10, b = 16, and m<A = 30. (3 Marks)

Thinking, Inquiry, and Problem Solving (12.5 Marks)

1. Melanie is standing on the 10 m diving platform. Her coach is on the ground to the left of her, while her
parents are on the ground to the right of her. Her coach is looking at her at an angle of
with the
ground, while her parents are looking at her at an angle of
with the ground. If the angle at the base of
the platform between Melanies coach and Melanies parents is
, how far apart are her coach and her
parents to the nearest metre? (5 Marks)

2.Determine the value of x to the nearest tenth of a centimetre. (2.5 Marks)

3.Consider the point (

) on the circle

a) Determine the primary trigonometric ratios for the principal angle. (2)

b) Determine the principal angle to the nearest degree. (1)

4. Provide the trigonometry ratios for 270. Include a sketch. (1.5 Marks)

5. Given a principal angle of 310, determine the related acute angle. (.5 Marks)