PLANE AND SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY REFRESHER MODULE

1. The sum of the sides of the triangle ABC is equal to 400 m. A = 38°, B = 58°. Find the side AC
in meters.
a. 150 b. 123 c. 113 d. 138

2. A ship P sails at a steady speed of 45 kph in a W 32° N from a point. At the same time, another
ship Q leaves the port at a steady speed of 35 kph in a direction N 15° E. Determine their
distance apart after 4 hours.
a. 193 km b. 205 c. 235 d. 176

3. What is the equivalent value of 630 degrees in centesimal system.

a. 650 grads b. 630 c. 700 d. 315

SITUATION 1: The sides of the triangle are a = 23.9 m , b = 36.3 m. The angle opposite b is 102.7° .

4. Calculate the angle A.

a. 32.55° b. 35.96° c. 41.05° d. 44.74°

5. Find the angle C.

a. 37.34° b. 38.71° c. 33.19° d. 35.19°

6. Find the length of the side 6 in meters.

a. 22.6 b. 37.5 c. 28.1 d. 30.2

7. Find the period of the function y = 3 cot 1/2 t.

a. π b. 1/2 π c. 2π d. 0

8. In triangle DEF , DE = 18 , EF = 6 . The length FD must be:

a. 12 b. 24 c. 13 d. None

SITUATION 2: You are given the trigonometric function y = - 2sin(πt/4 + π/2) ,

9. Find the maximum displacement.

a. 0.25 b. 2 c. π d. 0

10. Calculate the time required for one cycle.

a. 2 b. 8 c. 0.5 d. 0.125

11. Calculate the phase shift of the function.

a. 2 b. 8 c. -2 d. -8

12. If tan B = x/ √(1-x^2), what is cos B ?

a. 1 b. x c. √(1-x^2) d. 1/x

13. The perimeter of a triangle is 84 m while its area is 102 m2. Determine the diameter of the
circle that may be inscribed in this triangle.
a. 7.49 m b. 8.66 c. 4.86 d. 5.21

14. A car travels northward from point D for one hour, then northward for 30 mins., then shifted N
30° E. the bus constant speed is 64.7 km. directly away from D. how long in hours has it
travelled?
a. 30 mins b. 60 c. 120 d. 180

15. The angles of elevation of the top of the tower at two points 30 m and 80 from the foot of the
tower, on a horizontal line, are complimentary. What is the height of the tower?
a. 49 m b. 60 c. 55 d. 32

16. The perimeter of triangle ABC is 300 m , A = 36° , B = 58° and C = 86° . Determine the side
opposite the biggest angle.
a. 115 b. 107 c. 112 d. 123

17. The A-frame cabin is below 35 feet wide. The roof of the cabin makes a 55° angle with the
cabin’s base. Find the length of one side of the roof from its ground level.
a. 30 feet b. 35 c. 50 d. 60

18. Solve this trigonometric equation: 2cos x + sec x = 3.

a. π/2 b. 3π/2 c. π/3 d. 5π/4

19. A river flows due south at 125 ft/min. A motorboat, moving at 475 ft/min in still water, is
headed due east across the river. Find the direction in which the boat moves and its speed.
a. N 75° 20’ E a. N 75° 20’ W a. S 75° 20’ E a. S 75° 20’ W

20. It is usually defined as the angle made by the ray drawn and it can be read from north or south.
a. Depression b. Elevation c. Bearing d. None of these
SITUATION 3: Answer the following by converting from degrees to radians.

21. 25°
a. 1.3177 b. 0.3201 c. 0.2130 d. 0.4363

22. 112° 40’

a. 1.9664 b. 0.3201 c. 2.7952 d. 1.6848

23. 12° 12’ 20”

a. 0.2130 b. 2.7925 c. 0.4520 d. 0.5423

24. How many triangles can be formed given a = 31.5 , b = 51.8 , and A = 33° 40’.
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 c. Cannot be determined

SITUATION 4: Two sides of the triangle are 50 and 60. The angle included is 30° .

25. Find the third side.

a. 21.75 b. 29.22 c. 30.06 d. 41.31

26. What is the interior angle opposite the longest side?

a. 84.33° b. 87.33° c. 90.16° d. 93.75°

27. If cot 2A = tan 3A , find the value of A in degrees.

a. 95 b. 18 c. 32 d. 64

SITUATION 5: Identify the quadrants of the following:

28. sin A < 0 and tan A > 0

a. I b. II c. III d. IV

29. sin A > 0 and cot A > 0

a. I b. II c. III d. IV

30. sec A < 0 and csc A > 0

a. I b. II c. III d. IV

31. Find the trigonometric function asked of certain angles in standard position of the given points
are on the terminal side of the angles. The tangent function at (0,4).
a. 4 b. 0 c. infty c. -4

SITUATION 6: Given the cosine function equal to 60/61 ,

32. Find sin θ.

a. 61/11 b. 11/60 c. 61/60 d. 11/61

33. Find tan θ.

a. 61/11 b. 11/60 c. 61/60 d. 11/61

34. Find csc θ.

a. 61/11 b. 11/60 c. 61/60 d. 11/61

SITUATION 7: Solve the right spherical triangle given c = 112° 48’ and A = 56° 11’ 56”.

35. Find the side a.

a. 40° b. 50° c. 75° d. 85°

36. Find the side b.

a. 127° 4’ 30” b. 147° 30’ 7’ c. 177° 7’ 27” d. 137° 3’ 40”

37. Find the angle B.

a. 115° 33’ 2” b. 133° 50” c. 120° 3’ 50” d. 105° 13’ 20”

38. At a certain place the sun is observed to rise exactly in the northeast point on the longest day
of the year. Find the latitude of the place. Hint: When the sun rises in the northeast on the
longest day of the year, a = 45° and d = 23° 27’
a. 15° b. 32° c. 48° d. 56°

39. The principal value of the equation sin x = cos x is:

a. 30° b. 45° c. 60° d. 90°

40. An isosceles triangle has an area of 46 m2. One side of the equal interior angle is 65.5° What
is the perimeter of the triangle in meters?
a. 31.24 m b. 30.79 c. 28.66 d. 26.16
 41. The Greenwich mean time of Manila is +8. What is the GMT of Tokyo?
a. -8 b. +8 c. -9 d. +9

42. These are angles whose sum is 360°

a. complement b. supplement c. explement d. adjacent

43. An equilateral triangle has an altitude of 5√3 cm long. Find the area of the triangle.
a. 25√3 b. 3√5 c. 15√3 d. 10√3

44. Rewrite as a single function of an angle: tan 37° + tan 68°

1 – tan 37°tan 68°

a. tan 75° b. tan 90° c. tan 105° d. tan 120°

45. Solve for x: cos 2x – 3sinx + 1 = 0

I. π/6 II. 5π/6 III. 0
a. I only b. II only c. I and II d. I and III

46. A ship sailing due east when a light is observed bearing N 62° 10’ E. After the ship has
travelled 2250 m, the light bears N 48° 25’ E. If the course is continued, how close will the
ship approach the light?
a. 2945 m b. 2943 c. 2950 d. 2934

47. The Father of Trigonometry.

a. Archimedes b. Hipparchus c. Pythagoras d. Napier

SITUATION 8: Using the law of tangents, find to the nearest degree, the measure of the other two angles
of a triangle in which a = 14 , b = 11 , C = 56°.

48. Find angle A.

a. 76.22° b. 81.77° c. 90.16° d. 74.72°

49. Find angle B.

a. 44.74° b. 49.28° c. 40.19° d. 45.25°

50. Find side c.

a. 11.05 b. 12.03 c. 13.33 d. 18.64