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Topic: Further Trigonometry
Q1

The point P and Q are the same height vertically above 𝑋 and 𝑍 respectively.
(i) When an aircraft was at 𝑃, its angle of elevation from 𝑌 was 44o.
Calculate 𝑃𝑋. Give your answer in metres, correct to the nearest 100
metres. [3]
(ii) The aircraft took 2 minutes 54 seconds to fly from 𝑃 to 𝑄.
(a) The aircraft reached its destination in 39 minutes 6 seconds after
flying over 𝑄. The flight ended at 15 03. At what time did the aircraft
fly over 𝑃. [2]
(b) Calculate the average speed of the aircraft as it flew from 𝑃 to 𝑄. Give
your answer in kilometres per hour. [3]
N10/P2/Q11
Ans1. (a) 19.6 (b) (i) 3900 m or 3.9 km (ii) (a) 14 21 (b) 352 km/h
Q2 (a)

In the quadrilateral 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆, 𝑃𝑄 = 7 𝑐𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑄𝑆 = 9 𝑐𝑚. 𝑃𝑄𝑆 = 𝑄𝑅𝑆 = 90o and

𝑄𝑆𝑅 = 35o. Calculate
(i) 𝑆𝑃𝑄, [2]
(ii) 𝑅𝑆. [2]
(b) [The area of the curved surface of a cone of radius r and slant height l is πrl]

The diagram shows a cone 𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 40o. Calculate the curved surface area of this
cone. [3]
N10/P2/Q4
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Ans2. (a) (i) 52.1 (ii) 7.37 cm (b) 147 cm

Q3
𝑥0 𝑎0 𝑏0
3 24
sin 𝑥 0
5 25
4 7
cos 𝑥 0
5 25
3 24
tan 𝑥 0
4 7

In the diagram, 𝐷𝐴𝐵 is a straight line. 𝐵𝐶 = 10 𝑐𝑚, 𝐶𝐴𝐵 = ao and 𝐶𝐵𝐴 = bo . Use as
much information given in the table as is necessary to answer the following questions.
(a) Write down the value of 𝐷𝐴𝐶. [1]
(b) Calculate 𝐴𝐶. [3]
N10/P1/Q26
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Ans3. (a) − 5 (b) 16 cm
Q4

The diagram shows two ports, 𝑃 and 𝑄, and lighthouse 𝐿.

𝑃𝑄 = 20 𝑘𝑚, 𝑃𝐿 = 17 𝑘𝑚, 𝑄𝑃𝐿 = 50o and the bearing of 𝑄 from 𝑃 is 075o.
(a) Find the bearing of 𝑃 from 𝐿. [1]
(b) Calculate 𝑄𝐿. [4]
(c) (i) Calculate 𝑃𝐿𝑄. [3]
(ii) Hence find bearing of 𝑄 from 𝐿. [1]
(d) A boat leaves 𝑃 and sails in a straight line to 𝑄.
(i) It takes 4 hours and 53 minutes to sail from 𝑃 to 𝑄. It arrives at 𝑄 at 02 23. At
what time does it leave 𝑃? [1]
(ii) Calculate the shortest distance between the boat and the lighthouse. [2]
J10/P2/Q9
Ans4. (a) 305 o (b) 15.9 km (c) (i) 𝑃𝐿𝑄 = 74.9 o (ii) 19.9 o

(d) (i) 21 30 (ii) 13.0 km

Q5 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆 is a trapezium. 𝑃𝑄 = 17 𝑐𝑚, 𝑄𝑅 = 8 𝑐𝑚, 𝑆𝑅 = 29 𝑐𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑅𝑄 = 90o.

Calculate
(i) The area of 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆. [1]
(ii) 𝑃𝑆𝑅. [2]

J10/P2/Q7
2
Ans5. (i) 184 cm (ii) 𝑃𝑆𝑇 = 33.7o

Q6
15
sin 𝜃
17
8
cos 𝜃
17
15
tan 𝜃
8
 𝐴𝐵𝐶 is an issosceles triangle with 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐵𝐶 and 𝐴𝐶 = 32 𝑐𝑚. Using as much as
information from the table as is necessary, calculate

(a) 𝐴𝐵, [2]

(b) The area of trianlge 𝐴𝐵𝐶. [2]
J10/P1/Q23
Ans6. (a) 𝐴𝐵 = 34 𝑐𝑚 (b) 480 cm2

Q7 A small submarine dived in a straight line from a point 𝐴 on the surface to examine an
object at the point 𝑊 on the seabed.

(a)

It dived at an angle of 15o to the horizontal and reached 𝑊 after travelling 50 m.

Calculate the depth, 𝑑 metres, of the seabed at 𝑊. [2]
(b)

A marker is at the point 𝑀 on the surface. When at 𝐵, the submarine was 10 m

vertically below 𝑀.
Calculate 𝐴𝐵. [3]
(c)

When at 𝐶, the submarine was at its nearest point to 𝑀.

(i) Find 𝐵𝑀𝐶. [1]
(ii) Calculate 𝐶𝑀. [2]
N09/P2/Q3
Ans7. (a) 12.9 m (b) 38.6 m (c) (i) 15o (ii) 9.66 m
Q8 (a)

In the diagram, 𝐵𝐷 = 17 𝑐𝑚, 𝐶𝐷 = 10 𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐶 = 9 𝑐𝑚, 𝐵𝐴𝐷 = 114o and 𝐴𝐵𝐷 = 38o.
Calculate
(i) 𝐴𝐷, [3]
(ii) 𝐵𝐶𝐷. [3]
J09/P2/Q9
Ans8. (i) 𝐴𝐷 = 11.5 (ii) 126.9o

Q9 (a) A heavy ball hangs from a point 𝑃, 11 𝑚 above horizontal ground, by means of a
thin wire. The point 𝐷 is on the ground vertically below 𝑃. The point 𝐵 is on the
ground 4 𝑚 from 𝐷.

(i) Calculate the angle of elevation of 𝑃 from 𝐵. [2]

(ii) The ball swings, with the wire straight, in the vertical plane PDB.
When the ball is at 𝑋, directly above 𝐵, DPX = 28o.
Calculate
(a) 𝑃𝑋, [2]
(b) 𝑋𝐵. [3]
𝟒
(b) [ the volume of sphere is π 𝐫 𝟑 ]
𝟑
the ball is a sphere of volume 96𝑐𝑚3 . Calculate its radius. [2]

J09/P2/Q3

Ans9. (a) (i) 70o (ii) 8.52 m (b) 3.48 m (b) radius = 2.84 cm
Q10.

(a) (i) Write down the angle between 𝐶𝐵 and the horizontal. [1]
(ii) Calculate the length of the wire 𝐴𝐶. [4]

(b)

[3]

(c)
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Ans10. (a) (i) 15o (ii) 20.1 m (b) 28.9o (c) (i) 10.2 m (ii) 33.7o
Q11.

The diagram shows the positions of a harbour, 𝐻, a lighthouse, 𝐿, and two buoys 𝐴 and
𝐵. 𝐻𝐴𝐵 is a straight line.
The bearing of 𝐴 from 𝐻 is 042o. 𝐻𝐴 = 4.5 𝑘𝑚, 𝐴𝐿 = 2.8 𝑘𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐻𝐴𝐿 = 115o.
(a) Find the bearing of
(i) 𝐻 from 𝐴. [1]
(ii) 𝐿 from A. [1]
(b) Calculate
(i) 𝐻𝐿, [4]
(ii) The area of triangle 𝐻𝐴𝐿. [2]
(c) A boat sailed from the harbour along the line 𝐻𝐴𝐵.
(i) Calculate the shortest distance between the boat and the lighthouse. [2]
(ii) The boat sailed at a constant speed of 3 m/s. Given that the boat reached 𝐴
at 07 : 15, find at what time it left the harbour. [2]
J08/P2/Q9
o o 2
Ans11. (a) (i) 222 (ii) 107 (b) (i) 6.22 km (ii) 5.71 km (c) (i) 2.54 km (ii) 06 50

Q12 (a) A flagpole is a cylinder of length 15 m and diameter 14 cm.

Calculate the volume of the flagpole. Give your answer in cubic metres. [3]
(b) the flagpole, represented by 𝑇𝑃 in the diagram
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Q4 In the triangle 𝑃𝑄𝑅, 𝑃𝑄 = 5𝑐𝑚, 𝑄𝑅 = 7𝑐𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃𝑅 = 9𝑐𝑚.
Decide whether the triangle is acute angled or obtuse angled.
Show calculation to support your decision.

Answer….Triangle 𝑃𝑄𝑅 is……….[2]

Answer 2014

Ans4. Obtuse angled