Trigonometry Revision

Attempt this revision in your own time. This will give you the basic understanding of trigonometry and how you
should apply it in test scenarios. Good luck.
Non-Tech
1. The sloping side of a cone is 15 cm and the height is 9 cm. Find the radius of the base.
2. The true bearing of N75W is

Tech Enabled
1. Find the pronumeral, correct to 2 decimal places for each of the following.

2. A hiker travels for 9.8 km on a true bearing of 082T. The distance the hiker is north of the starting point is
3. A boat sails 14 km west, then 12 km south. Find its true bearing from its starting point.
4. What is the length of HD (the diagonal of the base) in this prism?

5. The road sign shown below is in the form of an equilateral triangle. Find the height of the sign and, hence,
find its area.

6. From the top of a building 202 m high, the angle of depression to another building 120 m away is 25. How
high is this second building?

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7. A 10-m high flagpole is in the corner of a rectangular park that measures 240 m by 150 m.

a. Calculate:
i. the length of the diagonal of the park
ii. the distance from A to the top of the pole
iii. the distance from B to the top of the pole.
b. A bird flies from the top of the pole to the centre of the park. How far does it fly?
8. A flying doctor plane flies from its base in a direction 072T for 80 km to reach an outback station. From
there, the flying doctor travels in a direction 162T for 160 km to reach a hospital.
a) How far is the hospital from the base?
b) What is the true bearing from the hospital to the base?
9. A plane flies for 195 km on a bearing of 10211T and then for 104 km on a bearing 21322T. How far south
of the starting point is the plane? ****

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Tony Chu Year 10 Maths