Chapter 15: Trigonometry

Paper 1
This test paper contains 20 questions. Answer ALL the questions.
The diagrams accompanying the questions are not drawn to scale unless mentioned.
You are allowed to use a scientific calculator that cannot be programmed.

1 Using a calculator, find the value of sin 35°.

0 0.5376
1 0.5736
2 0.5770
3 0.6000

2 Diagram 1 is a right-angled triangle.

6 cm 10 cm

8 cm

DIAGRAM 1
What is the value of tan x?
3
A 5

4
B 5

4
C 3

3
D 4

3 Change 24.6° to degrees and minutes.

A 24° 12’
B 24° 16’
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 C 24° 24’
D 24° 36’
4 Diagram 2 is a right-angled triangle.

DIAGRAM 2
4
What is the value of sin x if tan x = 3 ?
4
A 5

3
B 4

3
C 5

5
D 4

5 In Diagram 3, ABC is right-angled triangle.

A

24 cm

x
C B
7 cm
DIAGRAM 3
Given AB = 24 cm and BC = 7 cm, determine the value of sin x.
2
 A 0.292
B 0, 69
C 0.96
D 3.43
6 In Diagram 4, ABC and BDE are two right-angled triangles.

10 cm

A 9 cm B 8 cm D
DIAGRAM 4
If AB = 9 cm, BD = 8 cm, DE= 10 cm, and BE = CE, calculate the value of sin x.
2
A 5
3
B 5
5
C 3
4
D 5

7 Diagram 5 shows a rectangle PQRS, where diagonal SQ = 17 cm and PQ = 15 cm.

15 cm
P Q

17 cm

S R
DIAGRAM 5
Calculate the value of cos x.
15
A 8
3
 8
B 15
8
C 17
15
D 17
12
8 If cos y = 13 , calculate the value of tan y.
13
A 5

12
B 5

5
C 12

5
D 13

9 In Diagram 6, STUV is a rectangle where ST = 8 cm and TU = 6 cm.

8 cm
S N T

6 cm

2 cm
V U
DIAGRAM 6
If M is a point on SV, such that MV = 2 cm and N is the midpoint of ST, calculate the
value of tan x.

1
A 4

1
B √32
C 1
4
 1
D 8

10 In Diagram 7, ABC is a triangle, where M is the midpoint of AC. AB = 17 cm and BC = 15 cm.

17 cm
M
y
x
B 15 cm C

DIAGRAM 7

Calculate the value of tan x + tan y.

4
A 5
4
B 15
8
C 15
17
D 15

11 In Diagram 8, ST = 30 cm, TV = 25 cm and TU = 24 cm and SUV is a straight line.

T

30 cm 24 cm 25 cm

y
S U V

DIAGRAM 8

5
 Determine cos y.
3
A 5
4
B 5
7
C 25
24
D 25

12 In Diagram 9, a long pole is placed against a wall.

7m

24 m
DIAGRAM 9
The wall is 7 m high and the foot of the pole is 24 m away from the foot of the wall.
Calculate the length, in m, of pole that is jutting over the wall, if the pole is 35 metres long.
A 5
B 8
C 9
D 10

13 Diagram 10 shows a triangle KLM.

M

60 cm

x
K DIAGRAM 10 L
1
Calculate the length, in cm, of KL if ML = 60 cm and cos x = 3 .
A 5
B 8
6
 C 16
D 20

14 In Diagram 11, ABD is a straight line

C

x y
A 15 cm B 8 cm D

DIAGRAM 11
Given tan x = 1, AB = 15 cm and BD = 8 cm, calculate cos y.
15
A 8
8
B 15
8
C 17
15
D 17

15 C right-angled triangles.
In Diagram 12, ABC and BCD are two

12 cm 17 cm

A
v
t
7
D
B
 DIAGRAM 12
12
If AC = 12 cm, and tan v = 9 , calculate the value of tan t in triangle BCD, where CD = 17 cm.
4
A 5
15
B 8
12
C 9
15
D 17

16 In Diagram 13, M is the midpoint of BC in a right-angled triangle ABC.

50 cm
DIAGRAM 13 M

A C
DIAGRAM 13
7
Given that cos x = 25 and AB = 50 cm, calculate the length, in cm, of MC.
A 10
B 16
C 20
D 24

17 In Diagram 14, MNLP is a trapezium. P

15 cm

x
M O 8

N 8 cm L
 DIAGRAM 14
15
If NL = 2MN, sin x = 17 , NL = 8 cm and OP = 15 cm, find the perimeter, in cm, of
the trapezium.
A 36
B 40
C 44
D 48

18 In Diagram 15, XYZ is a triangle.

Z

6.5 cm

x
X
Y
5.6 cm
DIAGRAM 15
Find the value of sin x if XZ = 6.5 cm and XY = 5.6 cm.
A 0.5077
B 0.5892
C 0.6122
D 0.8484

E D
19 In Diagram 16, BCDE is a rectangle and ABM is a triangle.

M 9

x
A B C
 DIAGRAM 16
1
AMD and ABC are straight lines and AB = 6 cm, and ED = 20 cm. Given that cos x = 3 ,
find the length, in cm, of AD.
A 70
B 74
C 78
D 82

20 Diagram 17 is a right-angled triangle.

DIAGRAM 17
Which of the following is sin x?
a
A b
b
B a  b2
2

a
C a  b2
2

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 b
D a  b2
2

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Paper 2
1 This test paper contains 10 questions. Answer ALL the questions.
2 The diagrams accompanying the questions are not drawn to scale unless mentioned.
3 You are not allowed to use a calculator.

1 Diagram 1 is a right-angled triangle.

10 cm
DIAGRAM 1
2
.
Determine the value of c if tan x = 5

2 Diagram 2 is a right-angled triangle.

25 cm

14 cm
DIAGRAM 2
Find the value of cos y.

3 Given that cos x = 0.3, find the value of sin x.

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4 In Diagram 3, ABCD is a rectangle.

X
A B
y

D C

DIAGRAM 3
2 1
If AB = 9 cm and BX = 3 AB. If BC = 16 cm, and BY = 2 BC, find sin y.

5
5 In Diagram 4, cos x = 13 .
B

x y
A C D
DIAGRAM 4
1
.
If ACD is a straight line and AC = 5 cm, find the length of BD when sin y = 2
6 If tan y = 1, find the value of sin y + cos y.

7 In Diagram 5, ABC is an equilateral triangle.

C

y
A Y
B
13
 DIAGRAM 5
If AXY is a right-angled triangle, find the value of sin y.
8 In Diagram 6, ABCD is a trapezium.
15 cm
D C

24 cm

y
A B
22 cm
DIAGRAM 6
If AD = 24 cm, DC = 15 cm and AB = 22 cm, find the value of cos y.

9 Diagram 7 is a right-angled triangle.

√a

√b
DIAGRAM 7
Express sin t in terms of a and b.

10 In Diagram 8, the area of square ABCD is 49 cm² and the area of triangle CDE is 84 cm².

A D

x
B C E
DIAGRAM 8
Given that BCE is a straight line, find the value of cos x.

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