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Stage 5.1/5.2/5.3 After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
use trigonometry to find lengths of sides in right-angled triangles where the given angle is measured in degrees and minutes use trigonometry to find sizes of angles measured in degrees and minutes in right-angled triangles solve practical problems that involve finding the lengths of sides and sizes of angles in right-angled triangles, where the angles are measured in degrees and minutes solve practical problems that involve angles of elevation and depression, where the angles are measured in degrees and minutes express the tangent ratio in terms of the sine and cosine ratios and use this result to solve problems state the complementary results for the sine and cosine ratios and use these results to solve problems state the exact values and use them to solve problems draw diagrams showing the compass bearing of one point from another point draw diagrams showing the true bearing of one point from another point find the bearing of A from B given the bearing of B from A solve practical trigonometry problems involving bearings.

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2.1

The trigonometric ratios

The trigonometric ratios are the ratios of pairs of sides in right-angled triangles. These ratios in relation to an angle are the sine ratio (sin ), the cosine ratio (cos ) and the tangent ratio (tan ). The definitions of the trigonometric ratios are: adjacent opposite cos = ---------------------------sin = ---------------------------hypotenuse hypotenuse opposite tan = --------------------adjacent

e us ten po hy

opposite 5 35

adjacent

NOTE: The abbreviations SOH CAH TOA can be used to help you remember these definitions.

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Example 1 Find values for sin , cos and tan in the given triangle. Solutions opposite sin = -------------------------hypotenuse 5 = ----13 adjacent cos = -------------------------hypotenuse 12 = ----13

13 12

opposite tan = ------------------adjacent 5 = ----12

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Example 2 3 -. Find value of x, given that sin = -7 Solution 3 sin = -7 3 x ----- = -35 7 35 35 x = 15
Exercise 2.1

1 Name the opposite side, the adjacent side and the hypotenuse in each triangle. a b c Y Q G
P R E F X Z

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2 For each of the following triangles, state as a fraction the value of: i sin ii cos iii tan a b c 15
5 3 4 8 17 5

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65 63 16

Name the angle that has a: 45 53 a tangent of ----28 28 45 c cosine of ----B C 45 53 28 e cosine of ----53 4 Find, without simplifying, the value of: a sin PRQ b tan PSQ c cos SPQ d sin QPR e tan QPR f cos PRQ g sin PSQ h tan SPQ i cos QPR j sin SPQ k tan PRQ l cos PSQ

28 b sine of ----53 28 d tangent of ----45 45 f sine of ----53

P 25 17 8 R 12 S

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5 Find the value of the pronumeral in each triangle. a b

x 6 15 y
3 -5

c
32 p
5 -8

tan = d

1 -2

sin = e
21

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55 e

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6 Find the values for sin , cos , tan in this trapezium.

85 97

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EFGH is a rhombus with diagonals EG and FH of length 32 cm and 126 cm respectively. a Find the side length of the rhombus. b Find values for sin , cos , tan .

G Y

8 In the isosceles triangle XYZ, W is a point on XZ such that YW XZ. If XY = YZ = 89 mm and XZ = 78 mm: a find the length of YW b find values for sin , cos and tan .

89 mm W 78 mm

X Further applications

9 a

20 - , find values for sin , cos . If tan = ----21

24 - , find values for cos , tan . b If sin = ----25 c 55 - , find values for tan , sin . If cos = ----73

x 10 If tan = -- , find expressions for sin , cos . y

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Degrees and minutes

Angles are measured in degrees, minutes and seconds (1 degree = 60 minutes, i.e. 1 = 60 and 1 minute = 60 seconds, i.e. 1 = 60). The degrees, minutes and seconds key on your calculator should look like either DMS or . When rounding off angles correct to the nearest degree, angles with less than 30 minutes are rounded down, while angles with 30 minutes or more are rounded up. Similarly, when rounding off angles correct to the nearest minute, angles with less than 30 seconds are rounded down, while angles with 30 seconds or more are rounded up.

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Evaluating trigonometric expressions

A calculator can be used to find the value of a trigonometric expression. The order in which you press the keys will vary between calculator models. To evaluate a trigonometric expression: press the appropriate trigonometric ratio key, then enter the angle.

Finding an angle
The inverse key INV , shift key shift , or second function key 2nd F , can be used to undo the process of finding the sine, cosine or tangent of an angle, and hence to find the size of an angle. To find the size of an angle given either a fraction or a decimal: press the INV , shift or 2nd F key followed by the appropriate trigonometric function key enter the fraction or decimal into the calculator, then press = round off the angle as required. Example 1 Round off each angle correct to the nearest degree. a 1526 b 3743 c 7530

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Solutions a 26 is less than 30, so we round down: 1526 15. b 43 is greater than 30, so we round up: 3743 38. c 30 is halfway, so we round up: 7530 76.

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Example 2 Round off each angle correct to the nearest minute. a 213819 b 521349 c 55630

Solutions a 19 is less than 30, so we round down: 213819 2138. b 49 is greater than 30, so we round up: 521349 5214. c 30 is halfway, so we round up: 55630 557.

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Example 3 Evaluate each expression, correct to 2 decimal places. a sin 2316 b 19 cos 839 c 31 -----------------------tan 1242

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Solutions Calculator steps a b c sin 23 16 = 19 cos 8 39 = 31 tan 12 42 = Calculator readout 0.395011105 18.7838847 137.5578485 Answer 0.40 18.78 137.56

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Example 4 cos 429 - correct to 3 significant figures. Evaluate ------------------------------------tan 8 + sin 54 Solution Calculator steps: cos 42 9 ( tan 8 + sin 54 ) = Calculator readout: 0.780774459 Answer: 0.781 Example 5 Find , correct to the nearest minute. a tan = 1.3759 b sin = 0.1382

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Solutions Calculator steps a b shift shift tan 1.3759 = sin 0.1382 =

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Calculator readout 535925.65 75637.32

Answer 5359 757

Exercise

1 Round off each angle, correct to the nearest degree. a 1956 b 3615 c 2030 e 6250 f 849 g 10935 2 Round off each angle, correct to the nearest minute. a 75135 b 22613 c 142530 e 50168 f 68430 g 1191237
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d 7124 h 13752 d 763249 h 164210

3 Evaluate these trigonometric expressions, correct to 2 decimal places. a cos 378 b tan 629 c sin 2154 d e 9 sin 5718 f 25 cos 826 g 16.3 tan 4950 h 13 29.8 1 i -----------------------j -------------------k -----------------------l tan 2511 sin 527 cos 4420

cos 4335 45.7 sin 2032 1 -----------------------tan 7255

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4 Evaluate each expression, correct to 4 significant figures. 17 tan 7345 9 sin 5328 a ---------------------------b ------------------------------21 sin 1229 8 cos 814

23 cos 1534 -------------------------------5 tan 956

5 Evaluate each expression, correct to 4 significant figures. sin 4018 + tan 2611 cos 437 a ------------------------------------------------------b ---------------------------------------------------cos 4719 sin 5225 tan 914 6 Find the acute angle , correct to the nearest minute. a tan = 0.3675 b cos = 0.7173 d cos = 0.2662 e sin = 0.9641 g sin = 0.5863 h tan = 1.4085 j tan = 2.7891 k cos = 0.6124 7 Find the acute angle , correct to the nearest minute. 9 -a tan = 2 b sin = ----c cos = 5 10
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sin = 0.1247 tan = 0.0899 cos = 0.9999 sin = 0.4207 d sin =

6 ----11

8 a If cos = 0.7923, find tan and sin , correct to 4 decimal places. b If tan = 4.0672, find sin and cos , correct to 4 decimal places. 9 Find the acute angle , correct to the nearest minute. 7 tan - = 4 a 3 sin + 5 = 6 b ---------------3 c 2 ------------ = 9 cos

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Finding the length of a side

Pythagoras theorem is used to find the length of a side in a right-angled triangle when the lengths of the other two sides are known. Trigonometry is used to find the length of a side when the length of one other side and the size of one angle are known.

Finding the length of a short side

To find the length of the opposite or adjacent sides: determine which ratio is to be used write down a trigonometric equation multiply both sides by the denominator evaluate using a calculator. NOTE: In those questions involving the tangent ratio where the pronumeral would be in the denominator, it is often easier to find the other acute angle in the triangle and use it to find the required side length. By using the other angle, the pronumeral should then be in the numerator.

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Finding the length of the hypotenuse

To find the length of the hypotenuse: determine whether the sine or cosine ratio is to be used write down a trigonometric equation take the reciprocal of both sides multiply both sides by the denominator under the pronumeral evaluate using a calculator. Example 1 Find the value of the pronumeral in each of the following, correct to 1 decimal place. a
39 cm 618' y cm

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Solutions y a tan 618 = ----39 39 39 y = 39 tan 618 = 70.74562525 = 70.7 (1 decimal place)

h cos 1728 = ----52 52 52 h = 52 cos 1728 = 49.60237011 = 49.6 (1 decimal place)

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Example 2 Find the length of the hypotenuse, correct to 1 decimal place. Solution 11 sin 2346 = ----p p 1 ----------------------- = ----sin 2346 11 11 11 11 p = ----------------------sin 2346

p cm 2346'

11 cm

= 27.2944099 The length of the hypotenuse is 27.3 cm (1 decimal place).

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1 Find the value of the pronumeral in each of these, correct to 1 decimal place. All lengths are in centimetres. a b c 19
p 1028' 30 m 1732' 43 359'

d
646' 54

e
12 8214' t

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a 5341' 72

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61 3411' g

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78.9 2257' z

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6825' 16.4

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55.1 928' w

m
40.6 e 5310'

n
84.5 7751' n

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2 Find the value of the pronumeral in each triangle, correct to 2 decimal places. All lengths are in metres. a b c
1524' 14 x 23 t 2039' e 3558'

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d
56.3 m

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v c 3653'

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3 Draw a diagram and mark on it all of the given information, to answer each of the following. a In XYZ, Y = 90, X = 5417 and XZ = 25 cm. Find the length of XY, correct to 1 decimal place. b In PQR, R = 90, Q = 214 and QR = 43 m. Find the length of PR, correct to 4 significant figures. c In LMN, L = 90, N = 1645 and MN = 37 cm. Find the length of LM, correct to the nearest millimetre. d In ABC, A = 90, B = 4750 and AC = 85 cm. Find the length of BC, correct to 3 significant figures. 4 A cruise ship is anchored 300 m from the base of a vertical cliff. A passenger stood on the bow of the ship and looked up to the top of the cliff at an angle of 6823. Calculate the height of the cliff, correct to the nearest metre. 5

hm 6823' 300 m

A wire of length 7.3 m attached to the top of a flagpole is inclined to the ground at an angle of 6149. Find the height of the flagpole, correct to the nearest tenth of a metre.
7.3 m 6149' hm

6 A ladder of length 13.4 m leans against a wall and makes an angle of 5612 with the ground. How far is the foot of the ladder from the base of the wall? Answer correct to the nearest tenth of a metre.

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A school building casts a shadow 32 m long on the playground when the sun has an altitude of 2944. Calculate the height of the building, correct to the nearest metre.
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8 The window awning outside a butcher shop is attached to the front wall at an angle of 5235. Find the width of the awning given that it reaches 155 cm out from the wall. Answer correct to the nearest centimetre.

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647' 23 m hm

Elicia is flying a kite at the local park. She is 1.4 m tall and the hand holding the string is just above eye level. The string is 23 m long and makes an angle of 647 with the vertical. How high is the kite above the ground? Answer correct to the nearest tenth of a metre.

10 Find the height, h cm, of this trapezium, correct to 1 decimal place.

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15 cm 1438'

21 cm

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12 cm S

26 cm 6125'

In the parallelogram PQRS, PS = 12 cm, PQ = 26 cm and PQR = 6125. a Find PT, the height of the parallelogram, correct to 1 decimal place. b Hence, calculate the area of the parallelogram.

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12 In the semicircle, centre O, OF = 12.5 cm and FEG = 7344. a Write down the length of the diameter EG. b Find the length of the chord FG, correct to the nearest centimetre.

F
12. m 5c

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13 The diagonal in a rectangle makes an angle of 2639 with the length. If the rectangle has a length of 15 cm, find the following correct to 1 decimal place: a the width of the rectangle b the length of a diagonal 14 A straight road rises at an angle of 1916 to the horizontal and has a vertical rise of 115 m. Find the length of the road, correct to the nearest metre. 15 When the sun has an altitude of 6742, a pine tree casts a shadow 8.3 m long. Find the height of the tree. Answer correct to the nearest tenth of a metre. 16 A wedge-shaped ramp is set up for a car stunt on a movie set. The ramp has an angle of inclination of 2137 and a vertical rise of 2.45 m. Find the length of the ramp, correct to the nearest centimetre. 17 A surveyor sights the top of a mountain from a distance of 1500 m. The angle of elevation of the top of the mountain is 5117. Find the height of the mountain, correct to the nearest metre. 18 A wall casts a shadow of length 24.6 m along the ground. If the angle of elevation of the sun is 1823 from the end of the shadow, find the height of the wall, correct to the nearest centimetre. 19 From a window on the fifth floor of an office tower, a worker observes a ferry that has just moored across the street at Circular Quay. The window is 20 m above the street and the angle of depression of the ferry from the window is 2140. How far is the ferry from the base of the building? Answer correct to 3 significant figures. 20 From the top of the control tower at the airport, the angle of depression of a plane on the tarmac is 3925. If the height of the control tower is 47 m, find the distance between the plane and the tower, correct to the nearest metre. 21 A plane takes off at a speed of 300 km/h and rises at an angle of 3649 . After 3 minutes the plane levels off and continues flying at a constant altitude. a Calculate the distance in metres that the plane flies through the air, before reaching its cruising altitude. b Find the cruising altitude of the plane in metres, correct to 1 significant figure. 22 In the isosceles PQR, PQ = PR and S is a point on QR such that PS QR. a If PQR = 7453 and PQ = 85 mm, find the length of QR, correct to the nearest millimetre. b If PQR = 6235 and QR = 126 mm, find the length of PQ, correct to 1 decimal place.

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If QPR = 10428 and PS = 93 mm, find the length of QR, correct to 3 significant figures. d If QPR = 8136 and QR = 138 mm, find the length of PS, correct to 2 significant figures.

23 A cone has a diameter of 31.6 cm and the angle between the vertical axis and the slant height is 1552. Find the perpendicular height of the cone, correct to 4 significant figures.
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B 15 cm A 3810' C 6140'

In the kite ABCD, AB = BC = 15 cm, AD = DC, ACB = 3810 and ACD = 6140. a Find the length of the diagonal AC, correct to 1 decimal place. b Find the length of the diagonal BD, correct to 1 decimal place. c Hence, calculate the area of the kite.

25 In the rectangular prism shown, FG = 6 cm, HG = 8 cm and BHF = 60. a Find the length of FH. b Hence, find the length of the diagonal BH.

A D C

E 60 H 8 cm G

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26 Two buildings of different heights stand on opposite sides of the street, 35 m apart. A man standing on the roof of the shorter building measures the angle of elevation of the top of the taller building as 5457. The shorter building is 75 m tall. Calculate the height of the taller building, correct to the nearest metre.

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Find the length of AD and DC, correct to 1 decimal place. b Hence, find the length of AC.

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Find the length of QS, correct to 1 decimal place. b Hence, find the length of QR, correct to 1 decimal place.

Q 18 cm 70 P 14 S R

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2739' 5246' 100 m xm

From the top of a lighthouse situated 100 m above sea level, the angles of depression of two boats at sea are 2739 and 5246 respectively. Calculate the distance between the boats, correct to the nearest metre.

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The supporting bar of a playground swing is 4 m above the ground and the swing itself is 3.5 m long. A man places his child on the swing and pulls it back until the seat is 1.7 m above the ground. Through what angle will the child swing? Give your answer to the nearest degree.

3.5 m 4m

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Finding the size of an angle

Trigonometry can also be used to find sizes of angles in triangles. In exercise 2.2 we used the inverse key INV , shift key shift , or second function key 2nd F , followed by the sin , cos or tan key to find the size of an angle given a fraction or decimal value. When we find an angle, we are actually using the inverse trigonometric functionssin1 x, cos1 x and tan1 x. The notation sin1 x, read as the inverse sine of x, means the angle whose sine is x. The expressions cos1 x and tan1 x have similar meanings. The inverse trigonometric functions undo the basic trigonometric functions of the sine, cosine and tangent ratios, and hence give the size of the angle. The inverse trigonometric functions are used to find the size of an angle, where: sin1 x means the angle whose sine is x cos1 x means the angle whose cosine is x tan1 x means the angle whose tangent is x.

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To find the size of an angle: press the INV , shift or 2nd F key followed by the appropriate trigonometric function key enter the given fraction or decimal, then press = round off the angle as required. NOTE: If the side lengths are decimals you may need to use the division and grouping symbols keys on the calculator rather than the fraction key. Example 1 Find the size of the angle , correct to the nearest minute. a
9 22

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17

Solutions a 9 cos = ----22 9 = cos1 ---- 22 Press shift

-cos 9 a b c 22 =

17 tan = ----4 17 = tan1 ---- 4 Press shift

-tan 17 a b c 4 =

= 65518.14 = 6551 (to the nearest minute)

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= 764534.13 = 7646 (to the nearest minute)

In this exercise, find all angles correct to the nearest minute, unless otherwise stated. 1 Find the size of the angle . All lengths are in metres. a b c
15 8 9 11 13 20

e
21

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2 Find the size of the angle . All lengths are in millimetres. a b

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3 Find the size of the angle . All lengths are in centimetres. a b 3p 8x

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4 Draw a diagram and mark on it all of the given information, to answer each of the following. a In CDE, D = 90, CD = 9 cm and DE = 17 cm. Find C. b In OPQ, Q = 90, OQ = 13 mm and OP = 14.8 mm. Find P. c In IJK, I = 90, IK = 12.7 m and JK = 15.9 m. Find K. 5 A cone has a diameter of 36 cm and a perpendicular height of 23 cm. Find the size of the semi-vertical angle .
23 cm

25 m 8m

A boat is to be launched down a 25 m ramp with a vertical drop of 8 m. At what angle is the ramp inclined to the horizontal?

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7 A girl observes a birds nest at the top of a tree. She stands 7.5 m from the base of the tree, which is 16.5 m tall. At what angle must the girl look up in order to see the nest? (Ignore the girls height.)

16.5 m

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A chimney stack 49.6 m tall casts a shadow 77.2 m long on the ground. Calculate the angle at which the suns rays strike the ground.

49.6 m 77.2 m

9 A rectangle has a length of 17 cm and diagonals of length 21 cm. Find the angle between the width and a diagonal.

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The anchor of a boat was dropped 45 m to the sea floor. During the next hour, the boat drifted 16 m from this spot. Find the angle between the anchor line and the surface of the water.

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11 While trying to swim across a river, Brad was swept downstream by the current. The river is 42 m wide, but Brad had to swim 60 m to get across. At what angle was he dragged downstream? 12 a

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A ladder of length 6 m leans against a wall. The foot of the ladder is 1.3 m from the base of the wall. Find the angle formed between the ladder and the ground. b A ladder of length 7.3 m reaches 5.95 m up the side of a wall. What angle does the ladder make with the wall? 4 - . Calculate the angle at which the 13 A straight stretch of railway track has a gradient of ----15 track rises. 14 A grass ski run falls 125 m vertically over a sloping run of 160 m. Find the angle at which the ski run is inclined to the horizontal. 15 In the isosceles RST, RS = ST and U is a point on RT such that SU RT. a If SU = 17 cm and RT = 26 cm, find the size of SRT. b If ST = 29 cm and RT = 43 cm, find the size of STR. c If RS = 33 cm and SU = 21 cm, find the size of RST. d If RT = 50 cm and SU = 37 cm, find the size of RST. 16 A pendulum of length 85 cm swings through a horizontal distance of 60 cm before it stops and swings back again. Find the vertical angle through which the pendulum swings. 17 A cone has a diameter of 46 cm and a slant height of 63 cm. Find the angle between the slant height and the base of the cone.
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18 An observer on the ground sees a plane flying directly overhead at a speed of 360 km/h, and at an altitude of 5000 m. At what angle would the observer need to look up in order to see the plane 5 minutes later? 19 In LMN, M = 90, MN = 2LM and X is the midpoint of LM. Find the size of LNX. 20 WXYZ is a quadrilateral in which X = 90, Z = 90, WX = 15 mm, XY = 20 mm, YZ = 24 mm and WZ = 7 mm. Find the size of W.

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101 78 D 130 C B

Z 30 Y W 45 B 25 X

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K 25

18

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An airliner flying at a height of 8000 m needs to descend to a height of 200 m when it is 5 km from the airport. If its angle of descent is 3, how far from the airport should the pilot begin his descent?

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The tangent ratio

sin tan = -----------cos

The tangent ratio can be expressed as the quotient of the sine and cosine ratios. For any angle :

Proof:

B a C b c A

In ABC, let CAB = . b a a - and tan = --, cos = - sin = -c c b a -- c sin c Now, ------------ = -cos b -- c c a = -b = tan sin tan = -----------cos

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Example 1 a Find the value of tan , where is an acute angle, if sin = 0.36 and cos = 0.4. b Hence, find correct to the nearest minute. Solutions sin a tan = -----------cos 0.36 = --------0.4 = 0.9

b tan = 0.9 = tan1 0.9 = 4159 (to the nearest minute)

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Example 2 Express each equation in terms of tan , where is an acute angle, then solve for . Answer correct to the nearest minute. a sin = 4 cos b 5.2 sin = 2.3 cos b 5.2 sin = 2.3 cos 5.2 cos = 5.2 cos sin 2.3 ------------ = -----cos 5.2 2.3 tan = -----5.2 2.3 = tan1 ----- 5.2 = 2352 (to the nearest minute)

Solutions a sin = 4 cos cos cos sin ------------ = 4 cos tan = 4 = tan1 4 = 7558 (to the nearest minute)

Exercise

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1 Verify each of the following by using a calculator. sin 1738 sin 40 a ----------------- = tan 40 b ------------------------ = tan 1738 cos 1738 cos 40

sin 115 -------------------- = tan 115 cos 115

sin 2 Find values for sin , cos and tan , then verify that ------------ = tan in each triangle. cos a b c 3
13 4 5 12 12 5 37 35

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3 Find the value of tan in each of the following, where is an acute angle. Hence, find the size of the angle , correct to the nearest minute. 8 15 - and cos = ----a sin = ----b sin = 0.5466 and cos = 0.8374 17 17 7 2 c cos = 0.6118 and sin = 0.7910 d cos = ------ and sin = -----3 3 sin 4 If tan = ------------ , show that: cos a 5 a sin = cos tan b

sin cos = ----------tan

7 24 - and tan = ----- , find the value of sin . If cos = ----25 7 9 40 - and cos = ----- , find the value of sin . b If tan = ----40 41 20 20 - and tan = ----- , find the value of cos . c If sin = ----29 21 63 63 - and sin = ----- , find the value of cos . d If tan = ----16 65

6 Solve the equation sin = cos , where is an acute angle. 7 In the equations below, is an acute angle. Express each equation in terms of tan , then solve for , correct to the nearest minute. a sin = 2 cos b cos = 3 sin c 5 sin = 8 cos d 13 cos = 7 sin e 6.4 cos = 3.9 sin f 21.5 sin = 16.1 cos
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8 In the equations below, is an acute angle. Express each equation in terms of tan , then solve for , correct to the nearest minute. 2 5 cos sin 1 8 a ----------b ----------c ------------ = ----------- = ------------ = -----------sin cos 4 3 cos sin 9 Prove each of the following identities. sin 2 A a --------------- = tan 2 A cos 2 A c e sin A cos A ---------------------------- = cos 2 A tan A tan A cos A ---------------------------- = 1 sin A

b sin A cos A tan A = sin2 A d f sin A ---------------------------- = 1 cos A tan A sin 2 A + sin A cos A -------------------------------------------------- = tan A cos 2 A + sin A cos A

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2.6

The complementary results

In any right-angled triangle, the sine of an acute angle is equal to the cosine of its complement, and the cosine of an acute angle is equal to the sine of its complement. That is, sin = cos (90 ) Proof:
B

and

cos = sin (90 )

90 c b A

a C

In ABC, C = 90, A = and B = 90 . a a Now, sin = -- and cos ( 90 ) = -- , sin = cos (90 ) c c b b - , cos = sin (90 ) - and sin ( 90 ) = -Also, cos = -c c

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Example 1 Find the value of x in each of the following. a cos x = sin 70 b sin x = cos 55 b sin x = cos 55 sin x = sin 35 x = 35 Solutions a cos x = sin 70 cos x = cos 20 x = 20

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Example 2 Find the value of x in each of these. a cos (x 20) = sin 40 b sin (2x) = cos 10 b sin (2x) = cos 10 sin (2x) = sin 80 2x = 80 x = 40 Solutions a cos (x 20) = sin 40 cos (x 20) = cos 50 x 20 = 50 x = 70 Example 3

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3 sin 75 - without using a calculator. Simplify -------------------cos 15 Solution 3 sin 75 3 sin 75 -------------------- = -------------------cos 15 sin 75 =3

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Find values for each of the following, using the given triangle. i sin ii cos iii sin (90 ) iv cos (90 ) b Use your results from part a to complete the following statements. i sin = .......... ii cos = .......... c f

2 Verify the following results by using a calculator. a sin 60 = cos 30 b cos 60 = sin 30 d sin 20 = cos 70 e sin 35 = cos 55 3 a Simplify 2739 + 6221. b Verify that sin 2739 = cos 6221. c Would sin 6221 = cos 2739? Why? 4 Complete the following statements. a If cos 60 = 0.5, then sin ____ = 0.5 b If sin 40 = 0.643, then cos ____ = 0.643 c If cos 15 = 0.966, then ____ 75 = 0.966 d If sin 72 = 0.951, then ____ 18 = 0.951
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cos 20 = sin 70 cos 55 = sin 35

5 Find the value of x in each of these. a sin 50 = cos x b cos 35 = sin x d cos x = sin 12 e cos x = sin 48 g sin 17 = cos x h sin x = cos 84 j cos 64 = sin x k sin 71 = cos x 6 Simplify without using a calculator: cos 74 sin 10 a ----------------b ----------------sin 16 cos 80 7 Solve each of these equations. a sin (x + 30) = cos 20 c cos 30 = sin (x 23) e sin (2x) = cos 36 x - = cos 30 g sin - 4 i cos (2x + 56) = sin 14 k cos (2x) = sin x 2 sin 57 -------------------cos 33

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sin x = cos 65 sin 53 = cos x cos x = sin 5 sin x = cos 29 3 cos 29 --------------------4 sin 61

b sin 35 = cos (x + 10) d cos (x 16) = sin 26 f cos 42 = sin (3x) x - = sin 40 h cos - 2 j sin x = cos x l sin (x + 18) = cos (x 8)

8 a If cos 75 = 0.26, find the approximate value of cos 75 + sin 15. b If sin 4 = 0.07, find the approximate value of 3 cos 86.

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9 Simplify the following expressions. cos ( 90 ) cos ( 90 ) a ------------------------------b ------------------------------cos sin sin cos (90 ) cos ( 90 ) h ------------------------------tan e f i

cos -----------------------------sin ( 90 ) g

sin -----------------------------sin ( 90 )

cos sin (90 )

tan sin (90 )

sin (90 ) cos (90 ) tan (90 ) sin sin ( 90 ) ---------------------------------------------- = 1 cos cos ( 90 ) sin sin ( 90 ) -------------------------------------------- = cos tan

10 Prove the following identities. sin cos ( 90 ) a --------------------------------------------- = tan 2 cos sin ( 90 ) c cos tan cos ( 90 ) = sin

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The exact values

The triangles below can be used to derive exact values for the trigonometric ratios involving angles of 30, 45 and 60. This means that the answers to many questions can now be given in exact form as fractions or as surds, rather than as the decimal approximations that are usually obtained by using a calculator. A right-angled isosceles triangle is used to find the exact values of the trigonometric ratios involving angles of 45. In PQR, Q = 90, PQ = QR = 1 unit and P = R = 45. PR = 2 units (by Pythagoras theorem). An equilateral triangle is used to find the exact values of the trigonometric ratios involving angles of 30 and 60.
Q P 45 1 Q 1 2 45

30 30 3

In PQR, PQ = QR = RS = 2 units and P = Q = R = 60. Construct QS PR. Now QS bisects both PR and PQR. Therefore, PS = SQ = 1 unit and PQS = RQS = 30. QS = 3 (by Pythagoras theorem).
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1 Write down the exact value of each expression. a sin 30 b cos 30 d sin 45 e cos 45 g sin 60 h cos 60 2 Find the exact value of: a tan2 45 d cos2 45 b sin2 30 e tan2 30

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tan 30 tan 45 tan 60 tan2 60 cos2 30

3 Find the exact value of each expression. Give your answers in simplest surd form where necessary, with a rational denominator. a sin 30 cos 60 b sin 45 cos 45 c tan 60 tan 30 d sin 60 cos 30 e cos 30 sin 45 f cos 45 tan 60 g sin 45 tan 30 h cos 45 cos 60 i tan 30 cos 30 j sin 30 cos 45 sin 45 k tan 60 cos 30 tan 45 l sin 60 tan 30 cos 30
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4 Find the exact value of each expression. Give your answers in simplest surd form where necessary, with a rational denominator. a sin 30 + cos 60 b tan 60 + tan 30 c sin 45 + cos 45 d sin 60 + cos 30 e cos 45 + sin 30 f sin 60 + sin 45 g cos 30 + tan 60 h tan 45 + sin 60 i tan 45 + sin 30 5 Find the exact value of each expression. Give your answers in simplest surd form where necessary, with a rational denominator. a sin 30 + cos 30 + tan 30 b tan 30 + cos 45 + sin 60 c tan 45 + tan 30 + tan 60 d tan 60 + sin 45 + cos 60 6 Find the exact value of each expression. a 2 sin2 45 1 b 1 2 sin2 60 2 2 d sin 60 sin 30 e 4(sin2 45 + cos2 45) c f tan2 60 tan2 45 tan2 60 2 cos2 30

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7 Find the exact value of each expression. Give your answers in simplest surd form where necessary, with a rational denominator. sin 30 tan 45 sin 60 sin 60 a ----------------b ---------------c ---------------d ----------------cos 60 tan 30 tan 30 cos 60 tan 60 tan 45 cos 30 sin 45 e ---------------f ----------------g ----------------h ---------------tan 30 cos 30 cos 45 sin 60 8 Show that: a sin 60 cos 30 + cos 60 sin 30 = 1 6+ 2 b cos 45 cos 30 + sin 45 sin 30 = ------------------4 9 Solve each equation for , where 0 < < 90. 1 a sin = -b tan = 3 2 d g 3 sin = -----2 3 cos = -----2 e 1 cos = -2

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h tan = 1

1 cos = -----2 1 tan = -----3 1 sin = -----2

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a Use the exact values to find the value of x. b Find the value of y. c Hence, find the area of the trapezium.

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15 In the rhombus PQRS, the diagonal PR has a length of 10 3 cm and SPQ = 120. a Use the exact values to find the length of the diagonal SQ. b Hence, find the area of the rhombus.
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ABCD is a square and APB is an equilateral triangle. If AB = 2 units, what is the exact shaded area?

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A bearing is a measure of the direction of one point from another point. There are two types of bearings: compass bearings and true bearings.

Compass bearings
A compass bearing is a deviation from north or south and towards east or west. For example, a bearing of S30W means a deviation of 30 from the south towards the west. The diagram to the right shows the compass bearings of four pints A, B, C, D from a point P.
NW

N NE

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The 16 point compass

The 16 point compass, or mariners compass, was used by mariners to determine directions while at sea. It is still used today in many aspects of everyday life, such as for the wind directions on daily weather reports. The directions on the 16 point compass are given as deviations from the four cardinal directions (i.e. N, S, E, W) and towards the four intermediate directions (i.e. NE, NW, SE, SW). For example, the bearing between north and north-east is north north east (NNE). The bearing between north east and east is east north east (ENE), not north east east (NEE).
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A true bearing is a deviation from north, measured in a clockwise direction. True bearings are written using three digits. For example, a clockwise rotation from north of 52 is written as 052. The diagram to the right shows the true bearings of four points J, K, L, M from a point P.

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Opposite bearings

195T L

The opposite bearing of B from A is the bearing of A from B. To find the opposite bearing (or any change in direction) it will be necessary to draw a new compass at the end of the ray. To find the bearing of A from B given the bearing of B from A: draw a compass at B mark on this compass the angle from north around to the ray BA on the compass with centre A, find the acute angle between BA and the northsouth axis use parallel line properties to find the required bearing on the compass with centre B. NOTE: (1) Opposite bearings always differ by 180. That is, the new bearing will be either 180 more than the original bearing, or 180 less. (2) The reference given after the word FROM should be at the centre of the active compass (i.e. the compass in which you are working).

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i Find the compass bearings from P of the points A, B and C. ii Find the true bearings from P of the points A, B and C. b c N N
A C W 66 50 P 15 B S B S B E W C 9 P 61 74 E A W C

N A 46 57 P 18 E

2 Use a pair of alternate angles to find the bearings of X from Y, given that the bearing of Y from X is: a 030 b 235 c 148 d 303 3 Find the size of PQR given that: a i the bearing of Q from P is 034 b i the bearing of R from P is 163 ii the bearing of Q from R is 025 ii the bearing of Q from R is 317
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4 Answer the following questions, correct to 1 decimal place. a Albert drove 54 km on a bearing of 065. How far east was he then from his starting point? b Nerida flew a light plane 116 km on a bearing of 304. How far north was she then from her starting point? c A car travels 115 km due south from L to M, then turns and travels due east to N. If the bearing of N from L is 133, find the distance MN. d A cruise ship leaves port and sails due west from P to Q then turns and sails 95 km due south to R. If the bearing of R from P is 224, find the distance PQ. 5 Find the following distances, correct to 3 significant figures. a A helicopter flew 26.4 km due north from A to B, then turned and flew due west to C. If the bearing of C from A is 287, find the distance AC. b A hiker walked 6.8 km due south from E to F. After a short rest, he then walked due west to G, which is on a bearing of 216 from E. Find the distance between E and G.

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During a cross-country rally, Marcus drove his race car due north from X to Y. He then drove 21.4 km due east to Z, which is on a bearing of 067 from X. Calculate the distance XZ. d A yacht sailed 11.2 km due east from T, then turned around a buoy at U and sailed due south to V. The bearing of V from T is 138. How far was the yacht then from its starting point? 6 Give the following bearings as three-figure bearings, correct to the nearest degree. a A woman drove 25 km due east from F to G, then drove 29 km due south to H. Find the bearing of: i H from F ii F from H b A man rode due north from I to J, then rode 10 km due west to K, which is 14 km from I. Find the bearing of: i K from I ii I from K c Marta flew her glider 28 km due south from A to B. She then turned and flew due west to C, which is 36 km from A. Find the bearing of: i C from A ii A from C d Keiran sailed 19 km due east from R to S, then sailed 22 km due north to T. Find the bearing of: i T from R ii R from T 7 a Alice walked from home (H) to the cinema (C) on a bearing of 043. After the movie, she walked on a bearing of 133 to a friends house (F) 320 m due east of her home. i Show that HCF = 90. ii Find the distance between Alices home and the cinema, correct to the nearest m. b Cruz drove from home (H) to the beach (B) on a bearing of 254 to pick up his children. He then drove to the supermarket (S) on a bearing of 344, which is 9.6 km due west of his home. i Show that HBS = 90. ii Find the distance between the beach and the supermarket, correct to the nearest tenth of a km.
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8 Two cars A and B left home at the same time. Car A travelled due west at 70 km/h whilst car B travelled due north at 90 km/h. Find, after 2 hours: a the distance between the cars b the bearing of B from A. 9 During a yacht race, a yacht sailed from a harbour (H) due west for 16 nautical miles to buoy X. After sailing around the buoy, the yacht then proceeded to another buoy Y on a course of 288 for 13 nautical miles. a How far west has the yacht sailed from the harbour, correct to 2 decimal places? b How far north has the ship sailed from the harbour, correct to 2 decimal places? c Find the distance between the second buoy (Y) and the harbour, correct to the nearest nautical mile. d On what bearing must the yacht then sail in order to return directly to the harbour? 10 From a point R, two planes P and Q flying due west and in the same horizontal line are on bearings of 115 and 157 respectively. If P is 200 km from R and Q is 150 km from R, find the distance between the planes, correct to the nearest km.

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Introduction
Orienteering is a sport in which competitors pass through a number of check points called controls, to complete a course aided only by a map and a compass. On the route, orange-andwhite control markers are set in the places that correspond to the marked control points on the map. Participants punch their control cards (or use an electronic equivalent) at each control point. Orienteering on foot can be thought of as running navigation. You need to be able to accurately read maps and find direction quickly to be good at it. You also need to be able to make quick decisions and concentrate under stress. There are various types of orienteering including ski, mountain bike and street orienteering but foot orienteering is easily the most popular. In competitive orienteering the winner is the person who has used the shortest time to visit the control points in the correct order. Fast running alone does not make you a winner. You must also choose the best route between control points and find the markers without wasting unnecessary time. At elite level Australia enters teams in the world championships but it is popular with people of all ages and fitness levels.

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The baseplate compass

The base plate compass was invented in 1930 in Sweden for the sport of orienteering. It enabled a great saving in time, as competitors could transfer compass readings to maps directly. The diagram below shows the essential features of the compass. It is not possible to explain how it works here. Check with your teacher or the internet. It is not necessary for the learning activity to follow.
Direction of travel arrow Index line
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The map on the next page shows the leg between two control points 17( P) and 18(Q) which competitors must pass through on an orienteering course in the Australian bush. The leg means crossing a wide stream, shallow at the banks but deep enough in the centre to mean getting wet to the waist wading across. North lines on an orienteering map point to magnetic north and are usually spaced 500 m apart. The map is not drawn to scale. The shortest route from P to Q, a straight line, means traversing mud flats and the sand hills beyond. The terrain marked on the map shows the river bank on the other side is also covered with areas of thick bush and makes a less direct route seem more attractive. The south side of the stream looks easier to navigate, but there is also an area of thick bush to get around. Downstream at R the map shows a flat rock which gives a better view of the area surrounding control point Q.

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The team members decide to run downstream to R and cross the river at the sand bank. Estimate the additional distance this route entails. 1 Using the side of the baseplate compass, the distance on the map from P to R is 5.4 cm and the scale on the map is 1:15 000. Make a rough copy of the map in your book and calculate the actual distance from P to R. Show it on your map. The bearing of Q from P is 071 and the bearing of R from P is 120. Show these angles on your map. The bearing of Q from R is 011 and the bearing of P from R is 282. Show these angles on your map. Calculate the size of angle PRQ and angle QPR. Show these angles on your map. Given the size of angle PRQ, is it reasonable to estimate the distance RQ by using a trigonometric ratio? What ratio would you choose? Estimate RQ (nearest 10 m). Use a suitable trigonometric ratio to estimate the distance PQ (nearest 10 m). Calculate the extra distance for the route via R. Is the answer reasonable?

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If possible learn to use a base plate compass. The class could repeat the exercise above by choosing three distinctive landmarks P, Q and R in the playground, take bearings and measure distance PR with a tape. Why will the angle PRQ need to be approximately 90 to get a good estimate of RQ and PQ using trigonometric ratios?

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Make an orienteering map using directions from the internet. For example the Orienteering Association of Western Australia has produced an excellent Parkland Mapping Manual which schools can download from the Orienteering Australia website <www.orienteering.asn.au>. Click on the links for mapping and then park mapping. Park maps are typically designed to fit A4 or A3 sized paper so that orienteers, schools, community groups and individuals can photocopy them and enjoy an introduction to orienteering in a familiar environment.

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Reflect on the importance of a map and a compass to find direction in the physical world. Why were maps originally made?

1 Give a meaning for: a compass bearing b angle of elevation c sin A, tan A and cos A 2 Explain the sixteen points of the compass with a drawing. 3 Read the Macquarie Learners Dictionary for bearing:

bearing noun 1. the way you stand or behave: a man of proud bearing 2. a supporting part of machine 3. bearings, direction or position: We lost our bearings in the dark. phrase 4. have a bearing on, to have a connection or relevance to: This information has no bearing on the problem.

Do you think this explains the mathematical meaning of the word adequately? What is missing?

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1 Find without simplifying, the value of each ratio below.

H 11 G 7 25 30 E 24 F

8 Find the length of the hypotenuse in each of these, correct to 1 decimal place. a h cm
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b a sin FEG c tan FGE e tan FEH 2 Find the value of 3 x if cos = --. 4 b cos FHE d sin FHE f cos FEG
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11 A building casts a shadow 35 m long on level ground when the altitude of the sun is 5117. Find the height of the building, correct to the nearest metre. 12 A wheelchair ramp is inclined at an angle of 1543 and has a vertical rise of 1.64 m. Find the length of the ramp, correct to the nearest cm. 13 A surveyor sights the top of a mountain from a distance of 2400 m. The angle of elevation of the peak is 4729. Find the height of the mountain, correct to the nearest metre. 14 A man standing on top of a cliff of height 155 m looks down to a boat that is anchored 115 m from the base of the cliff. Find the angle of depression of the boat from the top of the cliff, correct to the nearest minute. 15 A water pipe runs along the slope of a 295 m high hill. The pipe is 372 m long. At what angle is the pipe inclined to the horizontal? Answer correct to the nearest minute. 16 In the isosceles Y triangle XYZ, YW XZ, 62 cm XY = YZ = 62 cm and X Z W XYZ = 10418. a Find the altitude YW, correct to the nearest centimetre. b Find the length of XZ, correct to the nearest centimetre. 17 An inverted cone has a slant height of 52 cm and a 52 cm diameter of 40 cm. Find the vertical angle , correct to the nearest minute. 40 cm

18 Which one of the following statements is true? tan cos A sin = ------------ B cos = ----------sin tan cos sin C tan = ------------ D tan = -----------sin cos 19 Simplify: sin a cos tan b ----------tan 20 Solve each equation for , where 0 < < 90. Answer correct to the nearest minute. a sin = 4 cos b cos = 2 sin c 5 cos = 3 sin 21 Find x, if 0 < x < 90. a sin x = cos 70 b cos x = sin 25 c cos (2x) = sin 58 d sin (x 23) = cos 40 x - = cos 78 e sin - 2 f sin x = cos x 22 Simplify: cos ( 90 ) cos ( 90 ) - b ------------------------------a ------------------------------cos sin c cos sin (90 ) d tan sin (90 ) 23 Simplify each of these without the use of a calculator. Give your answers in simplest surd form with a rational denominator. a cos 45 cos 60 b sin 60 cos 30 c sin 45 + cos 45 d tan 30 + sin 60 e 1 2 sin2 30 f 2 cos2 30 + tan2 60 tan 45 cos 45 g ---------------h ----------------sin 30 sin 60

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Amber drove 126 km on a bearing of 137. How far south did she drive? Answer correct to 1 decimal place. b Ken rode his horse 8.7 km on a bearing of 295. How far west did he ride? Answer correct to 1 decimal place.

30 Answer each of the following, correct to 4 significant figures. a A ship leaves port and sails 60 nautical miles due east from L to M, then turns and sails due north to N. If the bearing of N from L is N24E, find the distance MN. b Beaumont Hills is due west of Coleville. Coleville is 11 km due north of Allentown. The bearing of Allentown from Beaumont Hills is 136. Find the distance between Beaumont Hills and Allentown. 31 Answer each of the following as a true bearing, correct to the nearest degree. a A ferry sailed 12 km due south from T to U, then turned and sailed 19 km due east to V. Find the bearing of: i V from T ii T from V b Peter drove 94 km due north from C to D, then turned and drove 52 km due west to E. Find the bearing of: i E from C ii C from E 32 Xian walked 250 m from I to J on a bearing of 043. He then turned and walked on a bearing of 133 to K, which is due east of I. a Show that IJK = 90. b Find the distance JK, correct to the nearest metre. 33 Angus drove from P to Q on a bearing of 211. He then turned and drove 48 km on a bearing of 301 to R, which is due west of P. a Show that PQR = 90. b Find the distance PR, correct to the nearest kilometre.

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