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Trigonometry 2
1. ABCDE is the cross-section of a
building. All the lengths are given in (c) P is the point on a
metres. blade which is furthest
(a) Calculate DC. from the centre of the
(b) Calculate angle EAB. blades. Each blade is 30
(c) Calculate the area of the cross- m long.
section. (i) Calculate the distance
(d) A model of the building is made travelled by P as the
using the scale 1 : 50. What is the blade completes one
area of the cross-section of the revolution.
model? Give your answer in square (ii) The blade completes
centimetres. 15 revolutions per minute.
Calculate the speed of P, giving your answer in kilometres per hour.
2. In the framework ABCD, BD = 3 m. (iii) A point Q lies on the straight line between P and the centre of the
BDA = 27, BCD = 41. DBC and DAB are blades. Q travels 90 m as the blade completes one revolution. Calculate PQ.
right angles.
(a) (i) Find AD.
(ii) Find CD. 4. (a) In triangle ABC, ABC = 45 and
(b) In triangle PQR, PQ = 3 m and QR = 5 m. The BAC = 65.
area of triangle PQR = 6 m2. Find the two AC is 5 cm shorter than BC.
5 sin 65
possible values of PQR. (i) Show that BC =
sin 65 sin 45
(ii) Find the length of BC.
3. The diagram shows a vertical wind turbine with blades 30 m long.
The blades are stationary with the point A being the maximum
distance
(b) In triangle PQR, PQ = 13 cm, QR
possible from
= 6 cm and RP = 10 cm.
the QR is produced to S.
horizontal (i) Find the value of cos PRQ,
ground. The giving your answer as a fraction in
point B is its simplest form.
such that the (ii) Hence write down the value of
angle of cos PRS.
elevation of A from B is 34 and the angle of elevation of the centre
of the blades, C, from B is 25.
(a) Calculate the distance AB. Answers
(b) A different wind turbine, shown in the diagram on the next page, has 1 (a) 14.96 to 15 (b) 97.46 to 97.55 (c) 123.8 to 124.1 (d) 495.5 to 497
the centre of its blades, F, 75 m from the base of the turbine, D. 2 (a) (i) 2.67 (ii) 4.57 (b) 53.1, 126.9 3 (a) 173.8 to 174 m (b) 51.4 to 51.
Point E is on sloping ground, 180 m from F and 130 m from D. (c) (i) 188 to 189 (ii) 169 to 170.2 km / h (iii) 15.67 to 16.0
Calculate the angle of depression of E from F. 4 (a)(ii) 22.7 to 22.75 (b)(i) -11/40 (ii) 11/ 40