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Student Name:_______________

Date:__________

Year 10 Mathematics
Level 5.3
Trigonometry
General Instructions Working time 25 minutes Write using black or blue pen Black pen is preferred Calculators may be used Total marks 24 Section I Pages 24

24 marks Attempt Questions 1-10 Allow about 25 minutes for this section

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Section I 1. Find the length of BD B (2 Marks)

9km

30
A D (2 Marks) 2. A pole of height 3m casts a shadow on horizontal ground of 2.6m. Find the angle of elevation of the sun. (Hint: Draw a diagram)

3. A helicopter leaves its base at A and flies 61km on a bearing of 110 to rescue a patient at B. From B it flies on a bearing of 200 to the hospital at C, which is 82km from B. (1 Mark) (a) Draw a diagram to show this information.

(b) Find the size of CBA to the nearest degree.

(2 Marks)

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4. cos60 = ? (a) (b) (c) (d)

(1 Mark)

5. What is the exact value of tan150 ?

(1 Mark)

(3 Marks) 6. (a) On the same diagram, draw the graphs of y = sin x and y = cos x for 0 x 180

(b) For what values of x does sin x = cos x?

(2 Marks) (2 Marks)

7. A block of land is triangular in shape, as shown in the diagram. Find the area of the land, giving the answer in hectares, correct to 1 decimal place.

525m

844m

70 864m

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8. Find the length of AB. Give your answer in metres, correct to 2 decimal places. B 85

(3 Marks)

65 C

Questions 9 & 10 relate to the diagram below. P 9. Find the length of PQ to the nearest mm. 8cm (3 Marks)

Q 11cm 10. Find the area of triangle PQR. (2 Marks)

End of Test
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