Trigonometry Word Problems 1
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1. Question
Two poles are the same distance up a brick wall. The longer pole is 7.4 m long. The shorter pole is 5.3 m long and makes an angle of 47° to the ground. What height (h) do the poles reach up the wall?Round your answer to 1 decimal place- h= (3.9)m
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Trigonometric Ratios (SOHCAHTOA)
Sin Ratio (SOH)
sin=oppositehypotenuseCos Ratio (CAH)
cos=adjacenthypotenuseTan Ratio (TOA)
tan=oppositeadjacentCalculator Buttons to Use
sin = Sine functioncos = Cosine functiontan = Tangent functionDMS or ° ‘ ‘‘ = Degree/Minute/Second= = Equal functionNotice that the scenario creates two right triangles. Focus on the smaller one and label it in reference to the given angle.opposite=hhypotenuse=5.3Since we now have the opposite and hypotenuse values, we can use the sin ratio to find h.sin47° = oppositehypotenuse sin47° = h5.3 5.3×sin47° = h5.3×5.3 Multiply both sides by 5.3 5.3sin47° = h h = 5.3sin47° Simplify this further by evaluating 5.3sin47° using the calculator:1. Press 5.32. Press ×3. Press sin4. Press 475. Press =The result will be 3.87617 or 3.9 m when rounded off to 1 decimal place.3.9 m -
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2. Question
Two poles are the same distance up a brick wall. The longer pole is 7.4 m long. The shorter pole is 5.3 m long and makes an angle of 47° to the ground. What is the angle (θ) to the nearest degree that the longer pole reaches with the ground?- (32)°
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Trigonometric Ratios (SOHCAHTOA)
Sin Ratio (SOH)
sin=oppositehypotenuseCos Ratio (CAH)
cos=adjacenthypotenuseTan Ratio (TOA)
tan=oppositeadjacentCalculator Buttons to Use
sin = Sine functioncos = Cosine functiontan = Tangent functionDMS or ° ‘ ‘‘ = Degree/Minute/SecondShift or 2nd F or INV = Inverse function= = Equal functionNotice that the scenario creates two right triangles. Let the missing angle be θ and label the sides of the larger triangle in reference to it.opposite=3.9hypotenuse=7.4Since we now have the opposite and hypotenuse values, we can use the sin ratio to find θ.sinθ = oppositehypotenuse sinθ = 3.97.4 θ = sin-1(3.97.4) Get the inverse of sin Simplify this further by evaluating sin-1(3.97.4) using the calculator:1. Press Shift or 2nd F (depending on your calculator)2. Press sin3. Press 3.94. Press ÷5. Press 7.46. Press =The result will be: 31.8048°Finally, round off the answer to the nearest degree.θ = 31.8048° = 31°48’ Press DMS on your calculator = 32° Round up since the minutes is more than 30’ 32° -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Two poles are the same distance up a brick wall. The longer pole is 7.4 m long. The shorter pole is 5.3 m long and makes an angle of 47° to the ground. Find the distance between the poles on the ground.Round your answer to 1 decimal place- (2.6)m
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Sine Rule
asinA=bsinB=csinCwhere:
a is the side opposite angle A
b is the side opposite angle B
c is the side opposite angle CWhen to use the Sine Rule
a) Given 2 sides and 1 angle to find the other angleorb) Given 2 angles 1 side to find the other sideNotice that the scenario creates an obtuse triangle. Let x be the distance of the two poles on the ground.Identify the two other angles in the triangle.First angle:Remember that a straight line measures 180°. Subtract 47° from 180° to find the measure of the larger angle.180-47 = 133° Second angle:Remember that the sum of the interior angles in a triangle is 180°. Subtract 32° and 133° from 180° to find the measure of the smaller angle.180-32-133 = 15° Since 1 side and 2 angles are now known, use the Sine Rule to find the missing side.Side 1=xAngle 1=15°Side 2=7.4 mAngle 2=133°asinA = bsinB xsin15° = 7.4sin133° Substitute the values x×sin133° = 7.4×sin15° Cross multiply x×sin133°÷sin133° = 7.4×sin15°÷sin133° Divide both sides by sin133° x = 7.4×sin15°sin133° x = 1.91526090.7313537 Use the calculator to simplify x = 2.61879 x = 2.6 m Rounded off to 1 decimal place 2.6 m -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
The triangle ABD has a right angle at B. If the length of side DA is 83 m, find the length of CA.Round your answer to 2 decimal places- CA = (65.07) m
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Sine Rule
asinA=bsinB=csinCwhere:
a is the side opposite angle A
b is the side opposite angle B
c is the side opposite angle CWhen to use the Sine Rule
a) Given 2 sides and 1 angle to find the other angleorb) Given 2 angles 1 side to find the other sideNotice that CA is the side opposite of angle D.This means that we can use the Sine Rule to find the length of CA.Start by finding the value of angle D. Do this by subtracting the sum of angles A and C from 180°.D = 180°-(8°+146°) D = 180°-154° D = 26° Next, label the triangle according to the Sine Rule.Substitute the three known values to the Sine Rule to find the fourth missing value.From labelling the triangle, we know that the known values are those with labels d,D,c and C.d=CAD=26°c=83 mC=146°dsinD = csinC CAsin26° = 83sin146° Substitute the values CA×sin146° = 83×sin26° Cross multiply CA×sin146°÷sin146° = 83×sin26°÷sin146° Divide both sides by sin146° CA = 83×sin26°sin146° CA = 36.3848050.5591929 Use the calculator to simplify CA = 65.0666 CA = 65.07 m Rounded off to 2 decimal places 65.07 m -
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5. Question
The triangle ABD has a right angle at B and a side DA that is 83 m. The line AC goes through the triangle and has a length of 65.07 m. Find the values of the following:(i) The value of θ(ii) The length of CB rounded off to the nearest metre-
(i) θ = (34)°(ii) CB = (54) m
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Trigonometric Ratios (SOHCAHTOA)
Sin Ratio (SOH)
sin=oppositehypotenuseCos Ratio (CAH)
cos=adjacenthypotenuseTan Ratio (TOA)
tan=oppositeadjacentCalculator Buttons to Use
sin = Sine functioncos = Cosine functiontan = Tangent functionDMS or ° ‘ ‘‘ = Degree/Minute/Second= = Equal function(i) Find the value of θRemember that a straight line measures 180°. Subtract 146° from 180° to find the measurement of θ.θ = 180°-146° θ = 34° (ii) Find the length of CBNotice that CB is a side of the right triangle ABC and is adjacent to θ. The right triangle also has a hypotenuse AC with a length of 65.07 m.adjacent=CBhypotenuse=65.07 (AC)Since we now have the adjacent and hypotenuse values, we can use the cos ratio to find CB.cos34° = adjacenthypotenuse cos34° = CB65.07 65.07×cos34° = CB65.07×65.07 Multiply both sides by 65.07 65.07cos34° = CB CB = 65.07cos34° Simplify this further by evaluating cos34° using the calculator:1. Press cos2. Press 343. Press =The result will be: 0.8290376Continue solving for CB.cos34°=0.8290376CB = 65.07cos34° = 65.07×0.8290376 = 53.9454749 = 54 m Rounded off to the nearest metre (i) θ=34°(ii) CB=54 m -
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- Law of Sines: Solving for an Angle
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