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Practice Test
____ 1. What is the reference angle for 15 in standard position? A 255 B 30 C 345 D 15

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2. What is the reference angle for 200 in standard position? A 100 B 70 C 20 D 110

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3. What are the three other angles in standard position that have a reference angle of 54? A 99, 144, 234 B 108, 162, 216 C 144, 234, 324 D 126, 234, 306

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4. What is the exact sine of A?

A 1/

3 B 1/3 C 2/

3 D 1/2

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5. Solve to the nearest tenth of a unit for the unknown side in the ratio a 12 = . sin30 sin115 A 24 B 21.8 C 6.6 D 24.6

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6. The coordinates of a point P on the terminal arm of an angle are shown. What are the exact trigonometric ratios for sin, cos , and tan ?

4 3 4 A sin A = , cos A = , tan A = B sin A = 5 5 3 3 4 3 D sin A = C sin A = , cos A = , tan A = 5 5 4

5 5 3 , cos A = , tan A = 3 4 4 4 3 3 , cos A = , tan A = 5 5 4

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7. Which strategy would be best to solve for x in the triangle shown?

A cosine law B primary trigonometric ratios C sine law D none of the above

Name: ________________________ ____ 8. Which strategy would be best to use to solve for x?

ID: A

A primary trigonometric ratios B sine law C cosine law D none of the above

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9. While flying, a helicopter pilot spots a water tower that is 7.4 km to the north. At the same time, he sees a monument that is 8.5 km to the south. The tower and the monument are separated by a distance of 11.4 km along the flat ground. What is the angle made by the water tower, helicopter, and monument?

A 91 B 11 C 40 D 48

____ 10. What is the exact cosine of A?

2 B 1 C 18 D

1 2

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11. Given that sinA =

5 and that A is located in the second quadrant, determine exact values for the other 12 two primary trigonometric ratios.

12. A survey of a plot of land is shown. The plot is to have a hedge along its border. How many linear metres of hedge are needed, to the nearest tenth of a metre?

Name: ________________________ 13. A drive belt wraps around three pulleys, A, B, and C, as shown.

ID: A

What is the measure of A?

Name: ________________________ 14. The point (5, 7) is located on the terminal arm of A in standard position. a) Determine the primary trigonometric ratios for A.

ID: A

b) Determine the primary trigonometric ratios for an B that has the same sine as A, but different signs for the other two primary trigonometric ratios.

c) Use a calculator to determine the measures of A and B, to the nearest degree.

15. Gursant and Leo are both standing on the north side of a monument that is 6.0 m tall. Leo is standing 3.5 m closer to the monument than Gursant. Leo measures the angle from the ground to the top of the monument to be 41. Determine the angle that Gursant would measure from the ground to the top of the monument, to the nearest degree.

Name: ________________________ 16. In ABC, c = 11 cm, b = 7 cm, and B = 38. a) Sketch possible diagrams for this situation.

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b) Determine the measure of C in each diagram.

c) Find the measure of A in each diagram.

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d) Calculate the length of BC in each diagram.

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Practice Test

Answer Section

1. ANS: NAT: 2. ANS: NAT: 3. ANS: NAT: 4. ANS: NAT: 5. ANS: NAT: 6. ANS: NAT: KEY: 7. ANS: NAT: 8. ANS: NAT: 9. ANS: NAT: 10. ANS: NAT:

D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy T1 TOP: Angles in Standard Position C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy T1 TOP: Angles in Standard Position D PTS: 1 DIF: Average T1 TOP: Angles in Standard Position D PTS: 1 DIF: Average T1 TOP: Angles in Standard Position C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy T3 TOP: The Sine Law C PTS: 1 DIF: Average T1 TOP: Trigonometric Ratios of Any Angle point on terminal arm | cosine | sine | tangent C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy T3 TOP: The Sine Law C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy T3 TOP: The Cosine Law A PTS: 1 DIF: Average T3 TOP: The Cosine Law D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy T1 TOP: Angles in Standard Position 1

OBJ: KEY: OBJ: KEY: OBJ: KEY: OBJ: KEY: OBJ: KEY: OBJ:

Section 2.1 reference angle | < 180 Section 2.1 reference angle | > 180 Section 2.1 reference angle Section 2.1 special angles | sine Section 2.3 sine law | side length Section 2.2

OBJ: KEY: OBJ: KEY: OBJ: KEY: OBJ: KEY:

Section 2.3 sine law | solution method Section 2.4 cosine law | solution method Section 2.4 cosine law | angle measure Section 2.1 special angles | cosine

ID: A 11. ANS: Since sinA = So, x2 + y2 = r2

y ,then y = 5 and r = 12. r

x 2 + 5 2 = 122 x 2 = 144 25 = 119 x = 119

Since the angle is in the second quadrant, x = 119 . Therefore, cos A =

119 and tanA = 12

5 . 119
NAT: T 2 KEY: primary trigonometric ratios

PTS: 1 DIF: Average OBJ: Section 2.2 TOP: Trigonometric Ratios of Any Angle 12. ANS: Use the sine law. 46 AC = sin65 sin 68

AC =

46sin65 sin 68

45.0 A = 180 (65 + 68)

= 47 Again, use the sine law. BC 46 = sin47 sin 68 BC = 46sin47 sin 68

36.3 The total amount of hedge needed is approximately 46 + 45.0 + 36.3, or 127.3 m.
PTS: 1 DIF: TOP: The Sine Law Average OBJ: Section 2.3 KEY: sine law NAT: T 3

ID: A 13. ANS:

cos A = =

b2 + c2 a2 2bc (13.7) + (11.5) (5.5) 2 (13.7) (11.5)

2 2 2

0.919359 A cos 1 0.919359 23.2 A is approximately 23.

PTS: 1 DIF: Average OBJ: Section 2.4 NAT: T 3 TOP: The Cosine Law KEY: cosine law | angle measure 14. ANS: a) A is in the second quadrant. Therefore, only the sine ratio is positive. Use the Pythagorean theorem. r2 = x2 + y2

= (5) + 7 2 = 25 + 49 = 74 r= 74
7 7 5 , cos A = , and tanA = . 5 74 74 b) The quadrant in which the sine ratio is still positive, but the cosine and tangent ratios change from negative to positive, is the first quadrant. In this quadrant, all three primary trigonometric ratios are positive. 7 7 5 sinB = , cos B = , and tanB = . 5 74 74 7 c) sinB = 74
Therefore, sinA =

B 54 Use the fact that B is the reference angle for A. A = 180 54

= 126
PTS: 1 DIF: Average OBJ: Section 2.1 | Section 2.2 NAT: T 1 | T 2 TOP: Angles in Standard Position | Trigonometric Ratios of Any Angle KEY: primary trigonometric ratios | reference angle

ID: A 15. ANS: Draw a diagram.

Let x represent the distance that Leo is from the base of the monument. 6 tan41 = x

6 tan41 Let G represent the angle that Gursant would measure. The distance that Gursant is from the monument 6 . is given by the expression 3.5 + tan41 6 tanG = 6 3.5 + tan41 x=

G 30
PTS: 1 DIF: Difficult OBJ: Section 2.2 TOP: Trigonometric Ratios of Any Angle NAT: T 3 KEY: tangent

ID: A 16. ANS: a) This is the ambiguous case, so there are two triangles. Triangle 1 Triangle 2

b) For triangle 1, sinB sin C = c b

For triangle 2,

C = 180 75.3 104.7

sin38 sin C = 7 11 sinC = 11sin38 7

C 75.3 c) For triangle 1, A = 180 (38 + 75.3)

= 66.7 d) For triangle 1, AC BC = sin A sinB

For triangle 2, A = 180 (38 + 104.7)

= 37.3 For triangle 2, AC BC = sin A sinB

BC 7 = sin66.7 sin38 BC = 7sin 66.7 sin38

BC 7 = sin37.3 sin38 BC = 7sin 37.3 sin38

10.4 6.9 In triangle 1, the length of BC is 10.4 cm. In triangle 2, the length of BC is 6.9 cm.
PTS: 1 DIF: TOP: The Sine Law Average OBJ: Section 2.3 NAT: T 3 KEY: sine law | ambiguous case