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UNIT 15 Trigonometry Revision Test 15.1

(Standard)

1. Calculate the length of the hypotenuse of each of the following

triangles, giving your answers to 1 decimal place.
(a) (b) 11 cm

5 cm
11 cm

7 cm

(6 marks)

2. Calculate the length of the unknown side of each of the following triangles, giving your
answers to 1 decimal place
(a) (b)
y

18 cm 10 cm
4 cm
9 cm

(c) 5 cm

6 cm h

(9 marks)
4 cm
3. Calculate the length of the diagonals of
the square shown, giving your answer
to 1 decimal place. 4 cm

(4 marks)

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Revision Test 15.1 (Standard)

4. Calculate the length of the diagonals of the rectangle shown, giving your answer
to 1 decimal place.
8 cm

4 cm

(4 marks)

5. Calculate the perimeter of the following shape:

8 cm

4 cm

11 cm

(7 marks)

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UNIT 15 Trigonometry Revision Test 15.2

(Academic)

1. A square has sides of length 6 cm. Calculate the length of the

diagonals of the square, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
(3 marks)

2. Calculate the lengths of the sides marked with letters in each of the
following triangles, giving your answers to 3 significant figures.
(a) (b)

70˚
8 cm
a
b
5 cm
40˚

(c) (d)

c 22 m
19 m d

65˚ 20˚

(12 marks)

3. Calculate the size of each of the angles marked θ in the following

triangles, giving your answers to 3 significant figures.
(a) (b)
θ

7 cm 15 cm
20 cm

θ (6 marks)
6 cm

4. A rectangle has sides of length 10 cm and 20 cm.

(a) Determine the size of the angle between a diagonal of the
rectangle and its longer side.
(b) Determine the size of the acute angle between the two
diagonals.
Give your answers to 3 significant figures.
(5 marks)
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Revision Test 15.2 (Academic)

5. Calculate the length of the hypotenuse of the following triangle, giving your
answers to 3 significant figures.

42˚
18 cm

(4 marks)

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UNIT 15 Trigonometry Revision Test 15.3

(Express)

1. A rectangle has sides of length 10 cm and 20 cm.

(a) Calculate the length of the diagonals of the rectangle.
(b) Determine the size of the acute angle between the two diagonals.
Give your answers to 3 significant figures.
(6 marks)

2. Determine the length of the sides marked with letters in each of the
following triangles:
(a) (b)
a b 13 cm
28˚
14 cm
40˚
Give your answers to 3 significant figures.
(5 marks)

3. Determine the size of the angle marked θ in each of the following triangles:
(a) (b)
θ
θ
11 cm
10 cm 20 cm
15 cm

Give your answers to 3 significant figures.

(4 marks)

4. A rectangle has a diagonal of length 18 cm. The angle between

the diameter and the longer side of the rectangle is 40 ° .
Determine the perimeter of the rectangle, to 1 decimal place.
D
(6 marks)

5. For the triangle shown, calculate the

lengths of CD and AB. Give your
answers to 3 significant
figures.

20 cm

30˚ 40˚
A B C (9 marks)

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Revision Test 15.1 (Standard) Answers

1. (a) h= 52+ 72 M1

= 74 A1
= 8.6 cm A1

(b) h = 11 2 + 11 2 M1

= 242 A1
= 15.6 cm A1 (6 marks)

2. (a) x = 18 2 − 10 2 M1

= 224 A1
= 15.0 cm A1

(b) y= 92− 42 M1

= 65 A1
= 8.1 cm A1

(c) h= 52 + 62 M1

= 61 A1
= 7.8 cm A1 (9 marks)

3. 4 2 + 4 2 = 32 M1 A1
= 5.7 cm M1 A1 (4 marks)

4. 8 2 + 4 2 = 80 M1 A1
= 8.9 cm A1 A1 (4 marks)
5. 11 − 8 = 3 B1

42 + 32 = 25 M1 A1
=5 A1
Perimeter = 8 + 4 + 11 + 5 M1 A1
= 28 cm A1 (7 marks)

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Revision Test 15.2 (Academic) Answers

1. Length = 62+ 62 M1

= 72 A1
= 8.5 cm A1 (3 marks)

2. (a) a = 8 sin 40 ° M1 A1
= 5.14 A1
(b) b = 5 tan 70 ° M1 A1
= 13.7 cm A1
(c) c = 19 cos 65 ° M1 A1
= 8.03 m A1
(d) d = 22 sin 20 ° M1 A1
= 7.52 m A1 (12 marks)
7
3. (a) tan θ = M1 A1
6
θ = 49.4 ° A1

15
(b) sin θ = M1 A1
20
θ = 48.6 ° A1 (6 marks)

10
4. (a) tan θ = M1 A1
20
θ = 26.6 ° A1

(b) θ = 2 × tan − 1 (0.5) M1

= 53.1 ° A1 (5 marks)

18
5. (a) cos 42 ° = M1 A1
h
18
h = M1
cos 42 °
= 24.2 ° A1 (4 marks)

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Revision Test 15.3 (Express) Answers

1. (a) d = 10 2 + 20 2 M1

= 500
= 22.4 cm A1
10
(b) tan θ = M1
20

θ = tan − 1  
10
M1
 20 

Angle = 2 × tan − 1  
10
M1
 20 
= 53.1 ° A1 (6 marks)

2. (a) a = 14 tan 28 ° M1
= 7.44 cm A1
13
(b) sin 40 ° = M1
b
13
b = M1
sin 40 °
= 20.2 cm M1 (5 marks)

15
3. (a) tan θ = M1
10
θ = 56.3 ° A1
11
(b) sin θ = M1
20
θ = 33.4 ° A1 (4 marks)

4. x = 18 cos 40 ° M1 A1
( = 13.8 cm)
y = 18 sin 40 ° M1 A1
( = 11.6 cm)

Perimeter = 2 × ( x + y) M1
= 50.7 cm A1 (6 marks)

5. (a) CD = 20 sin 40 ° M1
= 12.9 cm A1
CD
sin 30 ° = M1
AD
20sin40 °
AD = A1
sin 30 °
( = 25.7)

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Revision Test 15.3 (Express) ANSWERS

AC = AD cos30 ° M1
20 sin 40 °
= × cos 30 °
sin 30 °
( = 22.3) A1

BC = 20 cos 40 °
( = 15.3) B1

AB = AC − BC M1
= 6.9 cm A1 (9 marks)
(TOTAL MARKS 30)

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