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Sine and cosine rules and area of a triangleAQA A-Level Maths: Mind map

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Exam questions on Sine and cosine rules and area of a triangle

  1. In triangle ABCABC, AB=9AB=9 cm, BC=14BC=14 cm and AB^C=40∘A\hat{B}C=40^\circ.
    Find the size of angle BA^CB\hat{A}C, to 1 decimal place.2 marks
  2. In triangle LMNLMN, LM=6LM=6 m, LN=10LN=10 m and MN=14MN=14 m.
    Find the size of the smallest angle of the triangle, to 1 decimal place.2 marks
  3. Points AA and BB are 120120 m apart on a straight road on level ground. A tower TT stands in a field, with TA^B=52∘T\hat{A}B=52^\circ and TB^A=71∘T\hat{B}A=71^\circ. A calculator may be used.
    Find the distance ATAT, to 3 significant figures.3 marks
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Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).