Trigonometry and PythagorasAQA GCSE Maths: Subtopic test
10 questions, 26 marks
AQA GCSE Maths
Trigonometry and Pythagoras
Total 26 marks
Name
Class
Date
- 1Triangle XYZ has a right angle at Y. XY = 9 cm and YZ = 12 cm.(a)What is the length of XZ?[1 mark]
- A15 cm
- B21 cm
- C3 cm
- D225 cm
(b)What is the value of ?[1 mark]- A0.75
- B0.6
- C1.33
- D0.8
(c)What is the value of ?[1 mark]- A1.5
- B0.6
- C1.33
- D0.75
Total for question 1: 3 marks
- 2In triangle LMN, angle M = 90°, angle L = 30°, and LM = 8 cm.(a)Using the exact value , find the length of MN.[2 marks](b)Using the exact value , find the length of LN.[2 marks]
Total for question 2: 4 marks
- 3A cuboid box has length 6 cm, width 8 cm and height 10 cm.(a)Find the length of the diagonal of the base of the box (the face with length 6 cm and width 8 cm).[3 marks](b)Find the length of the space diagonal of the cuboid (from one corner to the opposite corner), giving your answer to 3 significant figures.[3 marks]
Total for question 3: 6 marks
- 4A triangular field has sides PQ = 70 m, QR = 50 m, and angle PQR = 60°.(a)Use the cosine rule to find the length of PR, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.[4 marks](b)Use the sine rule and your answer to part (a) to find angle QPR, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.[4 marks](c)Calculate the area of the field using , then convert your answer to hectares (1 hectare = 10 000 m²), giving your final answer to 3 significant figures.[5 marks]
Total for question 4: 13 marks
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