3.3 Applications of trigonometryIB Maths: Analysis and Approaches SL: Subtopic test
10 questions, 27 marks
IB Maths: Analysis and Approaches SL
3.3 Applications of trigonometry
Total 27 marks
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- 1A vertical tower stands on horizontal ground, where is the foot and is the top. From a point on the ground, 40 m from , the angle of elevation of is .(a)Find the height of the tower.[1 mark]
- A m
- B m
- C m
- D m
(b)A student walks from directly towards until the angle of elevation of is . Find the distance the student walks.[1 mark]- A m
- B m
- C m
- D m
(c)A point on the ground lies on the opposite side of the tower from , with , and in a straight line. The angle of depression of from is . Find the exact distance .[2 marks]Total for question 1: 4 marks
- 2A ship leaves harbour and sails 12 km on a bearing of to a buoy . It then sails 5 km on a bearing of to a point .(a)Find the size of angle .[1 mark]
- A
- B
- C
- D
(b)Find the distance .[1 mark]- A km
- B km
- C km
- D km
(c)Using a calculator, find the bearing of from .[2 marks]Total for question 2: 4 marks
- 3Points and lie on horizontal ground in a straight line with the foot of a vertical mast , with between and . m. The angle of elevation of the top of the mast is from and from . A calculator may be used.(a)Find , and show that .[3 marks](b)Hence find the height of the mast and the distance .[4 marks]
Total for question 3: 7 marks
- 4A boat leaves port and sails 20 km on a bearing of to an island . It then sails 30 km on a bearing of to a lighthouse . A calculator may be used.(a)(i) Show that .[6 marks]
(ii) Find the distance .
(iii) Find how much shorter the direct route from to is than the route through .(b)Find the bearing of from . Hence find the bearing on which the boat must sail to return directly from to .[6 marks]Total for question 4: 12 marks
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