Sine & Cosine Rule & Area of TrianglesEdexcel IGCSE Maths: Subtopic test
10 questions, 26 marks
Edexcel IGCSE Maths
Sine & Cosine Rule & Area of Triangles
Total 26 marks
Name
Class
Date
- 1In triangle ABC, angle A = 40°, angle B = 65°, and side a (opposite angle A) = 12 cm.(a)What is the size of angle C?[1 mark]
- A75°
- B65°
- C105°
- D40°
(b)Using the sine rule, what is the length of side b, to 3 significant figures?[1 mark]- A18.0 cm
- B12.0 cm
- C9.20 cm
- D16.9 cm
(c)Using the sine rule, what is the length of side c, to 3 significant figures?[1 mark]- A12.0 cm
- B16.9 cm
- C18.0 cm
- D14.2 cm
Total for question 1: 3 marks
- 2Triangle PQR has PQ = 8 cm, QR = 11 cm and angle PQR = 55°.(a)Find the length of PR, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.[2 marks](b)Find the area of triangle PQR, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.[2 marks]
Total for question 2: 4 marks
- 3Triangle XYZ has XY = 7 cm, YZ = 9 cm and XZ = 13 cm.(a)Find the size of angle Y, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.[3 marks](b)Using your answer to part (a), find the area of triangle XYZ, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.[3 marks]
Total for question 3: 6 marks
- 4A ship sails from port A on a bearing of 060° for 25 km to point B. It then sails from B on a bearing of 130° for 18 km to point C.(a)Find the size of angle ABC, the interior angle of the ship's path at B.[4 marks](b)Using your answer to part (a), find the distance AC, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.[4 marks](c)Using your answers to parts (a) and (b), find the bearing of C from A, giving your answer to the nearest degree.[5 marks]
Total for question 4: 13 marks
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