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Trigonometric ratios in right-angled trianglesIB MYP Maths Standard: Mind map

Label the sides
The ratios

Right-angled trigonometry

SOH CAH TOA

sincostan
Unknown side
Unknown angle
Elevation and depression

Exam questions on Trigonometric ratios in right-angled triangles

  1. A ladder 55 m long rests against a vertical wall on level ground. The foot of the ladder is 1.51.5 m from the wall.
    The foot of the ladder is moved so that it is 22 m from the wall. Find the new angle between the ladder and the ground.2 marks
  2. A hiker stands at the top of a vertical cliff that is 6060 m above the sea. She looks at a boat on the sea and measures the angle of depression of the boat as 25∘25^\circ.
    The boat sails 4040 m straight towards the cliff. Find the new angle of depression of the boat, to 11 decimal place.2 marks
  3. In triangle ABCABC, angle B=90∘B=90^\circ, AB=7.2AB=7.2 cm and AC=11.5AC=11.5 cm.
    Find the size of angle BACBAC, to 11 decimal place.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).