Sine, Cosine Rule & Area of Triangles (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Maths: Extended)

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The diagram shows a quadrilateral, A B C D, formed from two triangles, A B C and A C D.

A B C is a right-angled triangle.

Calculate angle B A C.

Angle B A C = ..............................................

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Calculate B D.

B D = ......................................... cm

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The area of the triangle is 50cm2.

Calculate the value of sin x.

sin space x space= ..............................................

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Calculate the area of the triangle.

............................................. cm2

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Use the sine rule to find angle ABC.

Angle ABC = ..............................................

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Calculate the value of x.

x equals................................................

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Calculate angle LMN.

Angle LMN = ..............................................

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A B C is a triangle.

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Work out the area of triangle A B C.

Give your answer as an exact value.

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Work out the length of the side A B. Give your answer as a simplified surd.

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Calculate the length of P R.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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The diagram shows the positions of three points A, B and C in a field.

Show that B C is 118.1 m, correct to 1 decimal place.

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Calculate angle A B C.

Angle A B C equals ................................................

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The diagram shows two triangles.

Calculate QR.  

QR = ............................................ m

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Calculate RS.  

RS = ............................................ m

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Calculate the total area of the two triangles.  

 ............................................ m2

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Use the cosine rule to find angle BAC.

Angle BAC = ...................................................

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The diagram shows triangle ABC.

i) Use the cosine rule to calculate BC.

 

BC = ............................................... m [4]

ii) Use the sine rule to calculate angle ACB.

 

Angle ACB = ................................................... [3]

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The diagram shows a field, ABCD, on horizontal ground.

Use the cosine rule to find angle BAC.

Angle BAC = ...................................................

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Use the sine rule to find angle CAD.

Angle CAD = ...................................................

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Calculate the area of the field.

............................................... m2

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 Calculate the area of triangle PQR.  

........................................ cm2

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The diagram shows a field, ABCD, on horizontal ground. BC = 192 m, CD = 287.9 m and BD = 168 m. 

Angle CBD  rounds to 106.0°, correct to 1 decimal place.

Calculate the area of triangle BCD.

 ............................................ m2

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Tomas buys the triangular part of the field, BCD.

The cost is $35 750 per hectare.

Calculate the amount he pays.

Give your answer correct to the nearest $100. [1 hectare = 10000m2]

    $ ................................................

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Calculate the value of x.

space x space equals space................................................

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Calculate the area of the triangle.

 .......................................... cm2

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Calculate the obtuse angle x in this triangle.

x = ...................................................

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Calculate SR.  

SR = ............................................... cm

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Calculate RQ.  

RQ = ............................................... cm

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Work out the length of  A D.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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A B C spaceis a triangle.

A B space equals space 8.7 space cm. space
Angle space A B C space equals space 49 degree. space
Angle space A C B space equals space 64 degree.

Calculate the area of triangle A B C.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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The diagram shows triangle L M N.

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Calculate the length of L N.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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A B C spaceis a triangle.

D is a point on A C.

Angle space B A D space= 45°

Angle space A D B space= 80°

A B = 7.4cm

D C = 5.8 cm

Work out the length of B C.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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A B C spaceis a triangle.

Triangle ABC with angle CAB at 40 degrees, AC measures 8.4m. Note states diagram not accurately drawn.

A C space= 8.4m
Angle space A C B space= 40°

The area of the triangle = 100 m2.

Work out the length of A B.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
You must show all your working.

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The diagram shows a field, ABCD, on horizontal ground.

BC = 192 m, CD = 287.9 m and BD = 168 m.

Calculate angle CBD and show that it rounds to 106.0°, correct to 1 decimal place.

  

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AD  = 10 cm, BC  = 8 cm, BX  = 5 cm, CX  = 7 cm.   

The diagonals of the cyclic quadrilateral ABCD intersect at X.  

Calculate angle BXC.  

 Angle BXC = ................................................

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The diagram shows a trapezium A B C D.

A B is parallel to D C.

A B space equals space 55 space straight m, B D space equals space 70 space straight m, angle A B D space equals space 40 degree and angle B C D space equals space 32 degree.

Calculate A D.  

A D space equals ........................................... m

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Calculate B C.

B C space equals ........................................... m

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Calculate the area of A B C D.

 .......................................... m2

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The diagram shows two triangles A B D and B C D.

A D equals 16.5 space text cm end text and B D equals 12.4 space text cm end text.

Angle A D B equals 64 degree, angle B D C equals 53 degree and angle D B C equals 95 degree.

i) Find A B.   

A B = ........................................ cm [4]

ii) Find B C.   

B C = ........................................ cm [4]

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In the diagram, B C is a vertical wall standing on horizontal ground A B.

D is the point on A B where A D = 58 m.

The angle of elevation of C from A is 26°.

The angle of elevation of C from D is 72°.

i) Show that A C = 76.7 m, correct to 1 decimal place.  

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ii) Calculate B D.  

B D = .......................................... m

[3]

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In the diagram, AB = 18 cm, BC = 21.3 cm and BD = 11.6 cm.

Angle BDC = 123.5° and angle ABC is a right angle.

i) Calculate angle BCD.

 

Angle BCD = ............................................... [3]

ii) Calculate AD.

  

AD = ......................................... cm [5]

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The diagram shows the positions of three cities, Geneva (G), Budapest (B) and Hamburg (H).

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Use the cosine rule to calculate the distance from Geneva to Budapest.  

.......................................... km

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The bearing of Budapest from Hamburg is 133°.

Calculate the bearing of Budapest from Geneva.

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Calculate angle ACB.  

Angle ACB = .................................................

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Calculate angle ACD.  

Angle ACD = ..................................................

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Calculate the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.  

........................................... cm2

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In the pentagon A B C D E, angle A C B = angle A E D = 90°. Triangle A C D is equilateral with side length 12 cm.

D E = B C = 6 cm.

Calculate angle B A E.

Angle B A E = .............................................

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Calculate.

i) A B.

A B = ......................................... cm [2]

ii) A E.

A E = ......................................... cm [3]

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Calculate the area of the pentagon.

......................................... cm2

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The diagram shows a quadrilateral P Q R S formed from two triangles, P Q S and Q R S. Calculate

i) Q R,

Q R equals ............................................ cm [3]

ii) P S,

P S equals ............................................ cm [3]

iii) the area of quadrilateral P Q R S.

........................................... cm2 [4]

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Find the area of a regular hexagon with side length 7.4 cm.

.......................................... cm2

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The diagram shows a cuboid.

AB = 8 cm, AD = 6 cm and DH = 6 cm.  

Calculate angle HAF.  

Angle HAF = .................................................

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The diagram shows an equilateral triangle ABC with sides of length 10 cm.

AMN is a sector of a circle, centre A.

M is the mid-point of AC.

Work out the area of the shaded region.

Give your answer in the form open parentheses straight a square root of 3 minus straight b over straight c straight pi close parentheses space cm squared where a comma space b and c are integers.  

......................................... cm2

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The area of triangle space A B C space is 6 square root of 2 spacem2.

Calculate the value of x.

Give your answer correct to 3 spacesignificant figures.

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A B C spaceand space A D C spaceare triangles.

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The area of triangle space A D C spaceis 56 m2

Work out the length of A B.

Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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A B C D spaceis a parallelogram.

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A C = 9 cm

D C space = 11 cm

Angle D A C = 100°

Calculate the area of the parallelogram.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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A B C spaceis an acute-angled triangle. space B A space= 7cm B C  = 8cm

The area of triangle space A B C space is 18 cm2.

Work out the size of angle B A C.

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

You must show all your working.

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The diagram shows triangle ABC with point G inside.

CB = 11 cm, CG = 5.3 cm and BG = 6.9 cm. 

Angle CAB = 42° and angle ACG = 54°.

Calculate the value of x.  

x equals................................................ 

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Calculate AC.  

AC = ........................................... cm

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The area of triangle DEF is 70 m2.

i) Show that  4 x squared plus 11 x minus 300 equals 0.

 

[4]

ii) Use the quadratic formula to solve 4 x squared plus 11 x minus 300 equals 0.

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

 x = .......................... or x = .......................... [4]

iii) Find the length of DE.

 DE = ............................................... m [1]

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The diagram shows a field ABCDE.

Calculate the perimeter of the field ABCDE.  

................................................ m

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Calculate angle ABD.  

Angle ABD =  ..........................................................

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i) Calculate angle CBD.  

Angle CBD = .................................................... [2]

ii) The point C is due north of the point B.   Find the bearing of D from B.  

[2]

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Calculate the area of the field ABCDE.

Give your answer in hectares. [1 hectare = 10 000m2]  

...................................... hectares

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Triangle E F G has an area of 70 m2.

E F colon F G equals 1 colon 2 and angle E F G=40°.

Calculate E F.  

E F = .......................................... m

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A different triangle P Q R also has an area of 70 m2.

P Q colon Q R equals 1 colon 2 and P Q equals E F  

Find angle P Q R.  

Angle P Q R = ..............................................

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The diagram shows a design made from a triangle AOC joined to a sector OCB.

AC = 8cm, OB = OC = 7 cm and angle ACO = 78°.

Use the cosine rule to show that OA = 9.47 cm, correct to 2 decimal places.

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Calculate angle OAC.

Angle OAC = ................................................

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The perimeter of the design is 29.5 cm.

Show that angle COB = 41.2°, correct to 1 decimal place.

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Calculate the total area of the design.

......................................... cm2

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The diagram shows two ports, L and P, and a buoy, M.

The bearing of L from P is 201° and LP = 248 km.

The bearing of M from P is 127°. Angle PML = 42°.

Use the sine rule to calculate LM.  

LM = ......................................... km

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A ship sails directly from L to P.

Calculate the shortest distance from M to LP.  

 .......................................... km

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