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Right triangles and trigonometry: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 3 written questions with worked solutions. All on Right triangles and trigonometry.

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Question 1
1 mark

In right triangle \(DEF\), the lengths of the legs are \(d = 8\) and \(e = 15\). What is the length of the hypotenuse \(f\)?

Question 2
1 mark

In triangle \(PQR\), \(\angle Q\) is a right angle and \(\angle P = 60^\circ\). If the length of side \(PQ\) is 10, what is the length of the hypotenuse \(PR\)?

Question 3
1 mark

In a right triangle, one of the acute angles is \(x^\circ\). If \(\sin(x^\circ) = \frac{5}{13}\), what is the value of \(\cos(90^\circ - x^\circ)\)?

Question 4
1 mark

In right triangle \(ABC\), \(\angle C\) is a right angle. If the length of side \(AC\) is 3 and the length of the hypotenuse \(AB\) is 5, what is the value of \(\sin B\)?

Question 5
1 mark

A 13-foot ladder is leaning against a vertical wall. The base of the ladder is 5 feet away from the bottom of the wall. How many feet above the ground is the top of the ladder?

Question 6
3 marks

In right triangle \(LMN\), angle \(M\) is a right angle and \(\tan L = \frac{3}{4}\). If the length of the side adjacent to angle \(L\) is \(16\), what is the length of the side opposite to angle \(L\)?

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Question 7
5 marks

In right triangle \(PQR\), the measure of \(\angle Q\) is \(90^{\circ}\) and the measure of \(\angle P\) is \(30^{\circ}\). If the length of the hypotenuse \(PR\) is \(12\sqrt{3}\), what is the length of side \(QR\)?

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Question 8
5 marks

In right triangle \( ABC \), the measure of \( ∠C \) is \( 90^∘ \) and the measure of \( ∠A \) is \( 30^∘ \). The length of the hypotenuse \( AB \) is \( 12 \) units. Point \( D \) lies on \( AC \) such that \( ∠BDC = 45^∘ \).

Part A: Determine the lengths of sides \( BC \) and \( AC \) using the properties of a \( 30-60-90 \) triangle.
Part B: Find the length of segment \( CD \) using the properties of the \( 45-45-90 \) triangle \( BDC \).
Part C: Calculate the length of segment \( AD \).

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