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Math 11 Foundations LG 10 Unit 2 Practice Test #4



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

What information do you need to know about an acute triangle to use the sine law?
a.
two angles and any side
b.
two sides and any angle
c.
all the angles
d.
all the sides
 

 2. 

Determine the length of f to the nearest tenth of a centimetre.

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a.
78.6 cm
b.
79.0 cm
c.
79.4 cm
d.
78.2 cm
 

 3. 

Determine the measure of ÐR to the nearest degree.

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a.
52°
b.
54°
c.
50°
d.
56°
 

 4. 

Determine the measure of q to the nearest degree.

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a.
39°
b.
44°
c.
34°
d.
49°
 

 5. 

In DDEF, ÐD = 61°, d = 23.9 cm, and ÐE = 38°.
Determine the length of side e to the nearest tenth of a centimetre.
a.
16.8 cm
b.
16.0 cm
c.
17.6 cm
d.
18.4 cm
 

 6. 

What information do you need to know about an acute triangle to use the cosine law?
a.
two sides and any angle
b.
two angles and any side
c.
all the angles
d.
all the sides
 

 7. 

Determine the length of EF to the nearest centimetre.

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a.
84 cm
b.
82 cm
c.
88 cm
d.
86 cm
 

 8. 

Determine the length of KL to the nearest centimetre.

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a.
27 cm
b.
26 cm
c.
34 cm
d.
33 cm
 

 9. 

Determine the length of PQ to the nearest tenth of a centimetre.

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a.
9.4 cm
b.
9.1 cm
c.
8.5 cm
d.
8.8 cm
 

 10. 

In DPQR, r = 52.5 cm, p = 40.0 cm, and ÐQ = 67°.
Determine the measure of q to the nearest tenth of a centimetre.
a.
53.2 cm
b.
55.2 cm
c.
54.1 cm
d.
52.1 cm
 

 11. 

In DDEF, d = 23.9 cm, e = 16.8 cm, and f = 27.0 cm.
Determine the measure of ÐF to the nearest degree.
a.
82°
b.
80°
c.
83°
d.
81°
 

 12. 

A radar operator on a ship discovers a large sunken vessel lying parallel to the ocean surface, 120 m directly below the ship. The length of the vessel is a clue to which wreck has been found. The radar operator measures the angles of depression to the front and back of the sunken vessel to be 55° and 46°. How long, to the nearest tenth of a metre, is the sunken vessel?
a.
203.7 m
b.
201.8 m
c.
199.9 m
d.
198.0 m
 

 13. 

Which one of the following equations is valid?
a.
cos 36° = –cos 144°
b.
cos 36° = –cos 36°
c.
cos 36° = cos 144°
d.
none of the above
 

 14. 

Which pair of angles have the tangent ratio 0.60?
a.
53°, 127°
b.
27°, 153°
c.
0°, 180°
d.
none of the above
 

 15. 

Which law could you use to determine the unknown angle in this triangle?
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a.
neither the sine law nor the cosine law
b.
the cosine law only
c.
the sine law and the cosine law
d.
the sine law only
 

 16. 

Determine the unknown angle to the nearest degree.
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a.
32°
b.
18°
c.
38°
d.
26°
 

 17. 

Determine the unknown side length to the nearest centimetre.
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a.
4.4 cm
b.
4.3 cm
c.
4.6 cm
d.
4.7 cm
 

 18. 

In DCDE, DE = 9.0 cm and ÐD = 59°.
What is the height of the triangle from base DC?
a.
6.8 cm
b.
7.1 cm
c.
7.4 cm
d.
7.7 cm
 

 19. 

Which would you use to determine the indicated angle measure?
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a.
primary trigonometric ratios
b.
the sine law only
c.
the cosine law only
d.
the sine law or the cosine law
 

 20. 

Which would you use to determine the indicated angle measure?
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a.
primary trigonometric ratios
b.
the sine law only
c.
the cosine law only
d.
the sine law or the cosine law
 

Short Answer
 

 21. 

In DRST, the values of s and ÐT are known. What additional information do you need to know if you want to use the sine law to solve the triangle?
 

 22. 

In DLMN, l = 10.0 cm, m = 13.2 cm, and ÐM = 79°.
Determine the measure of ÐL to the nearest degree.
 

 23. 

A radar operator on a ship discovers a large sunken vessel lying parallel to the ocean surface, 180 m directly below the ship. The length of the vessel is a clue to which wreck has been found. The radar operator measures the angles of depression to the front and back of the sunken vessel to be 52° and 67°. How long, to the nearest tenth of a metre, is the sunken vessel?
 

 24. 

In a parallelogram, two adjacent sides measure 8.4 cm and 7.2 cm. The shorter diagonal is 10.5 cm. Determine, to the nearest degree, the measures of the larger angles in the parallelogram.
 

 25. 

What law or property would you use to determine the indicated side length?
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Problem
 

 26. 

Two Jasper National Park rangers in their fire towers spot a fire.
Determine the distances, to the nearest tenth of a kilometre, from each tower to the fire. Show your work.

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 27. 

The pendulum of a grandfather clock is 85.0 cm long. When the pendulum
swings from one side to the other side, it travels a horizontal distance of 10.5 cm.
Determine the angle through which the pendulum swings. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a degree.
 

 28. 

Two airplanes leave Dawson City Airport at the same time.
One airplane travels at 420 km/h. The other airplane travels at 375 km/h.
About 2 h later, they are 1000 km apart. Determine the angle between their paths,
to the nearest degree.
 

 29. 

A radio tower is supported by two wires on opposite sides. On the ground,
the ends of the wire are 46.5 m apart. One wire makes a 62° angle with the ground. The other makes a 68° angle with the ground.
Draw a diagram of the situation. Then, determine the height of the tower to the nearest tenth of a metre.
 

 30. 

A surveyor is measuring the length of a lake. He takes angle measurements from two positions, A and B, that are 395 m apart, and on opposite sides of the lake. From B, the measure of the angle between the sight lines to the ends of the lake is 132°, and the measure of the angle between the sight lines to A and one end of the lake is 111°. From A, the measure of the angle between the sight lines to the ends of the lake is 65°, and the measure of the angle between the sight lines to B and the same end of the lake is 23°. Calculate the length of the lake, to the nearest metre. Show your work.
 



 
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