Mathematics for IGCSE & O level - Pythagoras' Theorem And Trigonometry (Section 6)
1
What is the name given to the side opposite the right angle in a right-angled triangle?
Answer
(B)
Hypotenuse
2
If the angle of elevation is known, and the distance to the object is given, which side of the triangle would you be trying to find when solving the problem using the tangent function?
Answer
(B)
Adjacent
3
A triangle has sides of 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm. This is a right-angled triangle. What is the measure of the angle opposite the longest side?
Answer
(D)
90 degrees
4
A cuboid has dimensions of 3cm, 4cm, and 5cm. What is the length of its longest diagonal?
Answer
(D)
sqrt(50) cm
5
In a triangle ABC, the area is calculated using 1/2 * ab * sin C. What does 'a' and 'b' represent?
Answer
(C)
The adjacent sides
6
In the context of a triangle, which elements are related by the Law of Sines?
Answer
(C)
Sides and the sines of opposite angles
7
What is the value of cos(90°)?
Answer
(A)
0
8
Which tool is crucial for solving problems involving right-angled triangles?
Answer
(C)
Pythagorean Theorem
9
Which trigonometric function is used when you know the adjacent and hypotenuse sides, and you want to find an angle?
Answer
(B)
Cosine
10
If you know the adjacent and opposite sides of a right triangle and want to find an angle, what function do you use?
Answer
(C)
Tangent
11
What is the formula for the area of a right-angled triangle?
Answer
(B)
0.5 * base * height
12
Which of the following accurately describes the cosine rule?
Answer
A
B
13
If you are given a triangle with sides a, b, and c and angle A, which formula is best used to calculate side a?
Answer
(A)
a² = b² + c² - 2bc cos A
14
If the angle of elevation of the sun is 30 degrees, and a tree casts a shadow of 10 meters, what is the height of the tree (approximately)?
Answer
(C)
10 m
15
Which angle is formed by the ladder, ground, and wall in a right angled triangle problem?
Answer
(C)
The angle between the ladder and ground.
16
If you know the adjacent and opposite sides of a right triangle, which trigonometric ratio should you use to find the angle?
Answer
(C)
Tangent
17
In a triangle, what is the sum of the interior angles?
Answer
(B)
180 degrees
18
In the context of a circle, what are the coordinates of a point on the unit circle at angle θ?
Answer
(A)
(cos θ, sin θ)
19
To solve problems using trigonometric ratios, one must know:
Answer
A
B
C
20
How do you calculate the angle between two sides of a triangle if you know the lengths of all three sides?
Answer
(C)
Using the Cosine Rule.
21
Which tool is used to find the lengths of sides of a triangle when all three angles and one side are known?
Answer
(B)
The Law of Sines
22
What is the name of the longest side of a right-angled triangle?
Answer
(C)
Hypotenuse
23
What is the value of sin(90°)?
Answer
(B)
1
24
How does the formula for the area of a triangle based on sine relate to the area of a right-angled triangle?
Answer
(C)
The sine formula can be used for right triangles using the 90-degree angle.
25
What is the formula for finding the area of a triangle when given the lengths of two sides (a and b) and the included angle (C)?
Answer
(A)
Area = 1/2 * a * b * sin C
26
If two sides of a triangle are 6 cm and 12 cm, and the angle between them is 30 degrees, calculate the area of the triangle.
Answer
(B)
36 cm²
27
What is the value of tan(0)?
Answer
(A)
0
28
If you are given a triangle with sides a, b, and c, and you know the value of angle C, which rule would you use to find the length of side c?
Answer
(B)
Cosine Rule
29
What is the significance of the angle C within the area formula for a triangle: Area = 1/2 * a * b * sin C?
Answer
(C)
It is the included angle between sides a and b.
30
The bearing of a point B from a point A is 060°. What is the bearing of A from B?
Answer
(B)
240°
31
What is the relationship between the sine of an angle and the sine of its supplement (180° - angle)?
Answer
(A)
They are equal.
32
If a triangle has sides a=4, b=5, and c=6. What formula can be used to find the angle opposite the side with the value of 6?
Answer
(A)
cos C = (a² + b² - c²) / 2ab
33
Which of the following are essential for using trigonometric ratios to solve a problem?
Answer
(B)
A labeled diagram of the triangle.
34
If you know two sides and the angle *between* those sides in a triangle, which formula for area is appropriate?
Answer
(B)
Area = 1/2 * a * b * sin C
35
What do you need to know to use the cosine rule for finding an angle in a triangle?
Answer
(A)
All three sides of the triangle.
36
What does SOH CAH TOA stand for?
Answer
(A)
Sine Opposite Hypotenuse, Cosine Adjacent Hypotenuse, Tangent Opposite Adjacent
37
Which side of the right triangle is described by the term 'adjacent'?
Answer
(C)
The side next to the angle (not the hypotenuse)
38
What is the value of sin(90°) ?
Answer
(C)
1
39
Which statement is correct about the hypotenuse of a right triangle?
Answer
(C)
Both of the above are correct.
40
Given the formula for the area of a triangle, Area = 1/2 * a * b * sin C, which is true?
Answer
A
B
D
41
What are the essential components needed to calculate the area of any triangle if you use the formula: Area = 1/2 * a * b * sin(C)?
Answer
A
B
42
What information is necessary to find the missing lengths of a right triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem?
Answer
(A)
The lengths of two sides
43
What does a three-figure bearing measure?
Answer
(B)
An angle clockwise from north.
44
Which side of a right triangle is the side 'opposite' a given angle?
Answer
(C)
The side not touching the angle and not the hypotenuse
45
In a right-angled triangle, which side is always opposite the right angle?
Answer
(B)
Hypotenuse
46
In a triangle ABC, which is the correct application of the cosine rule when solving for angle A?
Answer
(B)
cosA = (b² + c² - a²) / (2bc)
47
What is the value of cos(180°)?
Answer
(C)
-1
48
What information is required to determine the angles of a triangle using the Cosine Rule?
Answer
(B)
All three sides.
49
What is the relationship between the lengths of the sides in a 45-45-90 triangle?
Answer
(C)
The legs are equal, and the hypotenuse is √2 times the length of a leg.
50
If side 'a' = 3, side 'b' = 4, and angle 'C' = 90 degrees, what is the area of this triangle?
