3D Pythagoras and Trigonometry Exam Questions
1. ABCDEFGH is a cuboid with sides of 5 cm, 5 cm and l2 cm as shown. Calculate angle DFH.
A
5 cm
N o t to s c a le
D B
C E 5 cm
H F
12 cm
G (5 marks)
2. The diagram shows a cuboid. AB = 3 cm, AE = 4 cm, BC = 12 cm.
H
G (a) Find the length of BH.
(2 marks)
E D
(b) The angle between BH and BD
F C is x and the angle between BH
4 cm and BC is y.
x 12 cm
A Which angle is bigger, x or y? You
y
3 cm
B
must show your working.
(3 marks)
3. VABCD is a right pyramid on a square base. V is vertically above the centre of the square.
VA = VB = VC = VD = 20 cm AB = 15 cm
V
N o t d ra w n a c c u ra te ly
20 cm
D
C
A B
15 cm
Calculate the angle between the edge VA and the base ABCD.
(5 marks)
4. The diagram shows a door-wedge with a rectangular horizontal base PQRS.
The sloping face PQTU is also rectangular. PQ = 3.8 cm and angle TQR = 6° The height
TR is 2.5 cm.
U T
N o t d ra w n
2 .5 c m
a c c u ra te ly
S
R
6°
P 3 .8 c m Q Calculate the length of the diagonal PT. (5 marks)