5H Three-dimensional trigonometry 135 136 Chapter 5: mgonometry

Show thal CF = av 2
Exercise 5H Hence, show that CE =av3

Find the exact value od E C F

Three-dimensional trigonomelry

the loot ot
2 AB From points C and D the sarne level as
Fundamentats !uestjon building of height
s a 100 m on

Find the distauC

sBC e agiesdeamal
oi eievation
ol the top ol A
30 and 25 respectively.
are

Fundanentals I and BD correct to plaes

If a line is perpendicular to horizontal plane, like a pole on the ground, then it wl be

to any lines on the horizontal plane that meet it. Label the right angles in
p
the diagram below

25 D

uesti0n3 A pesn A stands due south of a b0 m high tower PQ The angle of elevation from A
Fundamentals 2
to t h e top ol the o w e r is SU, as shown in the diagram below
The angle between a line and a plane is the angle between the line and the line directly below
it, but on the plane. Label the angle between the line and the plane on the diagram below.

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150
Qnestin 1 The diagram below shows a cube with side-length .

Find the length of AP.

to point B. Find the length of BP and
The person now walks due east a distance of 150 m a
()
the angle of elevation of Q from B

Questiou 4 AB 1s a vertical post. AC and AD are ropes of length 5 m and 4 m respectively. The
G rope AC 1S inclined at 30 to the horizontal. Find the

In) height h of the post.

which the rope AD Is inclined to the horizontal
(b)angleat

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5H Three-dimensional trigonometry 137 138 Chapter 5: Trigonometry

2uestion 7 A vertical post PQ with height h metres is held by two topes PB due west and PC
cdue s o u t h ot it. Given t h a t 2 Q B C = D0", P B = 10 m, PC = 8 m and r o m C , t h e a n g l e ot elevation

PIS S0

Show that o V3

of a tower PQ of h metres at a point A due east of it 15

height
Qitio The angle
of elevalion
F o i n t B 18 due south of the tower and the angle ol elevalion is 12. The points A and are 800 h)Hence, show that 100 64 3

metres apart and on the same level as the base Q of the tower
( Find the value of h.

60

)Co1sider the triangle APQ and show that AQ = h tan 75°

) F i n d a similar expreksion lor BQ

PindZAQB
U s e triangle AQB o calculate h w the nearest inetre Questioi The base ol a pole is situatet 90 etres die north ot A pont A The angle of elevation

of the top ot the pole from A is 30

(a Fud the height of the pole in exart louIn

1 8 a point 120 metres due east ot A Find

Questiou G The liguro
is a
nght 6quare pyramid With base edge of 10 cnm and
perpendic ular height
=8 Cm. G is the midpoint of DC. Calculate
E 1 T h e distance of Q from the base ol the pole
EG LEDG The angle of elevation of the top of the pole from Q
AC

EAF LAEC The bearing of the pole fiom Q

ZEGF

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|20 m

ShOw that

500
Vtan 78- tan 72
s tiou " T h e d h a g r aun below shows a square p y r a n d with base side length 6 units and height

1Units Let be the aungle between the stant edge and the base of the pyramid. Let B be the angle
between the oblique face and the base lence, hnd the height of the mountain, correct to two decimal places

Question 11 Three people A, B and C observe a tower OT from level ground A 1s due north of
the base O of the tower, C is due east of the tower, and is on the line AC. The angles of elevation to

A
the top of the Eiffel Tower from A, B and C are 25°, 30° and 32°, respectively Let the height of the

4 tower be h

A
Copy the diagram into your book, and label a and .

2v2
Showthat tan a=3
-

Show that tan p 3

fa) Show that A is h tan 65° from the base of the tower
l Similarly, find the distances of B and C from the base of the tower, in terms of h.
) W h a t of kind of triangle is AOC?
Qiestio I n A person walks 1500 metres due North along a road from point A to point 5. The
tel) In AaOC ind 40AC
p o t 15d e ast ot a hountain OM. where M is the top of the mountain. The point O is directly
below pomt , and is on the same horizontal plane as the road. The height of the mountain above Using the sine rule, ind ZAB.
point i s h metres. From point A, the angle of elevation to the top of the mountain is 18°. Fronm
Hence, înd the bearing of B from the tower
point B, the angle of elevation to the top of the mountain is 12

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Exercise 5H
Three-dimenslonal trigonometry

5H Three-dimensional trigonometry 141

F1
a

Challenge Problems perpendicular

P r u a n Considler the diagram below, which shows a point Pla, b, c) in a 3-dimensional

sy'stem.

F2
See full worked solutions.
c See full worked solutions.

Q10
Pla, b, c) a) See full worked solutions.

See full worked solutions. h 266.81 m

()See ful worked solutions.

P 35° 16 Ql
See full worked solutious
Q2
OB =htan 60°, OC =htan58°
B C = 173.21 m, BD = ?1445 m
Right Angled.
Prove that the distance of P iiom the origin O is 103. 92 m 36°44
. BP = 182.48 m, ZPQB = 18°T12 746 or 132°14'
OP =va b 11°2

5 m 384l
See full worked solutious
' 2 Consider the diagrain below

See full worked solutions. h cot

htan78 See full worked
solutions.
133 n

t102cm S9 cm 62°5
8°32 82°57

Show that r = h cot a and write down a similar resull for OBB
See
ful worket solutions
l e n c e , show that See ull wor ked solitions.
dtan e tan /
10.80 m
V Lan a+ tan

150m 19