WANDOOR GANITHAM SSLC MATHEMATICS STUDY MATERIAL : 2023
TRIGONOMETRY
QUESTION – 1
In the figure BC is the diameter of the semicircle and
A is a point on it . The line BA is extended to D .
A is the midpoint of the line BD . ∠ B = 450 .
AB = 4 centimetres .
a) What are the measures of ∠ BAC ,∠ ACB and ∠ ADC ?
b) What is the diameter of the semicircle ?
c) What is the perimeter of the triangle BCD ?
QUESTION - 2
In the figure AB = BC = AC . AD is perpendicular to BC .
a) What are the measures of ∠ B and ∠ CAD ?
b) What is the length of AD ?
c) Calculate the area of the triangle ABC .
QUESTION - 3
In the figure , in triangle ABC , AB = 8 centimetres ,
BC = 10 centimetres ,∠ B = 600
a) What is the perpendicular distance from A to its opposite side?
b) What is the area of the triangle ABC ?
c) Calculate the area of the triangle given below
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QUESTION - 4
In the figure , in parallelogram ABCD ,
AB = 16 centimetres , BC = 20 centimetres ,
∠ B = 300
a) What is the perpendicular distance from A to its opposite side ?
b) What is the area of the parallelogram ABCD ?
c) Calculate the area of the parallelogram given below .
QUESTION - 5
In the figure ABCD is a rhombus . The diagonals intersect
at P . AB = 8 centimetres , ∠ ABC = 600
a) What are the measures of ∠ APD and ∠ ABP ?
b) What is the length of PA ?
c) What is the length of the diagonal BD ?
d) Calculate the area of the rhombus ABCD .
e) An angle of a rhombus is 1200 and the diagonal opposite to this angle is 10 √ 3 centime-
tres . Calculate the area .
QUESTION -6
In the figure AC = 10 centimetres , ∠ A = 600 , ∠ B = 450 .
The line CD is perpendicular to the side AB .
a) What are the measures of ∠ ACD and ∠ ACB ?
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b) What is the length of CD ?
c) What is the perimeter of triangle ABC ?
d) What is the ratio of the length of the sides of a triangle if the ratio of the measures of
its angles is 3:4:5 ?
QUESTION -7
In the figure AP = 6 centimetres , ∠ B = ∠ C = 30 0 .
AP is perpendicular to BC .
a) What are the measures of ∠ BAP and ∠ BAC ?
b) What is the length of AB ?
c) What is the perimeter of the triangle ABC ?
d) What is the ratio of the length of the sides of a triangle if the ratio of the measures of
its angles is 1:1: 4 ? ?
e)
What is the angle made by the the chord of length 6 √ 3 centimetres at the centre of the
circle in the figure ? What is the radius of the circle ?
QUESTION - 8
In the figure , BD = 4 centimetres , ∠ B = = 600 ,
∠D = 900 ,∠ AED = 450 , ∠ C= 300 .
a)What are the measures of ∠ BAD and ∠ EAC ?
b) What are the lengths of the lines AD , AE and EC ?
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c) Calculate the perimeter of the triangle ABC ?
d) What is the ratio of the length of the sides of a triangle if the ratio of the measures of
its angles is 1:2: 9 ?
QUESTION -9
In the figure , diagonals of the quadrilateral ABCD
intersect at E . The diagonals are perpendicular
to each other . AD = 6 centimetres ,
∠ DAC = 300 ,∠ ACD = 450 ,∠CBD = 600
a) What are the measures of ∠ ADE and ∠ BCE ?
b) What are the lengths of AE , BE and AC ?
c) Calculate the area of the quadrilateral ABCD .
QUESTION - 10
In the figure , PBRQ is a square joining the points
on the side of a right triangle ABC . ∠ C = 300 .
Area of the square PBRQ is 9 square centimetres .
a) What are the measures of ∠ A and ∠ CQR ?
b) What are the lengths of the lines QR and AP ?
c) What is the perimeter of the triangle ABC ?
d) What is the radius of the circumcircle of the triangle ABC ?
QUESTION - 11
In the figure , BD is the diameter of the circle .
BC = 10 centimetres . ∠ A = 500 .
a) What are the measures of ∠ D and ∠ BCD ?
b) Calculate the radius of the circle .
[ sin 500 = 0.76 , cos 500 = 0.64 , tan 500 = 1.19 ]
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QUESTION - 12
In the figure , BC = 6.4 centimetres . ∠ B = 60 0 , ∠C = 800 .
a) What is the measure of ∠ A ?
b) What is the diameter of the circumcircle of the triangle ?
c) Compute the lengths of the other two sides of the triangle.
sin 400 = 0.64 cos 400 = 0.76 tan 400 = 0.84
sin 800 = 0.98 cos 800 = 0.17 tan 800 = 5.67
QUESTION - 13
In the figure , ABCD is a parallelogram .
AB = 5 centimetres , BC = 8 centimetres
∠ B = 650 .
a) What is the perpendicular distance from A
to its opposite side ?
b) Calculate the area of the parallelogram .
sin 650 = 0.91 cos 650 = 0.42 tan 650 = 1.19
c) Calculate the area of the triangle given below .
QUESTION - 14
In triangle ABC , ∠ C =900 , ∠ B = x0 .The lengths of the sides
BC , AC , AB are a , b , c .
0
a) Which among the following is tan x ?
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a b a b
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b c b a
0 0
b) Similarly write sin x and cos x from this triangle .
0 0 0
c) Prove that tan x × cos x = sin x .
QUESTION - 15
In the triangle ABC , ∠ A = 900 , ∠ C = 350 .
0
a) Which among the following is tan 35 ?
AB AC AB AC
[ , , , ]
BC BC AC AB
0 0
b) Prove that sin 35 = cos 55 .
0 0
c) Find the value of tan 35 × tan 55
QUESTION – 16
In the figure , in triangle ABC BC = 10 centimetres ,
AB = AC . ∠ B = 650 .
a) What is the measure of ∠ A ?
b) What ids the radius of the circumcircle of the triangle ?
sin 500 = 0.76 cos 500 = 0.64 tan 500 = 1.19
c) The picture below shows part of a circle .
What is the radius of the circle ?
QUESTION - 17
When sun is an elevation of 450 , the length of the shadow of a tree is 15 meters.
a) Draw a rough figure based on the given details ?
b) What is the height of the tree ?
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c) What will be the length of the shadow if sun is an elevation of 600 ?
QUESTION - 18
Ramu and Anu stand on either side of a tower . The tower and the children are on the
same line . Ramu sees the top of the tower at an elevation of 450 and Anu sees it an
elevation of of 300 . Ramu stands 100 metres away from the tower .
a) Draw a rough figure based on the given details .
b) What is the height of the tower ?
c) How far does Anu stand from the tower ?
QUESTION - 19
A boy standing at the edge of a canal sees the top of a tree at an elevation of 600 . Stepping
20 metres back , he sees it an elevation of 300 .
a) Draw a rough figure based on the given details .
b) How wide is the canal ?
c) How tall is the tree ?
QUESTION - 20
A man standing at the foot of a tower , sees the top of a hill 90 metres away at an elevation
of 600 . Climbing to the top of the tower , he sees it an elevation of 300 .
a) Draw a rough figure based on the given details .
b) What is the height of the hill ?
c) What is the height of the tower ?
QUESTION - 21
A man stands on the top of a light house 20 metres high and sees a ship at a depression of
300 . Climbing to the top of the tower , he sees it an elevation of 300 .
a) Draw a rough figure based on the given details .
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b) How far is the ship from the foot of the light house ?
QUESTION - 22
A man standing on the top of a building sees the top of a hill at an elevation of 600
and its base at a depression of 300 . The height of the building is 40 metres.
a) Draw a rough figure based on the given details ?
b) What is the distance between the building and the hill ?
c) What is the height of the hill ?
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