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Exact trigonometric values worksheet — GCSE Foundation
Fifteen questions on "exact trigonometric values" — DfE statement G21. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.
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Exact trigonometric values worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.Three of these are rational numbers and one is irrational. Write down the one that is irrational.
- 2.A ramp rises at 30° to the horizontal. Its sloping surface is 4.8 m long. Safety rules say the vertical rise of a ramp must be no more than 2.5 m. Work out how far below that limit the rise of this ramp is.
- 3.Work out the exact value of sin 45° × cos 45°.
- 4.Work out the exact value of sin 30° + cos 60°.
- 5.Put sin 30°, tan 30° and cos 30° in order of size, starting with the smallest.
- 6.A tent's sloping side makes an angle of 45° with the ground. The sloping side is 3√2 m long. Using the exact value of sin 45°, work out the exact height of the tent.
- 7.Work out the exact value of cos 0° − sin 30°.
- 8.Write down the exact value of tan 45°.
- 9.Write down the exact value of sin 45°.
- 10.Write down the exact value of cos 45°.
- 11.A zip-wire is fixed at an angle of 60° to the horizontal ground. The zip-wire is 12 m long. Using the exact value of cos 60°, work out the exact horizontal distance it covers.
- 12.Write down the exact value of tan 0°.
- 13.Write down the exact value of tan 60°.
- 14.In triangle ABC, angle ABC = 90° and angle BAC = 30°. The hypotenuse AC = 12 cm. Work out the exact length of AB.
- 15.Work out the exact value of tan 30° + tan 30°.
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