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Exact trigonometric values worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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Exact trigonometric values worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.Write down the exact value of cos 45°.
- 2.A ladder rests against a wall, making an angle of 60° with the ground. The ladder is 2 m long. Using the exact value of sin 60°, work out how high up the wall the ladder reaches, giving your answer in centimetres.
- 3.Write down the exact value of tan 45°.
- 4.In triangle ABC, angle ABC = 90° and angle BAC = 30°. The hypotenuse AC = 12 cm. Work out the exact length of AB.
- 5.Write down the exact value of tan 60°.
- 6.A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 14 cm. One of the other angles is 30°. Work out the exact length of the side opposite the 30° angle.
- 7.Write down the exact value of tan 0°.
- 8.A pop-up canopy has two sloping supports that meet at the top. Each support makes an angle of 30° with the ground and is 6 m long. Using the exact value of cos 30°, work out the total width of the canopy's base.
- 9.Write down the exact value of cos 30°.
- 10.Triangle DEF has a right angle at E. Angle DFE = 60° and EF = 9 cm. Work out the exact length of DE.
- 11.Write down the exact value of sin 45°.
- 12.Write down the exact value of sin 60°.
- 13.Work out the exact value of sin 30° + cos 60°.
- 14.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.
- 15.Here are four trigonometric ratios of special angles. Write down the one that does not have a value.
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