Using inverse sine and cosine to find missing angles

Using inverse sine and cosine to find missing angles

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use inverse sine and cosine to find missing angles in triangles.

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7 Questions

Q1.
What is the length of side marked q ?
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10 cm
Correct answer: 2.5 cm
5 cm
Q2.
What is the length of the side marked r ?
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15 cm
22 cm
Correct answer: 5.5 cm
Q3.
What is the correct step for calculating the length of side b?
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Correct answer: Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Q4.
What is the length of of b correct to 1 decimal place?
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0.86 cm
10 cm
Correct answer: 10.6 cm
Q5.
What is the correct step for calculating the length of side a?
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Option 1
Option 2
Correct answer: Option 3
Q6.
What is the length of a, correct to 1 decimal place?
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0.5 cm
23 cm
Correct answer: 23.0 cm
39.2 cm
Q7.
Which ratio would you use to find the length of the missing side in the triangle below?
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Correct answer: cosine
pythagoras
sine

6 Questions

Q1.
Fill in the gap: You can use the inverse sine function to work out the unknown angle, when given the opposite and ................. in a right- angled triangle.
adjacent
Correct answer: hypotenuse
symmetry
Q2.
Fill in the gap: You can use the inverse cosine function to work out the unknown angle, when given the hypotenuse and ................. in a right- angled triangle.
Correct answer: adjacent
opposite
symmetry
Q3.
Use the sine ratio to find out the missing angle in the triangle shown below.
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15 degrees
Correct answer: 30 degrees
45 degrees
60 degrees
Q4.
Which is the correct method to work out the missing angle?
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Correct answer: Cosine
Pythagoras
Sine
Q5.
Which is the correct method to work out the missing angle?
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Cosine
Pythagoras
Correct answer: Sine
Q6.
Which is the correct method to work out the length of missing side?
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Correct answer: Cosine
Pythagoras
Sine

Lesson appears in

UnitMaths / Surds and trigonometry