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1. In this right angled triangle, the value of x will be:

Find value of x

18.79
 225
 15

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2. Which of these triangles could not be right-angled?

three different triangles

A
 B
 C

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3. Which is the correct definition for all three of the trignometric ratios?
sin = opposite/adjacent, cos = opposite/hypotenuse. tan = adjacent/hypotenuse
 cos = adjacent/hypotenuse, tan = adjacent/opposite, sin = opposite/hypotenuse
 cos = adjacent/hypotenuse, sin = opposite/hypotenuse, tan = opposite/adjacent

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4. The expression that finds the value of h is:

Find value of h

h = 17/tan 38°

h/17 = tan 38°

h = tan 38°/17

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5. The value of the angle to the nearest degree is:

Find the angle

44°
 64°
 24°

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6. The angle of elevation from A to the top of the flag pole is 40°. A is 100 metres from the bottom of the flag pole. To find the height of the flag pole the equation would be:

Flag pole with right angle triangle formed with point 100m from base

heignt = 100 tan40
 height = 100 sin40
 height = 100 cos40

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7. The diagram below was drawn roughly in proportion. Which of these answers offered is a reasonable estimate for the value of the angle marked.

Find the angle

30°
 15°
 75°

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