Trigonometry 2 (Edexcel GCSE Maths): Quizzes
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To find an unknown side using trig ratios, what must you know?
To find an unknown side using trig ratios, what must you know?
One side length and one acute angle
Which side of a right-angled triangle is the hypotenuse?
Which side of a right-angled triangle is the hypotenuse?
The longest side opposite the right angle
Which side is the 'opposite' relative to a given angle?
Which side is the 'opposite' relative to a given angle?
The side directly across from the angle
Which side is the 'adjacent' relative to a given angle?
Which side is the 'adjacent' relative to a given angle?
The side next to the angle (not hypotenuse)
Which trig ratio uses opposite and hypotenuse?
Which trig ratio uses opposite and hypotenuse?
Which trig ratio uses opposite and adjacent?
Which trig ratio uses opposite and adjacent?
Which trig ratio uses adjacent and hypotenuse?
Which trig ratio uses adjacent and hypotenuse?
How many figures should you write from your calculator before rounding?
How many figures should you write from your calculator before rounding?
At least four figures
What is an angle of elevation?
What is an angle of elevation?
Angle measured upwards from horizontal
What is an angle of depression?
What is an angle of depression?
Angle measured downwards from horizontal
From which line are angles of elevation and depression always measured?
From which line are angles of elevation and depression always measured?
Horizontal line
When the unknown side is the hypotenuse, where does it appear in your equation?
When the unknown side is the hypotenuse, where does it appear in your equation?
In the denominator