Trigonometry (AQA GCSE Further Maths)

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A B C D spaceis a rhombus with side length 8 cm

Angle space A B C space60 degree

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Work out the area of the rhombus.

Give your answer in the form a square root of b cm2 where a and b are integers.

............................cm2[3]

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A B space equals space 4 space cm      A C space equals space 7 space cm   cos space x space equals space minus 2 over 7

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Work out the length of B C.

.......................cm[3]

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3
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Use the sine rule to work out the size of obtuse angle x.

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.............................. degrees[3]

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VABCD is a pyramid with a horizontal rectangular base ABCD.

V is directly above the centre of the base.

VA = VB = VC = VD = 10 cm

AB = 8 cm BC = 6 cm

M is the midpoint of BC.

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Work out the size of angle VMD.

............................ degrees[5]

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Here is a triangle.

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Use the cosine rule to work out the value of space x.

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ABC is a triangle.

The perpendicular from A meets B C at D.

B C space equals space left parenthesis 6 space plus space 2 square root of 7 space right parenthesis space cm

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Area of triangle A B C space equals space left parenthesis 13 space plus space 3 space square root of 7 space right parenthesis space cm squared
Work out the length, in cm, of A D.
Give your answer in the form a space plus space b square root of c where a comma space b and c are integers.

........................cm[5]

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S Q R is a right-angled triangle.

P is a point on S Q.
Angle S P R = 45°
M is the midpoint of Q R.
k is a constant.

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Work out the coordinates of M.

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ABCDEFGH is a cube with side length 32 cm

M and N are points on D H and C G respectively.

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Work out the size of the angle that the line B M makes with the plane A B C D.

...................degrees[5]

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9a
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A D E F is a trapezium.

A B C D is a straight line.

B C E F is a square of side square root of 6 space end rootcm

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Show that A B space equals square root of 2 space cm

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9b
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Show that D E space equals space 2 space square root of 6 space cm

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9c
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Work out the perimeter of the trapezium A D E F.

Give your answer in the form t square root of 2 space end root plus space w square root of 6 where t and w are integers.
You must show your working.

..........................cm[3]

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Here is a triangle.

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Use the cosine rule to work out the ratio   b squared space colon space a squared

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11a
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A B C is a right-angled triangle.

A C D is an isosceles triangle.

All dimensions are in centimetres.

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Show that   A C space equals space 5 x

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11b
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Work out an expression, in cm2, for the area of quadrilateral A B C D.

Give your answer in the form p x squared where p is an integer.

..........................cm2[5]

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A B C D E F G H is a cuboid.

B C = 15 cm    C D = 12 cm    D H = 8 cm

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Work out the size of the angle between the line C E and the plane C D H G.

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In triangle ABC,

AB6 square root of 2 cm, angle ABC = 45° and angle ACB = 60°

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Work out the value of x.

Give your answer in the form a square root of b, where a and b are integers.

You must show your working.

................................ cm[5]

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14a
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PQRSTU is a triangular prism.

PQRS is a rectangle and angle QRU = 90°

PQ = 10 cm      QR = 12 cm      UR = 7 cm

M is the midpoint of PQ.

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Calculate the size of the angle between the line UM and the plane PQRS.

 ........................ degrees[4]

14b
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Calculate the size of the angle between the planes UMR and UQR.

........................... degrees[2]

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15a
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A B C D is a square.
C D E is a straight line.

A C is 3 square root of 2 cm and angle D E A space equals space 60 degree

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Show that the side of the square is 3 cm

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15b
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Show that the perimeter of trapezium A B C E is 3 open parentheses 3 plus square root of 3 close parentheses cm

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In triangle P Q R, cos space P space equals 1 third

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Show that triangle space P Q R spaceis isosceles.

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A triangle has vertices

A open parentheses 2 comma space 5 close parentheses   B open parentheses 2 comma space 0 close parentheses   and   C open parentheses negative 4 comma space 3 close parentheses

Work out the area of triangle A B C.
You may use the grid to help you.

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............................square units

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Angle y is acute.

tan space y equals fraction numerator p plus 1 over denominator p minus 1 end fraction where p is a constant greater than 1

Work out the expression for sin y

Give your answer in the form fraction numerator a p plus b over denominator square root of c p squared plus d end root end fraction  where a comma space b comma space c and d are integers.

You may use a diagram to help you.

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Pyramid V A B C D has a horizontal rectangular base.

X is the centre of the base.
V is vertically above X.

V B space equals space V C equals space 17 space cm      A B space equals space 22 space cm      B C equals space 16 space cm

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Work out the angle between the planes V B C and A B C D.

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.............................degrees

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