Math Core

Unit 9 · Test

Unit 9 test: Right Triangles and Trigonometry

15 questions. Answer them all, then submit to see your score. Solutions unlock after you submit.

This test covers the Pythagorean theorem and its converse, special right triangles, the tangent, sine and cosine ratios, solving right triangles, the law of sines and the law of cosines. Use a calculator in degree mode where needed.

Question 1

A right triangle has legs 77 and 2424. How long is the hypotenuse?

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 2

A triangle has sides 1010, 1212 and 1515. How should it be classified?

Question 3

The hypotenuse of a 45°-45°-90° triangle is 99. Find the exact length of a leg. (Type a square root as sqrt(…).)

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 4

The short leg of a 30°-60°-90° triangle is 55. Find the exact length of the long leg.

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 5

In right triangle ABCABC, the right angle is at CC, BC=9BC = 9 and AC=40AC = 40. Find tan⁡A\tan A as a fraction.

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 6

In a right triangle, the leg adjacent to a 33∘33^\circ angle is 1515. Find the leg opposite the 33∘33^\circ angle, to the nearest tenth.

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 7

AA is an acute angle with sin⁡A=1213\sin A = \dfrac{12}{13}. Find cos⁡A\cos A as a fraction.

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 8

A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 3030 and an acute angle of 25∘25^\circ. Find the leg opposite the 25∘25^\circ angle, to the nearest tenth.

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 9

Find the acute angle xx, in degrees, if sin⁡x=cos⁡17∘\sin x = \cos 17^\circ.

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 10

A right triangle has legs 1010 and 77. Find the angle opposite the leg of length 1010, to the nearest tenth of a degree.

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 11

A kite is flying at the end of a straight 6060-meter string. The kite is 4242 meters above the ground (ignore the height of the person holding the string). What is the angle of elevation of the string, to the nearest tenth of a degree?

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 12

In triangle ABCABC, A=42∘A = 42^\circ, B=77∘B = 77^\circ and a=15a = 15. Find bb to the nearest tenth.

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 13

In triangle ABCABC, A=35∘A = 35^\circ, a=8a = 8 and b=12b = 12. How many different triangles fit this information?

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 14

In triangle ABCABC, a=9a = 9, b=12b = 12 and C=110∘C = 110^\circ. Find cc to the nearest tenth.

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 15

A triangle has sides 55, 66 and 1010. Find its largest angle, to the nearest tenth of a degree.

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.