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WorksheetsAP Physics Trigonometry Basics
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How do you find a resultant if there are components at a right angle to each other, and you know two sides?
a)
Multiply
b)
Divide
c)
Pythagorean Theorem
d)
sins or cosine
2.
What is the ratio for Sine?
a)
Hyp/Opp
b)
Opp/Hyp
c)
Opp/Adj
d)
Adj/Opp
3.
What is the ratio for Cosine?
a)
Opp/Hyp
b)
Opp/Adj
c)
Adj/Opp
d)
Adj/Hyp
4.
What is the ratio for Tangent?
a)
Opp/Hyp
b)
Adj/Opp
c)
Opp/Adj
d)
Hyp/Opp
5.
Which side is opposite angle x?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
6.
Which side is the hypotenuse?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
7.
Which side is adjacent to angle x?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
8.
A vector represents
a)
direction only
b)
magnitude only
c)
both direction and magnitude
d)
Either direction or magnitude
9.
A vector has both ____ and _____
a)
speed and length
b)
magnitude and direction
c)
degrees and radians
d)
style and grace
10.
The letter B on the diagram represents the ________.
a)
Head
b)
Tail
c)
length
11.
When adding vectors, the vectors are connected
a)
in a straight line
b)
Head to Tail
c)
in Right triangles
d)
In a triangle
12.
This vector shows a displacement in ______
a)
y direction only
b)
x direction only
c)
Neither x or y directions
d)
Both x and y directions
13.
This vector is pointing in which direction?
a)
North East
b)
South East
c)
South West
d)
North West
14.
The y component is pointing in which direction?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
East
15.
The magnitude of the vector is
a)
62 m
b)
25o
16.
What direction is the angle?
a)
east of north
b)
south of east
c)
north of east
d)
west of east
17.
The direction of the vector is
a)
62 m
b)
25o
c)
25o northwest
d)
25o Northeast
18.
Vector A is 23 m/s at 23o E of N. What trig function would you use to find the x component?
a)
sine
b)
cosine
c)
tangent
d)
Pythagorean
19.
Vector A is 23 m/s at 23o E of N. What trig function would you use to find the y component?
a)
sine
b)
cosine
c)
tangent
d)
Pythagorean
20.
What is the correct equation to solve for x?
a)
tan (45) = x/13
b)
cos (45) = x/13
c)
sin (45) = 13/x
d)
sin (45) = x/13
21.
What is the correct equation to solve for x ?
a)
tan (58) = x/11
b)
tan (58) = 11/x
c)
cos (58) = x/11
d)
sin (58) = x/11
22.
Solve for x. Round to the nearest tenth.
a)
10.1
b)
0.1
c)
0.038
d)
9.9
23.
Find x
a)
20
b)
5.9
c)
33
d)
42
24.
Find the length of side w.
a)
21.4 cm
b)
18.0 cm
c)
36.5 cm
d)
43.6 cm
25.
Solve for the missing distance "d"
a)
18.9
b)
19.5
c)
47
d)
27.5
26.
A hawk sitting on a tree branch spots a mouse on the ground 15 feet from the base of the tree. The hawk swoops down toward the mouse at an angle of 30 degrees. What is the distance from the tree branch to the mouse?
a)
7.5 ft
b)
15 ft
c)
26 ft
d)
30 ft
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