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law of sines vs cosines and which trig ratio?

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Law would you use?

a)

Law of Sines

b)

Law of Cosines

2.

Which Law would you use?

a)

Law of Sines

b)

Law of Cosines

3.

Which Law would you use?

a)

Law of Sines

b)

Law of Cosines

4.

Which Law would you use?

a)

Law of Sines

b)

Law of Cosines

5.
If three sides of a triangle are given, the Law of ____ is used to solve the triangle.
a)
Cosines
b)
Sines
c)
Tangent
d)
Cosecents
6.
Which Law would you use?
a)
Law of Sines
b)
Law of Cosines
7.

For which triangle would you use Law of Sines?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

 What law would you use to solve?

a)

Law of cosines

b)

Law of sines

9.

What law would you use to solve? 

a)

Law of sines

b)

Law of cosines

10.

Which Law would you use?

a)

Law of Sines

b)

Law of Cosines

11.

Which law would you use?

a)

Law of Sines

b)

Law of Cosines

12.

Which law would you use to solve?  

a)

Law of sines

b)

Law of cosines

13.

Which law would you use?

a)

Law of Sines

b)

Law of Cosines

14.

Which law would you use?

a)

Law of Sines

b)

Law of Cosines

15.
Choose the correct ratio.
a)
cos(33)=x/14
b)
sin(33)=x/14
c)
cos(33)=14/x
d)
sin(33)=14/x
16.
Which Trig function do you use?
a)
Sine
b)
Cosine
c)
Tangent
17.
Which is the correct set up to solve for x?
a)
cos 55 = x / 29
b)
sin 55 = 29 / x
c)
tan 55 = 29 / x
d)
cos 29 = x / 55
18.
Which is the correct set up to solve for x?
a)
sin 24 = x / 12
b)
cos 24 = x / 12
c)
tan 24 = x / 12
19.
Which is the correct set up to solve for x?
a)
sin 72 = 6 / x
b)
cos 72 = 6 / x
c)
tan 72 = 6 / x
20.
Choose the correct ratio.
a)
cos(33)=x/14
b)
sin(33)=x/14
c)
cos(33)=14/x
d)
sin(33)=14/x
21.
If you are given the hypotenuse and an adjacent side, which trig function should you use?
a)
sine
b)
cosine
c)
tangent
d)
cotangent
22.
If you are given the opposite side and hypotenuse, which trig function should you use?
a)
sine
b)
cosine
c)
tangent
d)
cotangent
23.

Which trig function would you use to solve for x?

a)

sin37=11x\sin37=\frac{11}{x}

b)

cos37=11x\cos37=\frac{11}{x}

c)

tan37=11x\tan37=\frac{11}{x}

24.

Which trig function would you use to solve for x?

a)

sin40=x19\sin40=\frac{x}{19}

b)

cos40=x19\cos40=\frac{x}{19}

c)

tan40=x19\tan40=\frac{x}{19}