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Year 10 Unit 12

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the adjacent side in a right-angled triangle?

a)

The longest side

b)

The side opposite a given angle

c)

The side next to a marked angle

d)

The side opposite the right angle

2.

In a right-angled triangle, what is the cosine (cos) of an angle?

a)

The ratio of the length of the opposite side to the hypotenuse

b)

The ratio of the length of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse

c)

The ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side

d)

The ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side

3.

What is the cosine rule used for?

a)

To find the value of sin or cos

b)

To find unknown sides and angles in any triangle

c)

To calculate the hypotenuse

d)

To find the area of a triangle

4.

What is the hypotenuse in a right-angled triangle?

a)

The shortest side

b)

The longest side

c)

The side opposite the right angle

d)

The side next to the right angle

5.

What does the opposite side refer to in a right-angled triangle?

a)

The side adjacent to the marked angle

b)

The side opposite the right angle

c)

The side across from a given angle

d)

The hypotenuse

6.

What does Pythagoras' theorem state?

a)

The sum of all angles in a triangle equals 180°

b)

The square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides

c)

The area of a triangle is half the base times the height

d)

The perimeter of a triangle is the sum of all its sides

7.

What is the Pythagorean theorem?

a)

The square of the length of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides

b)

The square of the length of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides

c)

The ratio of opposite to adjacent sides is constant

d)

The hypotenuse is always twice the length of the adjacent side

8.

What is a right-angled triangle?

a)

A triangle with two equal sides

b)

A triangle containing a right angle

c)

A triangle where all angles are less than 90°

d)

A triangle with all sides of equal length

9.

In a right-angled triangle, what is the sine (sin) of an angle?

a)

The ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse

b)

The ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse

c)

The ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side

d)

The ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side

10.

What is the sine rule used for?

a)

To find the value of sin or cos

b)

To calculate the area of a triangle

c)

To find the size of an angle or the length of a side in any triangle

d)

To find the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

11.

What is a square number?

a)

The result of dividing a number by itself

b)

The result of multiplying a number by itself

c)

A number that can be written as the sum of two squares

d)

The opposite of a square root

12.

What is a square root?

4 lines
13.

In a right-angled triangle, what is the tangent (tan) of an angle?

a)

The ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse

b)

The ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side

c)

The ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse

d)

The ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side

14.

What is trigonometry?

a)

The study of the relationships between the sides and angles of polygons

b)

The study of angles and their complements

c)

The study of the relationships between the sides and angles of triangles

d)

The study of the areas of triangles

15.

What is the value of tan 45°?

a)

0

b)

1/2

c)

1

d)

√3/2

16.

What is the value of sin 30°?

a)

1

b)

√3/2

c)

1/2

d)

0

17.

What is the value of cos 30°?

(a)  

18.

What is the value of cos 30°?

a)

1

b)

√3/2

c)

1/2

d)

0

19.

What is the value of sin 0°?

a)

1

b)

1/2

c)

0

d)

√3/2