Cosine - practice problems - page 3 of 15
Number of problems found: 288
- Crosswind
A plane is traveling 45 degrees N of E at 320 km/h when it comes across a current from S of E at 115 degrees of 20 km/h. What are the airplane's new course and speed? - The cosine law
Solve the unknown dimensions for the following triangle: Triangle ABC: Angle A=43 degrees, b=7.0cm, c=6.0cm Question 1. Angle B with units written as degrees Question 2. Angle C with units written as degrees Question 3. a, rounded to the nearest tenth of - Sin cos tan
If cos y = 0.8, 0° ≤ y ≤ 90°, find the value of (4 tan y) / (cos y-sin y) - SAS calculation
Given the triangle ABC, if side b is 31 ft., side c is 22 ft., and angle α is 47°, find side a. Please round to one decimal. - A Ferris wheel
A Ferris wheel with a diameter of 100 feet makes five revolutions every 8 minutes. The base of the wheel is 4 feet above the ground. Your friend gets on at 3 PM sharp. a) Write an equation in seconds to express your friend's height in feet at any given ti - Loonie
Loonie has three wooden sticks measuring 17 inches, 21 inches, and 25 inches. He lays them down to form a triangle. Find the measure of the angle enclosed by 17 inches and 21 inches. (Express answers to the nearest hundredths) (using the law of cosines) - Binibini
Binibini owns a triangular residential lot bounded by two roads intersecting at 70°. The sides of the lot along the road are 62m and 43m, respectively. Find the length of the fence needed to enclose the lot. (express answers to the nearest hundredths)
- A chord
In a circle radius of 6 cm, a chord is drawn 3 cm from the center. Calculate the angle subtended by the chord at the center of the circle. Hence find the length of the minor arc cut off by the chord. - A man 7
A man wandering in the desert walks 3.8 miles in the direction of S 44° W. He then turns and walks 2.2 miles toward N 55° W. At that time, how far is he from his starting point? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) - A rhombus 4
A rhombus has a side length of 10 cm. Find the angles at each corner of the rhombus if the shorter of the two diagonals measures 7 cm. Give your answers to the nearest degree and give clear geometric reasoning at each stage of your solution. - An Elizabethan collar
An Elizabethan collar is used to prevent an animal from irritating a wound. The angle between the opening (diameter 6 inches) with a 16-inch diameter and the side of the collar is 53 degrees. Find the surface area of the collar shown. - Observatory and aircraft
The aircraft flying towards the observatory was aimed at a distance of 5300 m at an elevation angle of 28º and after 9 seconds at a distance of 2400 m at an elevation angle of 50º. Calculate the distance the plane has flown in this time interval, its spee - An azimuth
The patrol had started at a designated marching angle (an azimuth) of 13°. After 9 km, the azimuth's angle changed to 62°. The patrol went 10 km in this direction. Find the distance from where the patrol started. - Function x*tanx
Functions: f(x)=xtanx f(x)=(e^x)/((e^x)+1) Find; i)vertical and horizontal asymptotes iii)the interval of decrease and increase iii)Local maxima and local minima iv)interval of concavity and inflection. And sketch the graph. - Side deviation
Frustum has the base radii of the figures r1 and r2: r1> r2, r2 = s, and if the side deviation from the base plane is 60°. Express the surface and volume of the cone frustum using its side s.
- Inaccessible direct
Determine the distance between two inaccessible places P, Q, if the distance between two observation points A, B is 2000m and if you know the size of the angles QAB = 52°40''; PBA = 42°01''; PAB = 86°40'' and QBA = 81°15''. The considered locations A, B, - Consumption 69174
The tower's roof has the shape of the shell of a rotating cone with a base diameter of 4.3 m. The deviation of the side from the plane of the base is 36°. Calculate the consumption of sheet metal to cover the roof, assuming 8% for waste. - Power value
Describe how the instantaneous power value in the AC circuit changes during one period. - Vector components
The force R = 12 N is divided into two components, F1 and F2. Their directions make angles α = 30°, β = 45° with the direction R. What are the components F1 and F2? - View angle - river
The 15 m high building is 30 m away from the river bank. The river's width can be seen from the roof of this building at an angle of 15°. How wide is the river?
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