A straight ladder of length rests against a vertical wall. The ladder makes an angle of with horizontal ground.

Calculate the horizontal distance from the foot of the ladder to the wall.
Calculate the height at which the ladder touches the wall.
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A triangular sail has , and .
Find the length .
Find the area of the sail.
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Sara observes the top of a vertical mast. Her eye is above horizontal ground. The straight-line distance from her eye to the top of the mast is and the angle of elevation is .
Calculate the horizontal distance from Sara to the base of the mast.
Calculate the height of the mast.
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A sprinkler waters an annular sector through an angle of . The minimum and maximum distances reached by the water are and respectively.

Calculate the length of the outer arc of the watered region.
Calculate the area watered by the sprinkler.
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A triangular nature reserve has side lengths , and . The angle between the sides of lengths and is .
Calculate .
Hence calculate the area of the reserve.
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A sector of a circle has radius and arc length . Its central angle is .
Find .
Calculate the area of the sector.
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A ship travels from port on a bearing of . It then travels on a bearing of to point .
Show that the angle between the two stages of the ship's journey is .
Calculate the distance .
Determine the bearing of from .
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Surveyors use points and , which are apart, to locate an inaccessible point . They measure and .
Calculate .
Calculate the distance .
Calculate the area of triangle .
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A rescue station is at . Boat is from on a bearing of . Boat is from on a bearing of .
Find .
Calculate the distance between the two boats.
Determine the bearing of boat from boat .
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Two observation points and lie on straight horizontal ground, with located farther from a vertical tower than . The angles of elevation to the top of the tower from and are and respectively. The observer's eye level is above the ground.
Let metres be the horizontal distance from to the base of the tower and let metres be the vertical distance from eye level to the top. Write down two equations involving and .
Determine .
Calculate the height of the tower.
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A window is shaped as a minor circular segment of a circle with centre and radius . The radii to the endpoints and of the segment form an angle of .

Calculate the length of chord .
Calculate the perimeter of the segment.
Calculate the area of the segment.
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A fan-shaped sign is a sector with central angle . Its perimeter, consisting of two radii and one arc, is . The radius is .
Show that .
Determine .
Calculate the area of the sign.
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Two people stand at points and on straight horizontal ground, apart. A drone is vertically above a point between and . The angles of elevation of the drone from and are and respectively.
Let the horizontal distance from to the point below the drone be and let the height of the drone be . Show that .
Calculate the height of the drone.
Calculate the straight-line distance from the drone to .
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Two stations and lie on a circular railway track with centre . The straight-line distance is and the minor angle is .

Show that the radius of the track satisfies .
Calculate the length of the minor arc from to .
Calculate the area of the major sector .
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A quadrilateral is divided by diagonal . In triangle , , and . Also, and .

Calculate the length of .
Calculate .
Calculate the area of quadrilateral .
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From harbour , an island is away on a bearing of . A patrol boat travels from to point , a distance of on a bearing of .
Calculate the eastward and northward displacements of from .
Calculate the distance from to the island.
Determine the bearing of the island from .
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Surveyors mark two points and on a straight path, where . An inaccessible rock formation is at . They measure and . A protected circular region of radius is centred at ; within triangle , its boundary forms a sector.

Calculate .
Calculate the distance .
Hence calculate the area of triangle that lies outside the protected sector.
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A Ferris wheel has radius and its centre is above horizontal ground. A passenger moves through a central angle of , starting at the lowest point of the wheel.

Calculate the distance travelled by the passenger along the wheel.
Find the straight-line distance between the passenger's initial and final positions.
Calculate the area of the minor circular segment enclosed by the passenger's path and the straight line joining the two positions.
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The cross-section of a greenhouse is an isosceles triangle , where and . A ventilation opening is a sector centred at , with radius and central angle .

Calculate .
Calculate the area of the triangular cross-section.
The ventilation sector is removed from the triangular panel. Calculate the remaining area of the panel and the arc length of the opening.
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A straight zipline runs from a platform at , which is above horizontal ground, to a landing point on the ground. The horizontal distance from the point directly below to is . A support point is on the zipline, horizontally from the point below .

Calculate the length of the zipline .
Calculate the angle that the zipline makes with the horizontal ground.
guy wire joins to a ground anchor located horizontally beyond the point directly below . Calculate the length of the guy wire and the angle it makes with the ground.
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A rotating floodlight illuminates an annular sector between distances and from its pivot. During one programmed movement, it turns through .

Calculate the length of the outer arc of the illuminated region.
Calculate the perimeter of the illuminated region.
Calculate the area illuminated during the movement.
The light is reprogrammed to illuminate while keeping the same radii. Determine the required angle of rotation and state whether this satisfies a restriction that the angle must not exceed .
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An orienteer travels from checkpoint to checkpoint on a bearing of . The orienteer then travels from to checkpoint on a bearing of .

Show that .
Calculate the direct distance .
Determine the bearing of from .
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A flower bed is in the shape of a sector with central angle . Its perimeter, consisting of two radii and the minor arc, is . Let the radius be .

Show that satisfies .
Determine .
straight path joins the endpoints of the arc. Calculate the area enclosed between this path and the arc.
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A quadrilateral wetland is divided by diagonal . Measurements give , , , and .

Calculate the length .
Calculate the length .
Calculate the area of the wetland.
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A lakeside path follows the major arc between points and on a circle of radius . The straight-line distance is . Let be the angle subtended by the minor arc at the centre .

Calculate .
Calculate the length of the minor arc .
fence is placed along the major arc and along chord . Calculate the total length of the fence and the area of the minor segment cut off by .
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Two radio receivers and are apart, with due east of . A transmitter is observed from on a bearing of and from on a bearing of . A circular restricted zone of radius is centred at .

Find the three interior angles of triangle .
Calculate the distance .
Within triangle , the restricted zone forms a sector centred at . Calculate the area of triangle that is outside this sector.
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Two cameras are located at and on one side of a stadium, where . A performer at is observed such that and . A circular safety zone of radius is centred at .

Calculate .
Calculate the distance .
Within triangle , the safety zone forms a sector centred at . Calculate the area of triangle outside the safety zone.
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A triangular solar array has side lengths , and . A sector of radius is removed at the vertex with the largest angle. The diagram is not drawn to scale.

Identify the largest angle and calculate its size.
Calculate the area of triangle .
Calculate the usable area after the sector is removed and the length of the exposed curved edge.
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A triangular wildlife reserve is surveyed from a straight boundary . The measurements are , and . A circular sanctuary of radius is centred at . Within the reserve, the sanctuary forms a sector bounded by and .

Calculate the distance .
Hence calculate the area of triangle .
Calculate the area of the reserve outside the sanctuary sector. If you did not obtain an area for triangle , use .
second, similar reserve has the same two measured angles and a sanctuary of the same radius. Determine the boundary length required for the area outside its sanctuary sector to be .
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An aircraft flies from airport to point on a bearing of . It then flies from to point on a bearing of .

Show that .
Calculate the direct distance .
Determine the bearing of from .
circular restricted zone of radius is centred at . Within triangle , it forms a sector. Calculate the area of triangle outside this sector.
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Two tracking stations and are apart on level ground. A balloon is vertically above a point between the stations. The angles of elevation from and are and respectively. Let the horizontal distance from to the point below the balloon be and let the balloon's height be .

Show that .
Determine .
Hence calculate the height of the balloon and its straight-line distance from station . If you did not obtain , use .
The balloon rises vertically to a height of . Tracking equipment can operate only when its angle of elevation is at most . Determine which station, if either, can continue tracking the balloon.
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A mechanical linkage consists of two rigid arms of lengths and joined at a fixed pivot. The arm is held stationary while the arm rotates about the pivot. The angle between the arms is , and the distance between their free endpoints is .

Show that .
Calculate when .
The linkage operates only when . Determine the corresponding interval of values of .
During this full operating movement, the endpoint of the arm traces an arc. Calculate the area of the sector swept out by this arm.
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A wind turbine has three blades of length , equally spaced around the hub. The turbine rotates at a constant rate of revolutions per minute.

Calculate the distance travelled by the tip of one blade in seconds.
Find the angle through which one blade rotates in seconds.
Calculate the straight-line distance between the initial and final positions of the blade tip after seconds.
Starting from a fixed instant, determine the minimum time required for the three blades collectively to sweep through every angular direction at least once.
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A tidal basin is modelled as an annular sector with central angle . At low tide, the water extends from the gate at the centre. At high tide, it extends from the gate.

Calculate the additional surface area covered by water at high tide.
Calculate the total length of the boundary of this additional region.
Maintenance costs are estimated at $4.80 per square metre of additional water coverage and $15.00 per metre of boundary. Calculate the total estimated maintenance cost.
Keeping the low-tide radius and central angle unchanged, determine the high-tide radius required for the additional area to be .
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A cable-car route connects lower station to upper station . Relative to , station is horizontally away and higher. A proposed route passes through station , located from at an angle of elevation of .

Calculate the horizontal and vertical displacements from to .
Calculate the length .
Calculate the total length of the proposed route and compare it with the direct route from to by finding the percentage increase.
designer claims that moving while keeping can make the two-section route equal in length to the direct route. Determine whether this claim is possible and justify your answer.
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A warehouse robot turns along a circular arc of radius through an angle of . The robot's initial and final positions on the turn are and .

Calculate the distance travelled by the robot along the arc.
Calculate the straight-line distance .
Calculate the area enclosed between the robot's path and chord .
geometrically similar turn must enclose between its arc and chord. Determine its radius.
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The top of a decorative gate is a minor circular arc . The chord has length and subtends an angle of at the centre .

Determine the radius of the arc.
Calculate the length of arc .
second, geometrically similar gate has a chord of length . Determine the area of the circular segment above the chord of the second gate.
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A research vessel travels from to on a bearing of . It then travels a distance from on a bearing of to . Point is due east of .

Show that satisfies .
Determine .
Calculate the distance and the total distance travelled if the vessel returns directly from to .
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Points and lie on a straight coastline and are apart. An offshore platform is observed such that and . Point is the midpoint of .

Calculate the distance .
Calculate the perpendicular distance from to the coastline.
Calculate the distance and the area of triangle .
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A snowmobile travels from base to refuge on a bearing of . It then travels from to checkpoint on a bearing of . A circular shelter zone of radius is centred at .

Show that .
Calculate the direct distance .
Determine the bearing of from and calculate the area of triangle that lies outside the shelter sector centred at .
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An amphitheatre has concentric rows of seats, each forming an arc with central angle . The first row has radius , and each subsequent radius is greater. Seats are wide. Only complete seats can be installed in each row.

Calculate the radius of row .
Determine the maximum number of complete seats that can be installed in row .
Determine the total number of complete seats in the first rows.
The amphitheatre must contain at least seats. Determine the minimum number of rows required, accounting for complete seats only.
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A livestock enclosure is bounded by a straight chord of length and the corresponding minor arc of a circle. The total boundary length is . The circle has radius and the arc subtends an angle at the centre.

Write down an equation relating and using the chord length.
Write down a second equation relating and using the boundary length.
Solve the equations to determine and .
Calculate the area of the enclosure. If you did not obtain values for and , use and .
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Surveyors locate a marker on a glacier from points and , where . They record and .

Find .
Calculate the distance .
The measuring instrument has a systematic error and adds to each recorded angle. Calculate the corrected value of and the percentage error of the original value relative to the corrected value.
second survey uses a baseline twice as long but records the same angles with the same systematic error. Explain the effect on the absolute error and percentage error in the calculated distance.
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Two observation stations and lie on a straight east–west baseline of length . A meteor is observed above the baseline such that and . A plane-triangle model is used. The accompanying diagram is schematic and not drawn to scale.

Calculate .
Calculate the distance .
Hence calculate the perpendicular height of the meteor above the baseline.
proposed second baseline has length and produces the same two observed angles. Under the plane-triangle model, determine the new calculated height and comment on the reliability of this extrapolation.
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Two tugboats pull a barge. The first exerts a force of magnitude due east. The second exerts a force of magnitude in a direction north of east. The resultant force is represented by the diagonal of the force parallelogram.

Calculate the magnitude of the resultant force.
Determine the direction of the resultant, measured north of east.
The force magnitudes remain unchanged, but the angle between them is adjusted so that the resultant has magnitude . Determine the new angle.
The area of the force parallelogram is used as an index of turning effect. Calculate this index for the adjusted configuration and compare it with the original configuration.
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Checkpoints are placed on a circular festival route of radius . Consecutive checkpoints are joined by straight paths of length .

Calculate the minor angle subtended by one straight path at the centre of the route.
Calculate the length of the corresponding minor arc.
Determine the maximum number of these equal straight paths that can be placed consecutively without passing a complete revolution around the route.
After four equal paths are placed, a final straight path closes the route by joining the last checkpoint to the first. Calculate the length of this final path.
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A bridge arch is modelled by a minor circular arc of length . The straight-line distance between its endpoints is . The circle has radius and the arc subtends an angle at its centre.

Write down two equations involving and .
Solve the equations to determine and .
Calculate the maximum vertical height of the arch above the chord and the area between the arc and chord. Retain unrounded calculator values for these calculations.
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A serving tray is designed in the shape of a sector with radius and central angle . Its perimeter, consisting of two radii and one arc, is fixed at .

Show that .
Hence write the area as a function of .
Use a graphical or numerical method to determine the value of that maximizes the area, where .
Determine the corresponding radius and maximum area of the tray.
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