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Trigonometric ratios

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Trigonometric ratios questions

Edexcel 4MA1 Trigonometric ratios 37 questions

Paper 1F June 2025 (R) Foundation tier, Question 24, also on the Higher paper 3 marks

The diagram shows triangle PQR

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Work out the length of QR Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1F June 2025 Foundation tier, Question 26, also on the Higher paper 5 marks

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Question 26, shown as an image

ABCD is a trapezium with one line of symmetry.

angle ADC = 60° AD = 12 cm DC = 47 cm

Work out the area of the trapezium. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. Show your working clearly.

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Paper 1H June 2025 Higher tier, Question 9, also on the Foundation paper 5 marks

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Question 9, shown as an image

ABCD is a trapezium with one line of symmetry.

angle ADC = 60° AD = 12 cm DC = 47 cm

Work out the area of the trapezium. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures. Show your working clearly.

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Paper 1H June 2025 (R) Higher tier, Question 9, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks

The diagram shows triangle PQR

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Work out the length of QR Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 2H June 2025 Higher tier, Question 24 4 marks

The diagram shows a square-based pyramid ABCDE

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EA = EB = EC = ED

M is the centre of the horizontal square base ABCD Q is the midpoint of AB Angle EQM maths symbol 80maths symbol

EA: AB maths symbol n:1

Find the value of n Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1H June 2024 (R) Higher tier, Question 22 6 marks

The diagram shows a cuboid ABCDEFGH with horizontal base ADEH

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A12 cmD
AB = 8 cmAD = 12 cmDE = 20 cm

M is the midpoint of the base ADEH and P is the midpoint of the edge CF

Work out the size of angle BMP Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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Paper 2H June 2023 Higher tier, Question 12 4 marks

The diagram shows right-angled triangle ABD

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Question 12, shown as an image

AB = 14 cm AD = 8 cm

C is the point on BD such that angle BAC = 38°

Work out the length of CD Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 2H June 2023 Higher tier, Question 22 5 marks

Also involves Pythagoras' theorem

The diagram shows a triangle ABC and a flagpole BF

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A, B and C are points on horizontal ground.

BF is vertical.

AB = 9 m BC = 11 m AC = 16 m BF = 10 m

D is the point on AC such that angle BDC = 90°

Work out the size of the angle of elevation of the point F from the point D Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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Paper 1F January 2023 Foundation tier, Question 23 5 marks

The diagram shows a triangle ABC inside a semicircle.

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A, B and C are points on the semicircle.

AB is the diameter of the semicircle.

Angle ACB = 90° Angle BAC = 50° AC = 18 cm

Work out the perimeter of the semicircle. Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures.

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Paper 1H January 2023 (R) Higher tier, Question 10 4 marks

Also involves Parts of a circle

R and T are points on a circle, centre O

Figure for question 10

RT = 12 cm M is the midpoint of RT Angle ROM = 52maths symbol

Work out the area of the circle. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1H January 2023 Higher tier, Question 16 5 marks

Also involves Sine and cosine rules

Here is a shape formed from two triangles ABC and CDE ACD and BCE are straight lines.

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AC = 24 cm BC = 31 cm CE = 19 cm CD = 16 cm

Angle BAC = 64°

Work out the length of DE Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1H January 2023 (R) Higher tier, Question 21 4 marks

Also involves Pythagoras' theorem

The diagram shows a triangular prism, ABCDEF, with a rectangular base ABCD

Figure for question 21

AB = 6 cm DE = 2.2 cm angle DAE = 18maths symbol angle ADE = 90maths symbol

Work out the angle that BE makes with the plane ABCD Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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Paper 2H January 2023 Higher tier, Question 23 5 marks

Also involves Pythagoras' theorem

The diagram shows a solid prism ABCDEFGHIJ

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The prism is such that each cross section is a pentagon where

AE = BC = x cm AB = 2 x cm ED = CD = 8 cm

angle EAB = angle CBA = 90° angle AED = angle BCD = 120°

Given that AG = BH = EF = DJ = CI = 12 cm

calculate the angle that AJ makes with the base ABHG of the prism. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1F January 2022 Foundation tier, Question 18, also on the Higher paper 3 marks

The diagram shows triangle ABC

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Work out the length of the side AB Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1H January 2022 Higher tier, Question 3, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks

The diagram shows triangle ABC

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Work out the length of the side AB Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1H January 2022 Higher tier, Question 21 5 marks

Also involves Surds · Exact trigonometric values

The diagram shows the prism ABCDEFGHJK with horizontal base AEFG

Figure for question 21

^_`ab$ is a cross section of the prism where ABDE is a square BCD is an equilateral triangle

EF = 2maths symbolAE M is the midpoint of GF so that JM is vertical.

Angle MAJ = ymaths symbol

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Paper 2H January 2022 (R) Higher tier, Question 12 3 marks

Also involves Pythagoras' theorem

The diagram shows two vertical phone masts, AB and CD, on horizontal ground.

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AB = 6.2 m AC = 244 m CD = 30.7 m

Work out the size of the angle of depression of B from D Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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Paper 2H January 2022 Higher tier, Question 14 3 marks

Also involves Rounding

A zip wire is shown as the dashed line AC in the diagram.

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The zip wire is supported by two vertical posts AB and CD standing on horizontal ground.

CD = 2.6 m BD = 12 m

The zip wire makes an angle x with the horizontal, as shown in the diagram. The design of the zip wire requires the angle x to be at least 5°

Work out the least possible height of the post AB Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 2H January 2022 (R) Higher tier, Question 19 3 marks

Also involves Pythagoras' theorem

ABCD is a horizontal rectangular field.

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Question 19, shown as an image

A vertical pole, AE, is placed at the corner A of the field.

AE = 12 m AB = 18 m AD = 8 m

Calculate the size of the angle between EC and the plane ABCD Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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Paper 2H January 2022 Higher tier, Question 23 6 marks

The diagram shows triangle PQR

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Question 23, shown as an image

PQ = 1.6 cm PR = 4.2 cm Angle PRQ = 18°

Given that angle PQR is obtuse,

work out the area of triangle PQR Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1H November 2021 Higher tier, Question 12 6 marks

Also involves Angle facts

The diagram shows a vertical cliff with a vertical radio mast on top of the cliff and a buoy in the sea.

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The height of the cliff is 100 metres. The buoy is at the point B that is d metres from the base of the cliff. The angle of elevation from B to the top of the cliff is 20°

(a)

Calculate the value of d. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

The point A at the top of the radio mast is vertically above the top of the cliff. The angle of elevation from B to A is 25°

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(b)

Calculate the height of the radio mast. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 2H January 2021 (R) Higher tier, Question 13 3 marks

Also involves Rounding

The diagram shows two hot air balloons. A is a point on the base of one of the balloons and B is a point on the base of the other balloon.

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The distance between A and B is 500 metres. The angle of depression of B from A is 23maths symbol

Calculate the vertical height of A above B. Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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Paper 2H January 2021 (R) Higher tier, Question 22 4 marks

Also involves Sine and cosine rules · Angle facts

ABC is an isosceles triangle in a horizontal plane. The point T is vertically above B.

Figure for question 22

Angle ABC = 140maths symbol AB = BC = 8 cm TB = 10 cm M is the midpoint of AC.

Calculate the size of the angle between MT and the horizontal plane ABC. Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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Paper 1H November 2020 (R) Higher tier, Question 17 6 marks

The diagram shows a prism ABCDEFGH with a horizontal base.

Figure for question 17

The base of the prism, EFGH, is a square of side 12 cm. Trapezium ADEF is a cross section of the prism where AF and DE are vertical edges.

DE = CH = 10 cm AD = BC = 15 cm

(a)

Work out the size of the angle between CF and the base EFGH. Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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(b)

Work out the length of BE. Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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Paper 2H November 2020 Higher tier, Question 7 3 marks

The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

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Calculate the value of x. Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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Paper 2H November 2020 Higher tier, Question 18 5 marks

Also involves Volume and surface area

The diagram shows cuboid ABCDEFGH.

Figure for question 18

AB = 5 cm AH = 4 cm The size of the angle between CH and the plane ABCD is 35°

Calculate the volume of the cuboid. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1F January 2020 Foundation tier, Question 22, also on the Higher paper 3 marks

Also involves Rounding

Here is a right-angled triangle.

Figure for question 22

Calculate the length of PQ. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1H January 2020 Higher tier, Question 9, also on the Foundation paper 3 marks

Here is a right-angled triangle.

Figure for question 9

Calculate the length of PQ. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1H January 2020 (R) Higher tier, Question 15 4 marks

Also involves Rounding

The diagram shows two right-angled triangles, DEF and EFG.

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Work out the length of EG. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1H January 2020 Higher tier, Question 19 4 marks

The diagram shows a cuboid ABCDEFGH.

Figure for question 19

EH= 9 cm, HG= 5 cm and GB= 6 cm.

Work out the size of the angle between AH and the plane EFGH. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1H January 2020 (R) Higher tier, Question 21 6 marks

Also involves Rounding

The diagram shows the prism ABCDEF with cross section triangle ABC.

Figure for question 21

Angle BEC = 40° and angle ACB is obtuse. AC = 6 cm and CE = 13 cm

The area of triangle ABC is 22 cm2

Calculate the length of AB. Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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Paper 2H June 2019 Higher tier, Question 21 3 marks

Also involves Ratio

The diagram shows cuboid ABCDEFGH.

Figure for question 21

For this cuboid

the length of AB: the length of BC: the length of CF = 4: 2: 3

Calculate the size of the angle between AF and the plane ABCD. Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

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Paper 2H June 2019 (R) Higher tier, Question 23 6 marks

Also involves Volume and surface area · Pythagoras' theorem

The diagram shows a solid pyramid ABCDE with a horizontal base.

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Question 23, shown as an image

The base, BCDE, of the pyramid is a square of side 10 cm.

The vertex A of the pyramid is vertically above the centre O of the base so that AB = AC = AD = AE

The total surface area of the pyramid is 360 cm2

Work out the size of the angle between AC and the base BCDE. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 1H June 2018 Higher tier, Question 9 5 marks

The diagram shows a right-angled triangle.

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Question 9, shown as an image

Five of these triangles are put together to make a shape.

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Paper 2H June 2018 Higher tier, Question 8 3 marks

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Work out the value of x. Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Paper 2H June 2018 Higher tier, Question 19 3 marks

Also involves Pythagoras' theorem

The diagram shows a triangular prism.

Figure for question 19

AF = 10 cm, AB = 24 cm and BC = 8 cm. Angle FAB = angle ADC = angle BCD = 90maths symbol

Work out the size of the angle between the line BE and the plane ABCD. Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

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