This task is about using trigonometry to find missing lengths.
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Tiaki is about to kick for goal.
He is kicking from the right-hand side of the goal post from a distance of 33.0 metres, as shown in the diagrams above.
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The distance between the two goal posts is 5.6 metres.
Calculate how far Tiaki is from the left-hand goal post. Show all your working in the box below.
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Tiaki aims his kick directly at the right-hand goal post. The wind takes the ball 10° off course to the left.
i) Work out how far the ball passes to the left of the right-hand goal post. Show all your working in the box below.
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Does the ball pass between the goal posts? Yes / No (Circle one)
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