This task is about using trigonometry to find missing lengths.
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a) Chris is flying a kite on a 25 metre (m) string. The string is at an angle of 74°.
How high off the ground is the kite?
Show your working.
q = __________ metres
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b) Sue swam across a river that is 32 metres (m) wide. The current took her off course by 9°.
How far down the river did the current taken her by the time she got to the other side?
Show your working.
r = __________ metres
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c) Alex sailed his yacht south-west at 45° for 36 kilometres (km).
How far south of his starting point is Alex's yacht now?
Show your working.
s = __________ kilometres