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Trigonometry Triangle Area Challenge

At a new post office, Mei is checking the area of a triangular parcel beside the building. Use the two-side-and-included-angle formula: Area = ½ab sin(C). Set your calculator to degrees. Give answers to 2 decimal places where needed.

A. The triangular parcel

The parcel has sides of 15 m and 20 m, with an included angle of 60°.

1.Which formula uses the two known sides and the angle between them to find the parcel's area?
  • ½ × a × b × sin(C)
  • a² + b² − 2ab cos(C)
  • ½ × base × height, with the height already given
  • sin(A) ÷ a = sin(B) ÷ b
2.Write the values of a, b and C that Mei should substitute into the formula.
3.Calculate the area of the parcel. Show the substitution and evaluate the result to 2 decimal places.
4.Mei says the area is 150 m² because ½ × 15 × 20 = 150. Is she correct? Explain what she has missed.
5.A second triangular parcel has sides 12 m and 9 m with an included angle of 90°. Find its area.
6.Another parcel has sides 8 m and 11 m with an included angle of 35°. Find its area to 2 decimal places.

B. Area and permit costs

The council charges $25 per square metre for permits. Use the first parcel's exact area calculation before rounding the final dollar amount.

7.Calculate the permit cost for the 15 m by 20 m parcel with included angle 60°. Round to the nearest cent.
8.The council has a $3,200 permit budget. Is that enough for the first parcel? State the difference.

C. A missing angle

Ruben measures two sides of a small triangular sign panel: 10 m and 14 m. The angle opposite the 10 m side is 30°.

9.Which trigonometric rule can help Ruben find the acute angle opposite the 14 m side, and what is its approximate value?
10.Using B ≈ 44.43°, find the included angle between the 10 m and 14 m sides, then calculate the panel's area to 2 decimal places.

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  • Trigonometry Triangle Area Challenge, page 1 of 3: A. The triangular parcel

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  • Trigonometry Triangle Area Challenge, page 2 of 3: B. Area and permit costs, C. A missing angle

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  • Trigonometry Triangle Area Challenge, page 3 of 3: 10. Using B ≈ 44.43°, find the included angle between the 10 m and 14 m sides, then…

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