Triangle Angles Lengths
1. Given a right triangle ABC with \(\angle B = 90^\circ\), \(\angle C = 60^\circ\), and hypotenuse \(AC = 10\) cm.
a) Find \(\angle A\).
b) Find length \(BC\).
c) Find the perimeter of triangle ABC.
2. Given a square BCDE with \(\angle A = 90^\circ\), \(\angle ACB = 45^\circ\), and side \(AB = 4\) cm.
a) Find \(\angle ABC\).
b) Find length \(AC\).
c) Find the perimeter of square BCDE.
3. Given quadrilateral ABCD with \(BC = 8\) cm, \(\angle B = \angle D = 90^\circ\), \(\angle ACB = 45^\circ\), and \(\angle CAD = 60^\circ\).
a) Find \(\angle BAC\).
b) Find length \(AC\).
c) Find area of triangle ADC.
d) Find perimeter of quadrilateral ABCD.
4. Given triangle ABC with \(AC = 20\) cm, \(\angle B = 45^\circ\), \(\angle C = 30^\circ\), and AD perpendicular to BC.
a) Find \(\angle BAC\).
b) Find length AD.
c) Find the perimeter of triangle ABC.
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### 1a) Find \(\angle A\) in triangle ABC:
Since the triangle's angles sum to 180°, and \(\angle B = 90^\circ\), \(\angle C = 60^\circ\),
$$\angle A = 180^\circ - 90^\circ - 60^\circ = 30^\circ.$$
### 1b) Find length \(BC\):
Using the right triangle with hypotenuse \(AC=10\) and \(\angle C=60^\circ\), side \(BC\) is opposite \(\angle A = 30^\circ\).
By sine definition:
$$ BC = AC \times \sin 30^\circ = 10 \times \frac{1}{2} = 5 \text{ cm} $$
### 1c) Find perimeter:
Find side \(AB\) using cosine of \(30^\circ\):
$$ AB = AC \times \cos 30^\circ = 10 \times \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} = 5\sqrt{3} \approx 8.66 \text{ cm} $$
Perimeter:
$$ P = AB + BC + AC = 5 + 5\sqrt{3} + 10 \approx 5 + 8.66 + 10 = 23.66 \text{ cm} $$
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### 2a) Find \(\angle ABC\) in the square BCDE where \(AB=4\) cm and \(\angle ACB=45^\circ\):
Triangle ABC has \(\angle A = 90^\circ\), and angles inside triangle ABC sum to 180°.
So:
$$\angle ABC = 180^\circ - 90^\circ - 45^\circ = 45^\circ.$$
### 2b) Find length \(AC\):
Right triangle ABC with legs \(AB=4\) cm and \(\angle ABC=45^\circ\) is isosceles right angled. So:
$$ AC = AB \times \sqrt{2} = 4 \times \sqrt{2} \approx 5.66 \text{ cm} $$
### 2c) Perimeter of square BCDE:
Since BCDE is a square and \(BC = AB = 4\) cm,
$$ \text{Perimeter} = 4 \times 4 = 16 \text{ cm} $$
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### 3a) Given quadrilateral ABCD with \(\angle B = \angle D = 90^\circ\), \(\angle ACB=45^\circ\), \(\angle CAD=60^\circ\), and \(BC=8\) cm.
Find \(\angle BAC\):
Since \(\angle B = 90^\circ\) and \(\angle ACB=45^\circ\), triangle ABC has angles summing to 180°,
$$\angle BAC = 180^\circ - 90^\circ - 45^\circ = 45^\circ.$$
### 3b) Find length \(AC\):
Triangle ABC is right-angled at B with legs \(BC=8\) cm, angle at C is 45°, so ABC is a 45-45-90 triangle.
Legs in such triangle are equal:
$$ AC = BC = 8 \text{ cm} $$
### 3c) Calculate area of triangle ADC:
Triangle ADC has \(\angle CAD=60^\circ\), base AC = 8 cm.
Using height from D perpendicular to AC, and given right angle at D, area:
Height \(= BC = 8\) cm (since \(\angle D=90^\circ\) and BC is vertical side)
Area:
$$ A = \frac{1}{2} \times AC \times \text{height} = \frac{1}{2} \times 8 \times 8 = 32 \text{ cm}^2 $$
### 3d) Perimeter of ABCD:
Sum all sides:
- \(AB\): in right triangle ABC with legs 8 cm (BC) and AC=8\sqrt{2} by Pythagoras (since \(AC
eq BC\) is wrong, re-check 3b)
Check 3b correction:
Triangle ABC's right angle is at B. Given BC = 8 cm and \(\angle ACB=45^\circ\), use law of sines:
$$ \frac{BC}{\sin \angle BAC} = \frac{AC}{\sin \angle ABC} $$
But \(\angle ABC = 45^\circ\) from 3a, so:
Using Pythagoras:
If angle C = 45°, and triangle is right angled at B, then:
$$ AC = \frac{BC}{\sin 45^\circ} = \frac{8}{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}} = 8 \times \frac{2}{\sqrt{2}} = 8\sqrt{2} \approx 11.31 \text{ cm} $$
Also:
$$ AB = \sqrt{AC^2 - BC^2} = \sqrt{(8\sqrt{2})^2 - 8^2} = \sqrt{128 - 64} = \sqrt{64} = 8 \text{ cm} $$
- \(CD\): Using triangle ADC right angled at D and side AC known (8\sqrt{2}),
By geometry, CD is same length as AB because of symmetry, approx 8 cm.
- \(DA\): From triangle ADC with \(\angle CAD=60^\circ\), and right angle at D,
$$ DA = \frac{AC}{\cos 60^\circ} = \frac{8\sqrt{2}}{0.5} = 16\sqrt{2} \approx 22.63 \text{ cm} $$
Perimeter:
$$ P = AB + BC + CD + DA = 8 + 8 + 8 + 22.63 = 46.63 \text{ cm} $$
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### 4a) In triangle ABC with \(AC=20\) cm, \(\angle B=45^\circ\), \(\angle C=30^\circ\), find \(\angle BAC\):
Sum of angles in triangle ABC is 180°, so:
$$ \angle BAC = 180^\circ - 45^\circ - 30^\circ = 105^\circ $$
### 4b) Find length AD where AD is perpendicular to BC:
Using Law of Sines in triangle ABC,
$$ \frac{AC}{\sin B} = \frac{BC}{\sin A} = \frac{AB}{\sin C} $$
Find BC first:
$$ BC = AC \times \frac{\sin B}{\sin A} = 20 \times \frac{\sin 45^\circ}{\sin 105^\circ} = 20 \times \frac{0.7071}{0.9659} \approx 14.65 \text{ cm} $$
Height AD from angle A perpendicular to BC can be found as:
$$ AD = AC \times \sin B = 20 \times \sin 45^\circ = 20 \times 0.7071 = 14.14 \text{ cm} $$
### 4c) Perimeter of triangle ABC:
Find side AB using Law of Sines:
$$ AB = AC \times \frac{\sin C}{\sin A} = 20 \times \frac{\sin 30^\circ}{\sin 105^\circ} = 20 \times \frac{0.5}{0.9659} = 10.36 \text{ cm} $$
Sum sides:
$$ P = AB + BC + AC = 10.36 + 14.65 + 20 = 45.01 \text{ cm} $$