Statistics Triangle Trig
1. **Problem 1: Median, Upper Quartile, and Number of Students Above a Mark**
The box and whisker plot shows marks of 32 students with:
- Minimum = 1
- Lower quartile (Q1) = 2
- Median (Q2) = 3
- Upper quartile (Q3) = 6
- Maximum = 7
(a) The median mark is the middle value, so **median = 3**.
(b) The upper quartile is the value below which 75% of data lie, so **upper quartile = 6**.
(c) To estimate the number of students with marks greater than 6:
- Total students = 32
- Marks greater than 6 lie between 6 and 7 (right whisker).
- Since Q3 = 6, 25% of students have marks above 6.
- Number of students = 25% of 32 = $0.25 \times 32 = 8$.
2. **Problem 2: Area of Triangle PQR**
Given:
- Side $PQ = 13$ cm
- Side $PR = 4$ cm
- Angle at $P = 70^\circ$
Formula for area of triangle using two sides and included angle:
$$\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} ab \sin C$$
where $a=13$, $b=4$, and $C=70^\circ$.
Calculate:
$$\text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 13 \times 4 \times \sin 70^\circ = 26 \times \sin 70^\circ$$
Using $\sin 70^\circ \approx 0.9397$:
$$\text{Area} \approx 26 \times 0.9397 = 24.43 \text{ cm}^2$$
3. **Problem 3: Function Equation of the Graphs**
- Left graph: Sinusoidal wave with amplitude 3, max at $x=0$, period $2\pi$.
- This matches $y = 3 \cos x$.
- Right graph: Sinusoidal wave oscillating between -2 and 4.
- Amplitude $= \frac{4 - (-2)}{2} = 3$.
- Midline $= \frac{4 + (-2)}{2} = 1$.
- Higher frequency, period $= \pi$ (since two full cycles between $-2\pi$ and $2\pi$).
- Function: $y = 3 \cos 2x + 1$.
4. **Problem 4: Depth of Water in Harbor**
Given:
$$d = P + Q \cos \left( \frac{\pi}{6} t \right), 0 \leq t \leq 24$$
From graph:
- Max depth $= 14.6$ at $t=0$ (cosine max = 1)
- Min depth $= 8.2$ at $t=6$ (cosine min = -1)
(a) Find $P$ and $Q$:
$$P + Q = 14.6$$
$$P - Q = 8.2$$
Adding:
$$2P = 22.8 \Rightarrow P = 11.4$$
Subtracting:
$$2Q = 6.4 \Rightarrow Q = 3.2$$
(b) Find first time $t$ when $d=11.4$:
$$11.4 = 11.4 + 3.2 \cos \left( \frac{\pi}{6} t \right)$$
$$0 = 3.2 \cos \left( \frac{\pi}{6} t \right) \Rightarrow \cos \left( \frac{\pi}{6} t \right) = 0$$
Cosine zero at $\frac{\pi}{2}$, so:
$$\frac{\pi}{6} t = \frac{\pi}{2} \Rightarrow t = 3$$
(c) Depth less than 11.4 means:
$$d < 11.4 \Rightarrow 11.4 + 3.2 \cos \left( \frac{\pi}{6} t \right) < 11.4$$
$$\cos \left( \frac{\pi}{6} t \right) < 0$$
Cosine is negative in intervals:
$$\frac{\pi}{2} < \frac{\pi}{6} t < \frac{3\pi}{2}$$
Multiply by 6/$\pi$:
$$3 < t < 9$$
Similarly for next period:
$$15 < t < 21$$
5. **Problem 5: Find Missing Angles and Sides in Triangles**
**First triangle:**
- Angles: $40^\circ$, $94^\circ$, and $x$.
- Sum of angles in triangle = $180^\circ$.
Calculate $x$:
$$x = 180^\circ - 40^\circ - 94^\circ = 46^\circ$$
Use Law of Sines to find side $x$ opposite $94^\circ$:
$$\frac{x}{\sin 94^\circ} = \frac{10.5}{\sin 40^\circ}$$
$$x = \frac{10.5 \sin 94^\circ}{\sin 40^\circ}$$
Using $\sin 94^\circ \approx 0.9986$, $\sin 40^\circ \approx 0.6428$:
$$x \approx \frac{10.5 \times 0.9986}{0.6428} = 16.3$$
**Second triangle:**
- Angles: $19^\circ$, unknown angle $x$, and third angle.
- Sides: 65 cm adjacent to $19^\circ$, 86 cm adjacent to $x$.
Sum of angles:
$$x = 180^\circ - 19^\circ - \text{third angle}$$
Use Law of Cosines or Sines depending on given info. Assuming third angle is $x$'s complement:
Use Law of Sines:
$$\frac{65}{\sin x} = \frac{86}{\sin 19^\circ}$$
$$\sin x = \frac{65 \sin 19^\circ}{86}$$
Using $\sin 19^\circ \approx 0.3256$:
$$\sin x = \frac{65 \times 0.3256}{86} = 0.246$$
$$x = \arcsin(0.246) \approx 14.2^\circ$$