Pythagoras & Trigonometry 1

Pythagoras & Trigonometry 2

Percentages

Random Maths
General Knowledge
100

This trigonometry ratio relates hypotenuse and adjacent

cosine

100

The longest side of a triangle

hypotenuse

100

What is 10% of $140

$14

100

What is 7:30pm in 24-hour time?

1930

100

What is the name of the wizarding school in Harry Potter?

Hogwarts

200

Find the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle if the shorter sides are 5cm and 12cm

13cm

200

Which of the following is a Pythagorean triad?

(4, 7, 9), (9, 12, 15) or (10, 12, 16)

(9, 12, 15)

200

What is 6/15 as a percentage?

40%

200

If the perimeter of a square is 28cm, find its side length.

7cm

200

What is the capital of Italy?

Rome

300

Find x, to 1 decimal place.

Tan 54 = opp / adj

Tan 54 = x / 5

x = 5 x 1.376

x = 6.9m

300

Find x, to 1 decimal place:

Cos 37 = adj / hyp

Cos 37 = x / 11

x = 11 Cos 37

x = 8.8

300

Increase $280 by 15%

$322

300
How many minutes in 3 days and 2 hours?

74 hours x 60

= 4 440 minutes

300

Which band wrote "Bohemian Rhapsody"?

Queen

400


35.10o

400

Find the value of y, to 2 decimal places.

y = 8.67

400

If 32% of an amount is $112, find the whole/original amount.

$350

400

Simplify 4x - 5 + 3x + 2

7x - 3

400
What is the main ingredient in hommus?

Chickpeas

500

What angle does the rocket have to be launched at to reach the rocket base 300 km above Earth?

tan θ=300/90

θ=tan^-1(300/90)

θ=73^o


500

In this right triangle:

∠A=90°.  Find ∠B to the nearest degree if CB=12.8 and AB=3.9. 



Cos^-1 (3.9/12.8) = 72^o 

500

A car priced at $39 000 is to be discounted by 12%. Find the new discounted price of the car.

$34 320

500

Find the value of y:

2(3y - 4) = 22

y = 5

500

Which country has the longest coastline?

Canada