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Solve!Problems!using!Trigonometric!Ratios!in!One!or!More!Right@Angled!
Triangles
Use!Appropriate!Trigonometric!Ratios!and!Formulae!in!Two@Triangle!Problems!
where!One!Triangle!is!Right@Angled!and!the!Diagram!is!Given!
Draw!Diagrams!to!Represent!Information!about!a!Given!Right@Angled!Triangle!

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(d) ( The base of a lighthouse, D, is at the top of a cliff 168 metres above sea level.
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What is the angle of depression from D to B, correct to the nearest


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How far did the boat travel from C to B, correct to the nearest metre?

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Using!Compass!Bearings!(Eight!Points!Only)!and!True!Bearings!(Three@Figure!
Bearings)!in!Problem@Solving!related!to!Maps!and!Charts!

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Corresponding,!Alternate!and!Co@Interior!Angles!
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Literacy!
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