RESEARCH INSTRUMENT

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN TRIGONOMETRY

Name: ___________________________ Grade and Section: _____________ Date:______ Score: ______

Direction: Answer the following questions as much as you can by writing on your answer sheet the letter
that you think is correct answer.

1. Determine the correct formula for the tangent ration of <B.

a. c.
adjacent hypotenuse
tan B  tan B 
hypotenuse opposite

b. d.
opposite opposite
tan B  tan B 
adjacent hypotenuse

2. Which statement is incorrect?

a. The hypotenuse is the longest side in a right triangle.

b. The hypotenuse is always the opposite side of the 90° in a right triangle.

c. The Pythagorean theorem applies to all right triangles.

d. You can solve for the unknown side in any triangle, if you know the lengths of the other two sides,
by using Pythagorean theorem.

3. Given the figure on the right, which refers to the angle of elevation? U V

a. <UVS

b. <VST

c. Both <UVS and <VST S T

d. None of the above

4. In a triangle ABC, AB=9 cm and BC=cm. Determine the tangent ratio of <A to the nearest hundredths.

a. 0.64 A

b. 0.73

c. 1.36

d. 1.22 B C
5. In the triangle DEF, determine the measure of <D, to the nearest degree. F

a. 22°

b. 21° 3

c. 20°

d. 19° D E

6. In the figure at the right, ABCD is a rectangle whose perimeter is 30. The length of BE is 12. Determine
the measure of <E to the nearest degree. A 10 B

a. 24° 12

b. 25°

c. 26°

d, 27°

D 10 C E

Use the figure at the right to answer the item number 7 and 8

7. Find x.

a. 10 b. 14.1 c. 17.3 d. 21.5 60° 20

45° x

8. Find y. 30°

a. 10 b. 11.5 c. 15.2 d. 17.3

60°

9. What is the value of sin 30°?

a. 0.5 b. 1 c. 0.866 d. 0

10. From a point in the ground 7.62 m from the foot of the tree, the angle of elevation from the top of the
tree is 32°. determine the height of the tree to the nearest hundredths.

a. 3.81 b. 6.46 c. 4.76 d. 12.19

11. From an airplane at an altitude of 1500m, the angle of depression to a rock on the ground measures
29°. determine the distance from the plane to the rock.

a. 3, 094m b. 3, 304m c. 3, 422m d. 3, 549m

12. A 10-foot ladder is placed so as to form an angle of 25° with the wall of a building. How far is the
ladder from the base of the building?
a. 4.1ft. b. 4.2ft. c. 4.4ft. d. 4.5ft.

13. PQRS is a rhombus with a side 5cm long. If m<P=140°, find the length of its longer diagonal.

a. 9.1cm b. 9.2cm c. 9.3cm d. 9.4cm

14. In a right triangle ABC, BC=8cm and AC=17cm. Find the value of sine C

a. 15/17 b. 17/15 c. 17/8 d. 8/17.

15. What is the formula for the law of sines?

sin A sin B sin C sin B sin A sin C

a.   c.  
a b c a b c
sin A sin B sin C sin A sin A sin A
b.   d.  
c b a a b c

16. Mr. de Guzman has a triangular-shaped backyard. Find the area of the backyard if two of its sides
measure 8m and 10m, and the angle between these sides is 54°.

a. 36.23 sqm b. 36.32 sqm c. 32.36 sqm d. 32.63 sqm

17. A lighthouse 20m high with the base at sea level is sighted by a ship. If the angle of elevation from the
ship to the top of the lighthouse is 12°, what is the distance from the ship to the lighthouse? Round off to
the nearest meter.

a. 92m b. 93m c. 94m d. 95m

18. A surveyor finds that the angle between the base and the top of theflagpole on the top of a building is 7°
when the measurement is made from the point 150 feet from the base of a building. If the building is 100
feet tall, what is the height of the flagpole? Round off to the nearest feet.

a, 29ft. b. 28ft. c. 27ft. d. 26ft.

19. Two roads intersect at an angle of 100°. Mildred’s mailbox is 8m from the intersection. Jacque’s
mailbox is on the road and is 12m from the intersection. How far is Jacque’s mailbox from Mildred’s?

a. 14.99m b. 15.45m c. 15.35m d. 15.45m

20. A triangular field has sides 500 feet, 450 feet, and 720 feet. Find the measure of the angle between the
sides measuring 500 feet and 720 feet. Round off to the nearest degree.
a. 37° b. 38° c. 39° d. 40°

ASSESSMENT MATRIX

(SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT)

LEVELS OF WHAT WILL I ASSESS? HOW WILL I HOW WILL I

ASSESSMENT ASSESS? SCORE?

The learner demonstrates Paper and Pencil

understanding of the basic Test
KNOWLEDGE concepts of trigonometry. 1 point for every
Items 1, 2 and 3 correct answer
15%

Illustrate the six trigonometric

ratios; sine, cosine, tangent,
secant, cosecant and cotangent.
PROCESS/ SKILLS Items 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 1 point for every
correct answer
25%
Determine the trigonmetric ratios
involving special triangles.

Illustrate angles of elevation and

depression.

UNDERSTANDING Items 9, 10, 11, 12, 1 point for every

Use trigonometric ratios to solve 13, 14 correct answer
30% real-life problems involving right
triangles.
 Illustrates the law of sines and
cosines.

Solve problems involving oblique

triangles.
PRODUCT/ Items 15, 16, 17, 1 point for every
PERFORMANCE 18, 19, 20 correct answer

30%

Answer Key:

1. B

2. D

3. B

4. D

5. B

6. B

7. A

8. B

9. A

10. C

11. A

12. B

13. D

14. A

15. A

16. A

17. C

18. A

19. D

20. B