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Trigonometric Functions

This document contains 15 multiple choice questions about trigonometric functions. The questions cover solving trigonometric equations, expressing trigonometric functions in terms of other variables, sketching graphs of trigonometric functions, and determining the number of solutions to related equations. The answers provided solve each question and show the steps to reaching the solutions.
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Trigonometric Functions

This document contains 15 multiple choice questions about trigonometric functions. The questions cover solving trigonometric equations, expressing trigonometric functions in terms of other variables, sketching graphs of trigonometric functions, and determining the number of solutions to related equations. The answers provided solve each question and show the steps to reaching the solutions.
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TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

Paper 1
1. Solve the equation 15 sin 2 x = sin x + 4 sin 30 for 0 x 360

[4 marks]

Answer: ..........................
2.

Solve the equation cos x + sin 55 = 0 for 0 x 360 .

[3 marks]

Answer: ..........................
3.

4.

Given tan x =

12
dan 90 x 360 . Find the value of sin x.
5

Given sin x = 2 cos x, find the values of x for 0 x 360 .

[3 marks]

Answer: ..........................
[3 marks]
1

Answer: ..........................
5.

Given 5 cot x = 2, find the values of x for 0 x 360

[3 marks]

Answer: ..........................
Given tan x = t, 0 x 90 , express, in terms of t:
(a) cot x
(b) sin ( 90 x)
marks]
6.

[3

Answer: (a)..........................
(b)..........................
2

7.

Solve the equation 6 sek 2 x 13 tan x = 0, for 0 x 360

[3 marks]

Answer: ..........................
8.

Solve the equation 3 cos 2x = 8 sin x 5 for 0 x 360

9.

Solve the equation cos 2 x sin 2 x = sin x for 0 x 360

[4 marks]

Answer: ..........................
[4 marks]

Answer: ..........................

PAPER 2
10. Sketch the graph of y = cos 2x for 0 x 2 .

[3 marks]

11. Sketch the graph of y = 2sin x for 0 x 180 .

[3 marks]

12. Sketch the graph of y = 1 + sin x for 0 x 360

[3 marks]

13. Sketch the graph of y =

sin 2 x

for 0 x 360 .

14. (a) Sketch the graph of y = 2 cos

3
x for 0 x 2 .
2

[3 marks]
[3

marks]
(b) Find the equation of a suitable straight line for solving the equation
3
3
x 1.
cos x =
2
4
Hence, using the same axes, sketch the straight line and state the number of
3
3
x 1 for 0 x 2
solutions to the equation cos x =
[3 marks]
2
4
15. (a) Sketch the graph of y = 2 cos x for 0 x 2 .
[4 marks]
(b) Hence, using the same axes, sketch a suitable graph to find the number of solutions

to the equation + 2 cos x = 0 for 0 x 2 . State the number of solutions.


x
[3 marks]

TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
ANSWERS
1.

23 35 ' , 156 25 ' ,199 268, 340 32 '

2.

145 , 215

3.

4.

63.4 , 243.4 or 63 26 ' , 243 26 '

5.

68.2 , 248.2

6.

(a)

7.

33.69 , 56.31 , 213.69 , 236.31 or 33 41 ' , 56 19 ' , 213 41 ' , 236 19 '

8.

41.81 , 138.19

9.

30 , 150 , 270

12
13

1
(b)
t

1
t 1
2

10.
y

-1

11.
y
2

90

180

-2

12.

y
2

180

90

270

360

13.
y

90

270

180

360

-1

14.
y
2

-2

3
x 2
2
Number of solutions = 3
y=

15
y
2

/2

3/2

-2

Number of solutions = 2

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