Trigonometry Revision Exercise

1. Find the values of x, where 0 < x < 2π, for which sin x(6 cos x – 1) = sin 2x.

2. Sketch, on the same diagram, the graph of y = 2 sin x + 1 and y = 3 cos 2x for the interval
0o ≤ x ≤ 360o. Hence, state for this interval the number of solutions of the equation
|2 sin x + 1| = 3|cos 2x|.

3. Find all the angles between 0o and 360o which satisfy the equation

(a) 3 cos x + 8 sin x + 5 = 0, and

(b) 3 cos 2x + 8 sin x + 5 = 0.

4. (a) Given that cos A = –3/5 where 90o < A < 180o, and that tan B = ¾ where
180o < B < 270o, calculate, without the use of a calculator,

(i) tan (A + B),

(ii) sin 2B, and

(iii) sec (–2A).

(b) Sketch the graph of y = 2 – 3 cos x for the interval 0o ≤ x ≤ 360o and state the
corresponding range of y.

5. Find all the angles between 0o and 360o inclusive which satisfy the equation
3 sin x
 2  sin x .
2  sin x

6. Express 7 sin x – 24 cos x in the form R sin (x – α), where R is positive and α is acute.
Hence, find

(a) the range of values of 7 sin x – 24 cos x, and

(b) all the angles between 0o and 360o such that 7 sin x – 24 cos x = 20.

7. Find all the angles between 0o and 360o which satisfy the equation

(a) 7 cos x sin x + 2 = 0,

(b) 3 sin (y – 40o) = 2 cos (y + 10o), and

(c) 8 tan 2z = cot z.

sin   sin 2
8. Prove the identity  tan  .
1  cos   cos 2

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9. Show that the triangle ABC has area 16 sin 2θ cm2. Express its perimeter in terms of θ and
hence find

(a) the maximum value of the perimeter in surd form and the corresponding value of θ,
and

(b) the values of θ if the perimeter is 18 cm.

θ
A B
8 cm
10. (a) Find all the angles between 0o and 360o which satisfy the equation
|4 cos x – 5 sin x| = 3.

(b) Given that tan θ = t and that θ is obtuse, express in terms of t,

(i) sin θ,

(ii) sec θ,

(iii) cos 2θ, and

(iv) tan (π/4 – θ).

3x
11. (a) Sketch, on the same diagram, the graph of y  and of y = 4 sin x + 1 for the
2
interval 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π. Hence, state the number of solutions in this interval of the
equation

(i) 8π sin x + 2π = 3x, and

(ii) 2π |4 sin x + 1| = 3x.

(b) If cos (30o – θ) = λ cos θ, show that tan θ = 2λ – √3 and deduce the value of tan 15o.

12. x and y are acute angles such that cos (x – y) = 4/5 and sin x sin y = 7/10. Without the use
of a calculator, evaluate

(a) cos (x + y), and

(b) tan x tan y.

Hence, or otherwise, find the value of tan x + tan y.

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  sin x  2 cos x  2  3  4 tan x  sec 2 x .
13. Prove the identity
1  sin x 1  sin x 

14. Find all the angles between 0o and 360o which satisfy the equations

sin 2 x  1
(a)  3,
3 sin 2 x  1

(b) 2 sin y = 5 cos2 y – 5, and

(c) 2 sin z cos z = sin z + tan z.

15. Sketch the graph of y = 5 cos 2x for the domain 0o ≤ x ≤ 180o and state the corresponding
range of y.

16. (a) Given that sin θ = s and that θ is acute, express, in terms of s,

(i) tan θ,

(ii) sec 2θ, and

(iii) sin (3π/2 – θ).

(b) Given the function f (x) = 5 cos x + 12 sin x, where 0o ≤ x ≤ 360o, express it in the
form R cos (x – α), where R is positive and α is acute.

Hence find

(i) the minimum value of f (x) and the corresponding value of x, and

(ii) the values of x for which f (x) = 5.

sin 2 x  cos 2 x tan x  1

18. Find all the angles between 0o and 360o inclusive which satisfy the following equations.

(a) cos (2x – 40o) = sin 70o

(b) tan x + 2 sin x = 0

(c) 2 cosec2 x = 5(1 – cot x)

19. Sketch the graph of the function g (x) = |3 cos x + 2| for the domain 0 ≤ x ≤ 3π/2. State the
range corresponding to this domain.

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 tan 2 A
20. (a) Prove the identity  tan A . Hence, without the use of a calculator, find the
1  sec 2 A
value of sin A if
180o < A < 270o and tan 2A = 3(1 + sec 2A).

(b) Given that 4 cos θ – 5 sin θ ≡ R cos (θ + α), where R is positive and α is acute,
evaluate R and α. Hence, solve the equation 4 cos 2x – 5 sin 2x = 3 for 0o < x < 360o.

21. Prove the identity cot x – tan x ≡ cosec x sec x – 2 tan x.

22. Find all the angles between 0o and 360o inclusive which satisfy the equation

(a) cot (2x – 10o) = –tan 80o,

(b) 4 sin x cos x – tan x = 0, and

(c) 2 sin2 x – 3 cos2 x = 4 sin x – 2.

23. Sketch, on the same diagram, the graphs of y = |10 cos x| and y = |2x – π| for the interval
0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.

Hence, state the number of solutions, in this interval, of the equation |(2x – π) sec x| = 10.

24. (a) Find all the angles between –180o and 180o which satisfy the equation
5 cos x – √3 sin x = 2.6.

(b) Two acute angles, α and β, are such that cot α = 7 and tan (α – β) = –4/22. Without
evaluating α or β,

(i) show that tan β = ⅓,

(ii) evaluate cos α and sin β, and

(iii) evaluate cos 2α – sin2 2β.

25. Prove the identity (sin θ – cos θ)(1 + sin θ cos θ) ≡ sin3 θ – cos3 θ.

26. Find all the angles between 0o and 360o inclusive which satisfy the equation

(a) 2 sin (2x – 30o) + 1 = 0,

(b) 2 sin y cos y = 3 cos2 y, and

(c) 2 tan z – 3 cot z = 5.

27. (a) Express 3 sin x – 4 cos x in the form R sin (x – α) where R is positive and α is acute.

Hence, find

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 (i) the obtuse angle x for which 3 sin x – 4 cos x = √15, and

(ii) the minimum and maximum values of 3 sin x – 4 cos x + 3.

(b) Given that sin A = 4/5 and A is obtuse, find, without the use of a calculator, the value
of

(i) sin 2A,

(ii) cos 4A, and

(iii) sin ½A.

28. Prove the identity (cos θ + 2 sin θ)2 + (2 cos θ – sin θ)2 ≡ 5.

3x
29. Sketch, on the same diagram, the graphs of y = |3 sin 2x| and y  for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.
2
State, for the interval 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π, the number of solutions of

(i) |2π sin 2x| = x, and

(ii) 2π sin 2x – x = π.

30. Find all the angles between 0o and 270o which satisfy the equation

(a) sin ¾x = ¾,

(b) cot2 y = 2 cos2 y, and

(c) 3 tan z = 4(1 + cot z).

31. The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD in which ∠BAD and ∠BCD are right angles,
∠ADC = θ, where 0o < θ < 90o, AB = 4 cm and AD = 8 cm.
A
4 cm

B 8 cm

θ
C D

(a) Show that the perimeter, P cm, of the quadrilateral is given by

(b) Express P in the form R sin (θ + α) + k and hence find the angle θ for which P = 19.

(c) Show that the area, A cm2, of the quadrilateral is given by

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