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Derivatives of trigonometric functions

• Time allowed: 45 minutes
• Part A: 10 multiple-choice questions (10 marks)
• Part B: 7 free-response questions (40 marks)
• Total: 50 marks

Part A
10 multiple-choice questions
1 mark each: 10 marks
Circle the correct answer.

1 Find the derivative of y = sin (3x). 3 Find the derivative of cos (3θ°).
π  πθ 
A y′ = cos (3x) A − sin  
60  60 
B y′ = 3 cos (x)
π  πθ 
B sin  
C y′ = 3 cos (3x) 60  60 
D y′ = 3 cos (x) sin (2x)  πθ 
C sin  
 60 
 πθ 
D − sin  
 60 
2 Which one of these expressions converts 6θ° to
radians?
180
A 6θ ×
π
π
B 6θ × 4 Differentiate y = tan 2x2.
180
360 A 4x + tan2 (2x2)
C 6θ ×
π B 4x[1 + tan (4x)]
π C 4x[1 + tan2 (2x2)]
D 6θ ×
360 D 2x[1 + tan2 (2x2)]

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5 Differentiate y = ex cos 3x. 8 Find the speed 12 seconds after the motion
A y′ = ex sin (3x) begins if the displacement of an oscillating

y′ = 3ex sin (3x)  πt  − 1

B object is given by x = 4 cos .
 4
C y′ = 3ex cos (3x) + 3ex sin (3x) A 0 m/s

D y′ = ex cos (3x) − 3ex sin (3x) B −π m/s

C −1 m/s
D π m/s
sin ( 3x 2 )
6 Differentiate f ( x ) = .
cos(2 x )
3cos (3x 2 )
A f ′(x) = − 9 A particle is moving in simple harmonic motion
2sin(2 x )
with period 8 and amplitude 3. What is a
6 x  cos ( 2 x ) cos ( 3x 2 ) + 2sin ( 2 x ) sin ( 3x 2 ) possible function for the velocity of the particle?
B f ′(x) =
cos 2 (2 x ) π 
v = 3 cos  t 
6 x cos ( 2 x ) cos ( 3x ) − 2sin ( 2 x ) sin ( 3x
2 2
) A
8 
C f ′(x) = 2
cos (2 x ) 3π π 
3x  cos ( 2 x ) sin ( 6 x ) + 2sin ( 2 x ) cos ( 3x 2 ) B v= cos  t 
8 8 
D f ′(x) =
cos 2 (2 x ) π 
C v = 3 cos  t 
4 
3π π 
7 Which function describes the displacement of D v= cos  t 
4 4 
an oscillating object that begins 8 mm above the
origin and goes down to a minimum of 4 mm
below the origin? The particle comes back to its
original position in 12 seconds. 10 Find the equation of the tangent to the curve
 πt  2π
A x = 8 cos   + 4 y = 2 cos (x) at x = .
6 3
A 3 3  x + 2 y − 3 − 2π 3 = 0
πt
B x = 6 sin   + 8
 6 B 3 3  x + 2 y + 3 − 2π 3 = 0
 πt  C 3 3  x + 2 y − 3 + 2π 3 = 0
C x = 6 cos   + 2
6 D 3 3  x − 2 y + 3 − 2π 3 = 0
πt
D x = 12 cos   − 4
 6

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Part B
7 free-response questions
40 marks
Show your working where appropriate.
11 Find the derivative of each function.

a y = sin (3x)

b y = cos (2x2 − x + 2)

c y = sin (ex + 2x4)2

d y = tan (2x)

e y = tan (5b°)

f y = tan (3x)2 + cos (3x)2

[10 marks]

12 Differentiate each function.

a f (x) = [sin (2x2 + 4x)]2

cos ( x ) ln( x )
b f (x ) = 2
ex



c f (x) = ln (x + 5)4 ecos x

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πt
d f ( x ) = −3e −0.4t sin   + 5
 5



[12 marks]

13 Sally watches a light swinging from the ceiling of her bedroom. The light was 9 cm from a vertical
position when she started watching it. The light passes its original position every 4 seconds. Originally,
the maximum displacement of the light is 20 cm from the vertical position. The displacement decreases
by 2 cm after 20 seconds.
a Find a possible function to describe the movement of the light.



b Find the speed of the light after 2 seconds.



[5 marks]

14 A particle moves in a straight line with an equation x = 4 sin (6t) cm, where t is the time in seconds.

a Find the period of the motion.

b Find the equation of the velocity of the particle.



[2 marks]

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π
15 Find the equation of the normal to the function f (x) = sin (3x) at the point where x = .
3



[2 marks]

16 Given the curves y = sin (3x) and y = cos (3x), find:

a the x-values of the first 2 points of intersection of these 2 curves in the positive direction.



b correct to 2 decimal places the angle between the curves in the first period.



[3 marks]

17 A ferry wharf consists of a floating pontoon linked to a jetty by a 5 metre long walkway. Let h metres be
the difference in height between the top of the pontoon and the top of the jetty and let x metres be the
distance of the water that separates the pontoon and the jetty.
a Draw a diagram of the given information.

b Find a relationship between x and h.

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c When the top of the pontoon is 1.5 m lower than the top of the jetty, the tide is rising at a rate of
0.2 m per hour.
i Find correct to 2 decimal places the angle that the walkway makes with the water.



ii
What is the rate of change of distance between the pontoon and the jetty?
dx −h
Hint: show that = × ( −0.2 ).
dt 25 − h 2



[6 marks]

This is the end of the test.

Use the rest of this page for extra working space.

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Answers
Part A
 1 C 2  B 3  A 4  C  5 D
 6 B 7  C 8  A 9  D 10  A

Part B
11 a 3 cos (3x)
    b −(4x − 1) sin (2x − x + 2)
2

    c 2(ex + 8x )(ex + 2x ) cos (ex + 2x )

3 4 4 2

2
    d 2[1 + tan
2
(2x)] or 2
cos (2 x )
π
    e  [1 + tan 2 (5b°)]
36
18 x
− 8 x sin (3x )
2
    f 
cos (3x )
2 2

12 a 8(x + 1)[sin (2x + 4x)] cos (2x2 + 4x)

2

x[sin( x )ln( x ) + 2(x )cos ln(x )]+ cos( x )

    b  − 2
ex
cos x
4e
− sin( x )ln ( x + 5) e cos( x )
4
    c 
x +5
πt 3π −0.4t πt
    d  1.2e
−0.4 t
sin   − e cos  
 5 5  5

13 a  x = 11e −0.01t  cos 

 πt  + 9 b  v = 6.23 cm/s
 4
π
14 a  T =  s b  V = 24 cos (6t)
3 
15  3x − 9y − π = 0
π 13π
16 a  x = ,  θ = 50.48°
b 
12 12
x = 25 − h 2
17 a Teacher to check. b 
dx
= 0.06  m/h
    c i θ = 17.46 ii 
dt

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