Question 1 (**+)

Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

cos(2θ + 25)° = −0.454 , 0 ≤ θ < 360 .

C2G , θ ≈ 46, 109, 226, 289

Question 2 (**+)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

cos(2 y − 35)° = 0.891 , 0 ≤ y < 360 .

MP1-M , y ≈ 4, 31, 184, 211

Question 3 (**+)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

tan(5 y − 35)° = −2 − 3 , 0 ≤ y < 90 .

C2J , y ≈ 28, 64

Question 4 (**+)
Solve, in radians, the following trigonometric equation

1 + sin 2 x = 1 , 0 ≤ x < 2π ,
3

giving the answers correct to three significant figures.

x = 1.94c , 2.78c , 5.08c , 5.92c

Question 5 (**+)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

2 cos θ = sin θ , 0° ≤ θ < 360° .

θ = 63.4°, 243.4°

Question 6 (**+)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

2sin θ = 5cos θ , 0° ≤ θ < 360° .

C2H , x ≈ 68.2°, 248.2°

Question 7 (**+)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

2sin y + 5cos y = 2cos y , 0° ≤ y < 360° .

MP1-L , y ≈ 123.7°, 303.7°

Question 8 (***)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

3cos3 x − 1 = 0.22 , −90° ≤ x < 90° .

x ≈ −22°, 22°
Question 9 (***)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

1 + 2sin(θ + 25)° = 2.532 , 0 ≤ θ < 360 .

θ ≈ 25, 105

Question 10 (***)
Solve, in radians, the following trigonometric equation

4sin 2 ψ = 15cosψ , 0 ≤ ψ < 2π ,

giving the answers correct to three significant figures.

ψ ≈ 1.32c , 4.97c
Question 11 (***)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

4sin 2θ + 3cos 2θ = 0 , 0° ≤ θ < 360° .

θ = 71.6°, 161.6°, 251.6°, 341.6°

Question 12 (***)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

2 + 2sin 3ϕ = 1 , 0° ≤ ϕ < 180° .

ϕ = 70°, 110°
Question 13 (***)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

9cos 4θ + 5sin 4θ = 0 , 0° ≤ θ < 180° .

θ ≈ 29.8°, 74.8°, 119.8°, 164.8°

Question 14 (***)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

3sin 3 y + 3 cos3 y = 0 , 0° ≤ y < 180° .

y = 50°, 110°, 170°

Question 15 (***)
Solve, in radians, the following trigonometric equation

6cos 2 x + sin x = 4 , 0 ≤ x < 2π ,

giving the answers correct to three significant figures.

x ≈ 0.73c , 2.41c , 3.67c , 5.76c

Question 16 (***)
Solve, in radians, the following trigonometric equation

 π
5 + 2 tan  3θ +  = 3 , 0 ≤ θ < π ,
 3

giving the answers in terms of π .

5π 17π 29π
θ= , ,
36 36 36
Question 17 (***)
Solve, in degrees, the following trigonometric equation C2I , x ≈ 36.5°, 83.5°, 156.5°

3sin 2 3 x − 7 cos3 x = 5 , 0° ≤ x < 180° .

Question 18 (***)
Solve, in radians, the following trigonometric equation

π 
8sin  − 2 x  = 4 , 0 ≤ θ < 2π ,
3 

giving the answers in terms of π .

π 3π 13π 7π
x= ,, ,
12 4 12 4
Question 19 (***)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

4sin 2 θ − cos 2 θ = 8sin θ + 3 , 0° ≤ θ < 360° .

θ ≈ 203.6°,336.4°

Question 20 (***)
Solve, in degrees, the following trigonometric equation

sin 3 x = sin 48° , 0° ≤ x < 180° .

C2C , x = 16°, 44°,136°,164°

Question 21 (***)
Solve, in radians, the following trigonometric equation

2π
cos 2 x = cos , 0 ≤ x < 2π ,
5

giving the answers in terms of π . π 4π 6π 9π

x= , , ,
5 5 5 5

Question 22 (***)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

2sin 2 x − 2 cos x − cos 2 x = 1 , 0° ≤ x < 360° .

x ≈ 70.5°, 289.5°, x = 180°

Question 23 (***)
Solve the following trigonometric equation.

sin ( 3θ + 72 ) ° = cos 48° , 0 ≤ θ < 180 .

MP1-E , θ = {22, 110, 142}

Question 24 (***+)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

5 + cos ( 4 y − 80 ) °
= 1.5 , 0 ≤ y < 180 .
3

y = 50, 80, 140, 170

Question 25 (***+)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

3 + sin 2 θ
= 3cos θ , 0° ≤ θ < 360° .
cos θ − 2

MP1-I , θ = 120°, 240°

Question 26 (***+)
Solve, in radians, the following trigonometric equation

2( )
sin 2 3x = 1 , 0 ≤ x < 2π ,
2

giving the answers in terms of π .

π π 5π 7π 3π 11π
x= , , , , ,
6 2 6 6 2 6

Question 27 (***+)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

sin x − cos x
= 2 , 0° ≤ x < 360° .
cos x

C2M , x ≈ 71.6°, 251.6°

Question 28 (***+)
Solve, in radians, the following trigonometric equation

1 π 5π 7π 11π
= 3 , 0 ≤ ϕ < 2π , C2D , ϕ = ,
, ,
tan 2 ϕ 6 6 6 6

giving the answers in terms of π .

Question 29 (***+)
Solve, in radians, the following trigonometric equation

4sin 2 2ϕ − cos 2 2ϕ = 3 + 8sin 2ϕ , 0 ≤ ϕ < 2π ,

giving the answers correct to three significant figures.

ϕ ≈ 1.78c , 2.94c , 4.92c ,6.08c

Question 30 (***+)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

3cos 2 2ϕ − 4sin 2 2ϕ = 15cos 2ϕ − 6 , 0° ≤ ϕ < 360° .

MP1-J , ϕ ≈ 40.9°, 139.1°, 220.9°, 319.1°

Question 31 (***+)
Solve, in radians, the following trigonometric equation
π 5π 7π 11π
2 2
ψ= , , ,
3sin ψ = cos ψ , 0 ≤ ψ < 2π , 6 6 6 6

giving the answers in terms of π .

Question 32 (***+)
Solve, in degrees, the following trigonometric equation

tan ( 3x − 75) ° = tan 450° , 300° ≤ x < 500° .

MP1-C , x = 355°, x = 415°, x = 475°

Question 33 (***+)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

5sin θ − 2cos θ
= 3, 0° ≤ θ < 360° .
sin θ

MP1-G , x = 45°, 225°

Question 34 (***+)

2CT − 2C + T − 1

a) Write the above expression as a product of two linear factors.

b) Hence solve the trigonometric equation

2 cos θ tan θ − 2cos θ + tan θ = 1 ,

for 0° ≤ θ < 360° .

MP1-D , ( 2C + 1)(T − 1) , θ = 45°, 120°, 135°, 240°

Question 35 (***+)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

cos ( 4ψ − 120 ) ° = cos 200° , 0 ≤ ψ < 180 .

MP1-H , ψ = 70, 80, 160, 170

Question 36 (***+)
Solve, in radians, the following trigonometric equation

π
2 + 3sin 2 4 x = 4 , 0 ≤ x < ,
2

giving the answers correct to three significant figures.

x = 0.239c , 0.547c , 1.02c , 1.33c
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Question 37 (***+)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

5cos 2 x + sin 2 x
= 7 , −90° ≤ x < 90° .
3sin 2 x

MP1-A , x ≈ −83.0°, 7.0°

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Question 38 (***+)
Solve each of the following trigonometric equations, in the range given.

a) sin(2θ + 30°) = 3 , −180° ≤ θ < 180°

2

b) sin x = 2cos x , 0 ≤ x < 360°

c) 2sin 2 y − 5cos y + 1 = 0 , 0 ≤ y < 2π

π 5π
C2B , θ = −165°, − 135°, 15°, 45° , x ≈ 63.4°, 243.4° , y = ,
3 3

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Question 39 (***+)
A cubic curve is given by

f ( x ) ≡ 4 x3 − 8 x 2 − x + k ,

where k is a non zero constant.

a) Given that ( x − 2 ) is a factor of f ( x ) , show that ( 2 x − 1) is also a factor of

f ( x) .

b) Express f ( x ) as the product of three linear factors.

c) Hence solve the following trigonometric equation

4sin 3 y − 8sin 2 y − sin y + k = 0 ,

for 0° ≤ y < 360° .

MP1-O , y = 30°, 150°, 210°, 330°

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Question 40 (***+)
Solve, in radians, the following trigonometric equation

c
7 cos ( 2 x + 3) = 5 , −π ≤ x < π ,

giving the answers correct to three significant figures.

x = −1.89c , − 1.11c , 1.25c , 2.08c

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Question 41 (***+)
The graph of the curve with equation

y = 2sin ( 2 x + k ) ° , 0 ≤ x < 360 ,

where k is a constant so that 0 < k < 90 , passes through the points with coordinates
(
P ( 55,1) and Q α , 3 .)
a) Show, without verification, that k = 40 .

b) Determine the possible values of α .

MP1-Q , α = 10, 40,190, 220

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Question 42 (***+)
Solve, in radians, the following trigonometric equation

c
tan ( 3 x − 5 ) = tan 7c , 3 ≤ x < 6 ,

giving the answers correct to three significant figures, where appropriate.

x = 4, x ≈ 5.05

Question 43 (***+)
Solve, in radians, the following trigonometric equation

tan 4 y − tan 2 y = 6 , 0 ≤ y < 2π ,

giving the answers in terms of π .

π 2π 4π 5π
y= , , ,
3 3 3 3

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Question 44 (***+)
Solve the following trigonometric equation

2 + cos 2 x 2
2
= , for 0° ≤ x < 360° .
3 + sin 2 x 5

MP1-U , x = 60°,120°, 240°,300°

Question 45 (***+)
Solve, in degrees, the following trigonometric equation

tan 4 y = 6 + tan 2 y , 0° ≤ y < 360° .

MP1-B , y = 60°, 120°, 240°, 300°

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Question 46 (***+)
A trigonometric curve is defined by the equation

f ( x ) = 3 − 4sin ( 2 x + k ) ° , 0 ≤ x ≤ 360

where k is a constant such that −90 < k < 90 .

The curve passes through the point with coordinates (15,5 ) and further satisfies

A ≤ f ( x) ≤ B ,

for some constants A and B .

a) State the value of A and the value of B .

b) Show that k = −60 .

c) Solve the equation f ( x ) = −1 .

MP1-Y , A = −1 , B = 7 , x = 75, 255

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Question 47 (****)
Given that θ is measured in degrees, solve the following trigonometric equation

4 7
+2= , 0 ≤ θ ≤ 180 .
tan 2 3θ sin 3θ

MP1-F , θ = 10°, 50°, 130°, 170°

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Question 48 (****)
The depth of water in a harbour on a particular day can be modelled by the equation

 πt 
D = 12 + 3sin   ,
 6 

where D is the depth of the water in metres, t hours after midnight.

Determine the times after noon, when the depth of water in the harbour is 10 metres.

C2V , 19 : 24 , 22 : 36

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Question 49 (****)
The height of tides in a harbour on a particular day can be modelled by the equation

h = a + b sin ( 30t ) ° ,

where h is the height of the water in metres, t hours after midnight, and a and b are
constants.

At 02.00 , h = 9.5 m and at 08.00 , h = 3.5 m .

Determine …

a) … the value of a and the exact value of b .

b) … the first time after midnight when the height of the tide is 5 metres.

MP1-W , a = 6.5 , b = 2 3 , 06 : 51

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Question 50 (****)
Solve the following trigonometric equation, in the range given.

 π π
3 + 2sin  3 x +  = 0 , 0 ≤ x < .
 4 2

Give the answers in terms of π .

13π 17π
C2A , x = ,
36 36

Question 51 (****)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

4 tan 2 θ cos θ = 15 , 0 ≤ θ < 360° .

C2R , θ ≈ 75.5°, 284.5°

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Question 52 (****)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

2 tan ϕ sin ϕ = 3 , 0 ≤ ϕ < 2π .

Give the answers in terms of π .

π 5π
ϕ= ,
3 3

Question 53 (****)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

2cos x = 3tan x , 0° ≤ x < 360° .

MP1-N , x = 30°, 150°

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Question 54 (****)

f ( x ) = x3 − 4 x 2 − 1 x + 2 , x ∈ » .
2

a) Show that ( x − 4 ) is a factor of f ( x ) .

b) Express f ( x ) as the product of a linear and one quadratic factor.

c) Hence solve the trigonometric equation

cos3 θ − 4 cos 2 θ − 1 cos θ + 2 = 0 ,

2

for 0° ≤ θ < 360° .

( )
C2E , f ( x ) ≡ ( x − 4 ) x 2 − 1 , θ = 45°,135°, 225°,315°
2

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Question 55 (****)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

2 cos x − 3tan x = 0 , 0 ≤ x < 2π .

Give the answers in terms of π .

π 5π
x= ,
6 6

Question 56 (****)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

3tan ϕ sin ϕ = 8 , 0 ≤ ϕ < 2π .

Give the answers in radians correct to two decimal places.

ϕ ≈ 1.23c , 5.05c

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Question 57 (****)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

4 tanψ sinψ cosψ + 4 tanψ cosψ + 1 = 0 , 0° ≤ ψ < 360° .

C2Y , ψ = 210°, 330°

Question 58 (****)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

1
tan x − sin x = 0 , 0° ≤ x < 360° .
2

C2Q , x = 0°, 60°, 180°, 300°

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Question 59 (****)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

3tan θ sin θ = cos θ + 1 , 0 ≤ θ < 2π .

Give the answers in radians correct to two decimal places.

C2F , θ ≈ 0.72c , 3.14c , 5.56c

Question 60 (****)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

( 3 + 2sin 2 y )( )
3 + tan 2 y = 0 , 0 ≤ y < π .

Give the answers in terms of π .

π 2π 5π
C2L , y = , ,
3 3 6

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Question 61 (****)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

6cosψ = 5 tanψ , 0 ≤ ψ < 2π .

Give the answers in radians, correct to two decimal places.

C2N , ψ ≈ 0.73c , 2.41c

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Question 62 (****)

f ( x ) = x3 − x 2 − 3x + 3 .

a) Show that ( x − 1) is a factor of f ( x ) .

b) Express f ( x ) as the product of three linear factors.

c) Hence solve the trigonometric equation

tan 3 θ − tan 2 θ − 3tan θ + 3 = 0 ,

for 0° ≤ θ < 360° .

C2K , θ = 45°,60°,120°, 225°, 240°,300°

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Question 63 (****)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

3tan x + 2cos x = 0 , 0 ≤ x < 2π .

Give the answers in terms of π .

7π 11π
x= ,
6 6

Question 64 (****)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

( 3 − 2sin 3 x )( )
3 + 2cos3 x = 0 , 0° ≤ x < 180° .

MP1-P , x = 20°, 50°, 70°, 140°, 160°, 170°

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Question 65 (****)
Solve the following trigonometric equation in the range given.

8 tan 2 x sin x = cos x , 0 ≤ x < 2π .

Give the answers in radians correct to two decimal places.

C2V , x ≈ 0.46c , 3.61c

Question 66 (****+)
Solve the following trigonometric equation for 0 ≤ θ < 360°

sin θ tan 2 θ ( 2sin θ + 3) + tan 2 θ = 0 .

C2Z , θ = 0°, 180°, 210°, 330°

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Question 67 (****+)
Calculate in degrees, correct to one decimal place, the solution of the following
trigonometric equation

1 − cos θ
= 3 sin θ , 0 < θ < π .
sin θ

MP1-X , θ ≈ 2.01c

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Question 68 (****+)
The three angles in a triangle are denoted as α , β and γ .

It is further given that

tan α = −4.705 and tan ( β − γ ) = 0.404

Determine, in degrees, the size of each of the angles α , β and γ .

MP1-V , α ≈ 102° , β ≈ 50° , γ ≈ 28°

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Question 69 (****+)

y
B
y = 6 − 4sin θ − cos 2 θ
A
O θ°

The figure above shows the graph of the curve with equation

y = 6 − 4sin θ − cos 2 θ , 0° ≤ θ ≤ 360° .

The curve has a minimum at the point A and a maximum at the point B .

Determine the coordinates of A and B .

MP1-R , A ( 90°, 2 ) , B ( 270°,10 )

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Question 70 (*****)
Solve the following trigonometric equation for 0 ≤ θ < 360°

2 + 4 cos 2 θ = 7 cos θ sin θ .

SYN-J , θ ≈ 56.3°, θ ≈ 63.4°, θ ≈ 236.3°, θ ≈ 243.4°

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Question 71 (*****)
It is given that

cos x 4 1
4sin x − = − .
2 sin x 2cos x

Show clearly that the above equation is equivalent to

tan x = 2 .

C2T , proof

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Question 72 (*****)
Solve the following trigonometric equation for 0 ≤ x < 360°

tan x 1 4
+ = .
cos x 1 + sin x 3

C2S , x = 30°, 150°, 210°, 330°

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Question 73 (*****)
Solve the following trigonometric equation

(19 + 2sin 2 2θ ) tan 2θ = cos32θ − 17 cos 2θ , 0° ≤ θ < 360° .

MP1-S , θ = 105°, θ = 165°, θ = 285°, θ = 345°

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Question 74 (*****)

4cos 2 θ + tan 4 θ = 10 , 0 ≤ θ < 2π .

Show that θ = 1 π is a solution of the above trigonometric equation and use a non
3
verification method to find the other solutions.

MP1-T , θ = 2 π , 4 π , 5 π
3 3 3

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