BM009-4-0-FMTS Trigonometry

1. Convert each of these radian measures into degrees.

π π π π π
(a)  (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
2 3 6 4 8
2π 7π 9π 4π 7π
(g) (h) (i) (j) (k)
5 4 2 3 9

2. Change each of the following into radians.

(a) 0o (b) 180o (c) 90o (d) 45o (e) 270o
o o
(f) 60 (g) 30 (h) 720o (i) 72o (j) 150o
(k) 225o

3. Evaluate the following. No tables / calculator.

(a) cos 0° (b) cos 90° (c) cos 180° (d) cos 270°
(e) tan 0° (f) tan 90° (g) tan 180° (h) tan 270°

4. Evaluate the following - if it exists. No tables / calculator.

π π
(a) cos (b) sin (c) sin  (d) cos 
2 2
π π
(e) cot 0 (f) cot (g) tan (h) sec 0
2 2
 π
(i) csc  −  (j) sin 2 (k) sin 3 (l) sin 4π
 2
(m) sin (−π) (n) cos 2π (o) cos 3π (p) cos 5π

5. Evaluate the following. No tables / calculator.

(a) cos (−30°) (b) cos (−60°) (c) cos (−45°) (d) sin (−30°)
(e) sin (−60°) (f) sin (−45°)

6. Evaluate the following. Use of tables or calculator.

(a) sin 630 (b) cos 720 (c) sin 2350 (d) cos 3370
0 0
(e) tan 36 (f) tan 225 (g) sin 2110 (h) cos 1400
(i) cosec 240 (j) sec 650 (k) cot 530 (l) tan 1240

7. For each of these, give the three smallest possible positive angles having these sine
values.
(a) 0.150 (b) 0.964 (c) –0.708

8. For each of these, give the three smallest possible positive angles having these cosine
values.
(a) 0.257 (b) 0.693 (c) –0.861

9. Give the values of the following

(a) sine 130o (b) sine 179o (c) sine (–265o)
(d) cosine 150o (e) cosine 1080 (f) cosine (–283o)

10. In each of the following right angled triangles of which two sides are given, compute
the sine, cos, and tan of the angles A and B. Express the results as common fraction.
(a) c = 41, a = 9 (b) c = 37, a = 35 (c) a = 24, b = 7
(Note: c stands for the hypotenuse, a and b for the perpendicular sides, and A and B
for the angles opposite to a and b respectively.)

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11. In a right angled triangle the hypotenuse c = 15 inches, and the sine of one angle A, is
sin A = 2/5. Find a, the side opposite A, and find b, the remaining side.

12. In a right angled triangle B = 55° 30', and b = 6.05. Find c and a.

13. Triangle ABC has AB = 8.3, BC = 7.8 and ABC = 56o. Find the length of AC.

14. In triangle LMN, L = 42o, m = 4.3 cm and l = 5.4 cm. Find M.

15. Triangle XYZ has XY = 18 cm, YZ = 12.1 cm and YXZ = 33o. Calculate the two
possibilities for the size of YZX.

16. In the triangle LMN, calculate the size of M given that l = 3.7 cm, m = 4.6 cm and n =
2.3 cm.

17. Find the area of triangle ABC which has AB = 12 cm, BC = 14 cm and ABC = 36o.

18. Find the area of a triangle whose edges are 10, 12 and 18 cm.

19. In the triangle PQR, PQ = 3.9 cm, QR = 5.1 cm and PQR = 131o. Calculate the
length of PR.

20. Solve for x in the following equations. ( 0  x  2 )

(a) 2 sin x – 1 = 0 (b) 2 sin 3x – 1 = 0
(c) sin x + 2 = – sin x (d) 3 tan2x – 1 = 0
(e) cot x cos2x = 2 cot x (f) 2 sin2x – sin x – 1 = 0
(g) 2 sin x + 3 cos x – 3 = 0
2
(h) 2 cos (3x – 1) = 0
(i) sec x – 2 tan x = 4
2

21.

Find the marked

side and angle.

22. Find all of the solutions to the equations in the given range. Where appropriate give
exact answers, otherwise give answers to 3s.f.
(a) sin  = 0.8 0    360
2
(b) cos x = − 0  x  2
2
(c) tan x = 2 − 3 0  x  4

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Answer:
1. (a) 1800 (b) 900 (c) 600 (d) 300
(e) 450 (f) 22.50 (g) 720 (h) 3150

(i) 8100 (j) 2400 (k) 1400

π π
2. (a) 0 (b)  (c) (d)
2 4

3π π π
(e) (f) (g) (h) 4
2 3 6

2π 5π 5π
(i) (j) (k)
5 6 4

3. (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) -1 (d) 0

(e) 0 (f) does not exist (g) 0 (h) does not exist

4. (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) -1

(e) does not exist (f) 0 (g) does not exist (h) 1

(i) -1 (j) 0 (k) 1 (l) 0

(m) 0 (n) 1 (o) -1 (p) -1

3 1 2 1
5. (a) (b) (c) (d) -
2 2 2 2

3 2
(e) (f) -
2 2

7. (a) 8.60 ; 171.40 ; 368.60 (b) 74.60 ; 105.40 ; 434.60

(c) 225.070 ; 314.930 ; 585.070

8. (a) 75.10 ; 284.890; 435.10 (b) 46.130 ; 313.870 ; 406.130

(c) 149.430 ; 210.570 ; 509.430

9. (a) 0.766 (b) 0.0174 (c) 0.996

(d) -0.866 (e) -0.309 (f) 0.22495

9 40 40 9 9 40
10. (a) sin A = , sin B = , cos A = , cos B = , tan A = , tan B =
41 41 41 41 40 9

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35 12 12 35 35 12
(b) sin A = , sin B = , cos A= , cos B = , tan A = , tan B =
37 37 37 37 12 35

24 7 7 24 24 7
(c) sin A = , sin B = , cos A = , cos B = , tan A = , tan B =
25 25 25 25 7 24

11. a = 6 inches ; b = 189 inches

12. c = 4.16 ; a = 7.34

13. 7.57

14. 32.20

15. 54.120 or 125.880

16. 97.360

17. 49.37 cm2

18. 56.57 cm2

19. 8.21 cm

20.

π 5π π 5π 13π 17π 25π 29π

(a) and (b) , , , , ,
6 6 18 18 18 18 18 18

5π 7π π 5π 7π 11π
(c) and (d) , , ,
4 4 6 6 6 6

π 3 π 7π 11π
(e) and (f) and ,
2 2 2 6 6

π 5π π+2 3π+2 5π+2 7π+2 9π+2 11π+2

(g) , and 0, 2π (h) , , , , , ,
3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6

(i) 1350, 3150 and 71.5650, 251.5650

21. x = 5;  = 22.620

3π 5π
22. (a) 53.10 ; 126.90 (b) and
4 4

π 13π 25π 37π

(c) ; ; ;
12 12 12 12

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