1. Solve the equation 2cos x = sin 2x, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 3π.

(Total 7 marks)

2. (a) Show that 4 – cos 2θ + 5 sin θ = 2 sin2 θ + 5 sin θ + 3.

(2)

(b) Hence, solve the equation 4 – cos 2θ + 5 sin θ = 0 for 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π.

(5)
(Total 7 marks)

3. Solve cos 2x – 3 cos x – 3 – cos2 x = sin2 x, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.

(Total 7 marks)

1 π
,
4. (a) Given that cos A = 3 and 0  A  2 find cos 2A.
(3)

2 π
(b) Given that sin B = 3 and 2  B  , find cos B.
(3)
(Total 6 marks)

5. (a) Given that 2 sin2 θ + sinθ – 1 = 0, find the two values for sin θ.
(4)

(b) Given that 0° ≤ θ ≤ 360° and that one solution for θ is 30°, find the other two
possible values for θ.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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6. Let f(x) = sin3 x + cos3 x tan x, 2 < x < π.

(a) Show that f(x) = sin x.

(2)

2 4 5

(b) Let sin x = 3 . Show that f(2x) = 9 .
(5)
(Total 7 marks)

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7. The following diagram represents a large Ferris wheel, with a diameter of 100 metres.

Let P be a point on the wheel. The wheel starts with P at the lowest point, at ground
level. The wheel rotates at a constant rate, in an anticlockwise (counterclockwise)
direction. One revolution takes 20 minutes.

(a) Write down the height of P above ground level after

(i) 10 minutes;

(ii) 15 minutes.
(2)

Let h(t) metres be the height of P above ground level after t minutes. Some values of
h(t) are given in the table below.

t h(t)
0 0.0
1 2.4
2 9.5
3 20.6
4 34.5
5 50.0

(b) (i) Show that h(8) = 90.5.

(ii) Find h(21).

(4)

(c) Sketch the graph of h, for 0 ≤ t ≤ 40.

(3)

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 (d) Given that h can be expressed in the form h(t) = a cos bt + c, find a, b and c.
(5)
(Total 14 marks)

8. The following diagram shows triangle ABC.

diagram not to scale

AB = 7 cm, BC = 9 cm and AB̂C = 120°.

(a) Find AC.

(3)

(b) Find BÂC .

(3)
(Total 6 marks)

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9. Let f(t) = a cos b (t – c) + d, t ≥ 0. Part of the graph of y = f(t) is given below.

When t = 3, there is a maximum value of 29, at M.

When t = 9 , there is a minimum value of 15.

(a) (i) Find the value of a.

π
(ii) Show that b = 6 .

(iii) Find the value of d.

(iv) Write down a value for c.

(7)

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The transformation P is given by a horizontal stretch of a scale factor of 2 , followed by
 3 
 
  10 
a translation of .

(b) Let M′ be the image of M under P. Find the coordinates of M′.

(2)

The graph of g is the image of the graph of f under P.

(c) Find g(t) in the form g(t) = 7 cos B(t – C) + D.

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 (4)

(d) Give a full geometric description of the transformation that maps the graph of g to
the graph of f.
(3)
(Total 16 marks)

10. The following diagram shows a waterwheel with a bucket. The wheel rotates at a
constant rate in an anticlockwise (counterclockwise) direction.

diagram not to scale

The diameter of the wheel is 8 metres. The centre of the wheel, A, is 2 metres above the
water level. After t seconds, the height of the bucket above the water level is given by h
= a sin bt + 2.

(a) Show that a = 4.

(2)

The wheel turns at a rate of one rotation every 30 seconds.

π
(b) Show that b = 15 .
(2)

In the first rotation, there are two values of t when the bucket is descending at a rate of
0.5 m s–1.

(c) Find these values of t.

(6)

(d) Determine whether the bucket is underwater at the second value of t.

(4)
(Total 14 marks)

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11. The graph of a function of the form y = p cos qx is given in the diagram below.

(a) Write down the value of p.

(2)

(b) Calculate the value of q.

(4)
(Total 6 marks)

12. There is a vertical tower TA of height 36 m at the base A of a hill. A straight path goes
up the hill from A to a point U. This information is represented by the following
diagram.

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 The path makes a 4° angle with the horizontal.
The point U on the path is 25 m away from the base of the tower.
The top of the tower is fixed to U by a wire of length x m.

(a) Complete the diagram, showing clearly all the information above.
(3)

(b) Find x.
(4)
(Total 7 marks)

13. The diagram below shows a plan for a window in the shape of a trapezium.

Three sides of the window are 2 m long. The angle between the sloping sides of the
π
window and the base is θ, where 0 < θ < 2 .

(a) Show that the area of the window is given by y = 4 sin θ + 2 sin 2θ.
(5)

(b) Zoe wants a window to have an area of 5 m2. Find the two possible values of θ.
(4)

(c) John wants two windows which have the same area A but different values of θ.

Find all possible values for A.

(7)
(Total 16 marks)

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x
14. The straight line with equation y = 4 makes an acute angle θ with the x-axis.

(a) Write down the value of tan θ.

(1)

(b) Find the value of

(i) sin 2θ;

(ii) cos 2θ.

(6)
(Total 7 marks)

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15. Let f(x) = cos 2x and g(x) = 2x2 – 1.

 π
f 
(a) Find  2  .
(2)

 π
 
(b) Find (g ° f)  2  .
(2)

(c) Given that (g ° f)(x) can be written as cos (kx), find the value of k, k  .
(3)
(Total 7 marks)

16. The graph of y = p cos qx + r, for –5 ≤ x ≤ 14, is shown below.

There is a minimum point at (0, –3) and a maximum point at (4, 7).

(a) Find the value of

(i) p;

(ii) q;

(iii) r.
(6)

(b) The equation y = k has exactly two solutions. Write down the value of k.
(1)

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 (Total 7 marks)

17. The diagram below shows a quadrilateral ABCD with obtuse angles AB̂C and AD̂C .

diagram not to scale

AB = 5 cm, BC = 4 cm, CD = 4 cm, AD = 4 cm, BÂC = 30°, AB̂C = x°, AD̂C = y°.

(a) Use the cosine rule to show that AC = 41 40 cos x .

(1)

(b) Use the sine rule in triangle ABC to find another expression for AC.
(2)

(c) (i) Hence, find x, giving your answer to two decimal places.

(ii) Find AC.

(6)

(d) (i) Find y.

(ii) Hence, or otherwise, find the area of triangle ACD.

(5)
(Total 14 marks)

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18. The diagram below shows a circle with centre O and radius 8 cm.

diagram not to scale

The points A, B, C, D, E and F are on the circle, and [AF] is a diameter. The length of
arc ABC is 6 cm.

(a) Find the size of angle AOC.

(2)

(b) Hence find the area of the shaded region.

(6)

The area of sector OCDE is 45 cm2.

(c) Find the size of angle COE.

(2)

(d) Find EF.

(5)
(Total 15 marks)

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19. Let f(x) = 3sinx + 4 cos x, for –2π ≤ x ≤ 2π.

(a) Sketch the graph of f.

(3)

(b) Write down

(i) the amplitude;

(ii) the period;

π

(iii) the x-intercept that lies between 2 and 0.
(3)

(c) Hence write f(x) in the form p sin (qx + r).

(3)

(d) Write down one value of x such that f′(x) = 0.

(2)

(e) Write down the two values of k for which the equation f(x) = k has exactly two
solutions.
(2)

(f) Let g(x) = ln(x + 1), for 0 ≤ x ≤ π. There is a value of x, between 0 and 1, for
which the gradient of f is equal to the gradient of g. Find this value of x.
(5)
(Total 18 marks)

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20. Consider g (x) = 3 sin 2x.

(a) Write down the period of g.

(1)

(b) On the diagram below, sketch the curve of g, for 0  x  2.

y
4
3
2
1
0 x
π π 3π 2π
–1 2 2
–2
–3
–4
(3)

(c) Write down the number of solutions to the equation g (x) = 2, for 0  x  2.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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