IGCSE CIE Additional Maths 2 hours 25 questions

Trigonometry
Trigonometric Functions / The Unit Circle / Graphs of Trigonometric Functions /
Trigonometric Identities / Solving Trigonometric Equations / Trigonometric Proof

Medium (9 questions) /37 Scan here to return to the course

or visit savemyexams.com
Hard (8 questions) /36

Very Hard (8 questions) /51

Total Marks /124

© 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. Get more and ace your exams at savemyexams.com 1
Medium Questions
1 (a) In this question, all angles are in radians.

x
Write down the amplitude of 2 cos − 1.
3

(1 mark)

x
(b) Write down the period of 2 cos − 1.
3

(2 marks)

x
(c) On the axes below, sketch the graph of y = 2 cos − 1 for – π ⩽ x ⩽ 3π .
3

© 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. Get more and ace your exams at savemyexams.com 2
 (3 marks)

2 (i) Write 6xy + 3y + 4x + 2 in the form ( ax + b ) ( cy + d ) , where a , b , c and d are

positive integers.

(ii) Hence solve the equation 6 sin θ cos θ + 3 cos θ + 4 sin θ + 2 = 0 for
0° < θ < 360°.

(5 marks)

© 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. Get more and ace your exams at savemyexams.com 3
3 (a) The graph of y = a + 2 tan bx , where a and b are constants, passes through the point
(0, − 4) and has period 480° .

Find the value of a and of b .

(3 marks)

(b) On the axes, sketch the graph of y for values of x between 0° and 480°.

© 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. Get more and ace your exams at savemyexams.com 4
 (2 marks)

1
4 Solve tan(α + 45°) = − for 0° ≤ α ≤ 360°.
2

(3 marks)

8π
5 The diagram shows the graph of f (x ) = a cos bx + c for 0 ≤ x ≤ radians.
3

© 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. Get more and ace your exams at savemyexams.com 5
 Find the value of each of the constants a , b and c .

(4 marks)

6 The curve y = a sin bx + c has a period of 180°, an amplitude of 20 and passes through
the point (90°, − 3) . Find the value of each of the constants a , b and c .

(3 marks)

x
7 The function g is defined, for − 135 ° ≤ x ≤ 135°, by g(x ) = 3 tan − 4 . Sketch the
2
graph of y = g(x ) on the axes below, stating the coordinates of the point where the
graph crosses the y -axis.

© 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. Get more and ace your exams at savemyexams.com 6
 (2 marks)

8 Solve the equation

π⎞
5 sin ⎛⎜4B − ⎟ + 2 = 0 for − π ≤ B ≤ π radians
⎝ 8 ⎠ 4 4

© 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. Get more and ace your exams at savemyexams.com 7
 (4 marks)

© 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. Get more and ace your exams at savemyexams.com 8
 ⎛x ⎞⎟
9 (a) Write down the amplitude of 1 + 4 cos ⎜⎜ ⎟
⎝3 ⎠

(1 mark)

⎛x ⎞⎟
(b) Write down the period of 1 + 4 cos ⎜⎜ ⎟
⎝3 ⎠

(1 mark)

⎛x ⎞⎟
(c) On the axes below, sketch the graph of y = 1 + 4 cos ⎜⎜ ⎟ for − 180° ≤ x ° ≤ 180° .
⎝3 ⎠

(3 marks)

© 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. Get more and ace your exams at savemyexams.com 9
Hard Questions
⎛ π⎞
1 Solve the equation cot ⎜y − ⎟= 3 , where y is in radians and 0 ⩽ y ⩽ π .
⎝ 2 ⎠

(3 marks)

1 π 1
2 Solve the equation sec ⎛⎜2ϕ+ ⎞⎟ = ϕ
for −π < < π , where ϕ is in radians. Give
2 ⎝ 4 ⎠ 3
your answers in terms of π .

(5 marks)

© 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. Get more and ace your exams at savemyexams.com 10
3 (a) In this question all lengths are in centimetres.

The diagram shows the isosceles triangle ABC , where AB = AC and BC = 2 + 4 3

. The height, AD , of the triangle is 5 − 3.

Find tan ABC , giving your answer in the form c + d 3 , where c and d are integers.

(2 marks)

(b) Find sec2 ABC , giving your answer in the form e + f 3 , where e and f are integers.

(2 marks)

π
4 Solve cosec ⎛⎜y + ⎞⎟ = 2 for 0 ≤ y ≤ 2π radians, giving your answers in terms of π .
⎝ 3⎠

© 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. Get more and ace your exams at savemyexams.com 11
 (4 marks)

© 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. Get more and ace your exams at savemyexams.com 12
 π π
5 (a) Solve tan 3x = − 1 for − ≤x ≤ radians, giving your answers in terms of π .
2 2

(4 marks)

π π
(b) Use your answers to part (a) to sketch the graph of y = 4 tan 3x + 4 for − ≤x ≤
2 2
radians on the axes below. Show the coordinates of the points where the curve meets
the axes.

(3 marks)

© 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. Get more and ace your exams at savemyexams.com 13
6 Solve 3 cot2 x − 14 cosec x − 2 = 0 for 0° < x < 360°.

(5 marks)

7 Solve the equation

5 sec2 A + 14tan A − 8 = 0 for 0° ≤ A ≤ 180°,

(4 marks)

⎛ 2π ⎞⎟ ⎛ 2π ⎞⎟ 2π
8 Solve sin ⎜⎜3 +ϕ 3 ⎠
⎟ = cos ⎜⎜3ϕ+
3 ⎠
⎟ for 0 ≤ϕ ≤
3
radians, giving your answers in
⎝ ⎝
terms of π.

(4 marks)

© 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. Get more and ace your exams at savemyexams.com 14
Very Hard Questions
(i) cos22x
1 Show that = 1 − sin 2x .
1 + sin 2x

(ii) 3 cos2 2x
Hence solve the equation for = 1 for 0 ° ⩽ x ⩽ 90° .
1 + sin 2x

(6 marks)

(i) 1 1
2 Show that − = a sec2θ , where a is a constant to be found.
sin θ − 1 sin θ + 1
[3]

(ii) 1 1 π π
Hence solve − = − 8 for − ≤ϕ ≤ radians.
sin3ϕ− 1 sin3ϕ+ 1 3 3
[5]

© 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. Get more and ace your exams at savemyexams.com 15
 (8 marks)

(i) 1 1
3 Show that − = 2cot2θ .
secθ − 1 secθ + 1
[3]

(ii) 1 1
Hence solve − = 6 for −90° < x < 90° .
sec2x − 1 sec2x + 1
[5]

(8 marks)

sin4y − cos4y
4 Show that = tan y − 2 cos y sin y .
cot y

© 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. Get more and ace your exams at savemyexams.com 16
 (4 marks)

(i) 1
5 Show that = sec2 θ .
(1 + cosec θ ) (sin θ − sin2 θ )
[4]

(ii) 3
Hence solve (1 + cosec θ ) (sin θ − sin2θ ) = for − 180° ≤ θ ≤ 180° .
4
[4]

(8 marks)

sin x tan x
6 Show that = 1 + sec x .
1 − cos x

(4 marks)

© 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. Get more and ace your exams at savemyexams.com 17
7 (a) Given that 2 cos x = 3 tan x , show that 2 sin2x + 3 sin x − 2 = 0 .

(3 marks)

π π
(b) Hence solve 2 cos ⎛⎜2α + ⎞⎟ = 3 tan ⎛⎜2α + ⎞⎟ for 0 < α < π radians, giving your
⎝ 4⎠ ⎝ 4⎠
answers in terms of π .

(4 marks)

8 Solve the equation 5 tan x − 3 cot x = 2 sec x for 0° ≤ x ≤ 360°.

(6 marks)

© 2024 Save My Exams, Ltd. Get more and ace your exams at savemyexams.com 18