12 Modelling Past Ib
12 Modelling Past Ib
IB
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TRIGONOMETRY -1
1a. [2 marks]
At Grande Anse Beach the height of the water in metres is modelled by the function
ℎ(𝑡) = 𝑝cos(𝑞 × 𝑡) + 𝑟, where 𝑡 is the number of hours after 21:00 hours on 10 December
2017. The following diagram shows the graph of ℎ , for 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 72.
The point A(6.25, 0.6) represents the first low tide and B(12.5, 1.5) represents the next high
tide.
How much time is there between the first low tide and the next high tide?
1b. [2 marks]
Find the difference in height between low tide and high tide.
1c. [2 marks]
Find the value of 𝑝;
1d. [3 marks]
Find the value of 𝑞;
1e. [2 marks]
Find the value of 𝑟.
1f. [3 marks]
There are two high tides on 12 December 2017. At what time does the second high tide occur?
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2a. [2 marks]
The depth of water in a port is modelled by the function 𝑑(𝑡) = 𝑝cos𝑞𝑡 + 7.5, for 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 12,
where 𝑡 is the number of hours after high tide.
At high tide, the depth is 9.7 metres.
At low tide, which is 7 hours later, the depth is 5.3 metres.
Find the value of 𝑝.
2b. [2 marks]
Find the value of 𝑞.
2c. [2 marks]
Use the model to find the depth of the water 10 hours after high tide.
3a. [6 marks]
The following diagram shows the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎sin𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐, for 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 12.
The graph of 𝑓 has a minimum point at (3, 5) and a maximum point at (9, 17).
(i) Find the value of 𝑐.
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(ii) Show that 𝑏 = .
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5a. [2 marks]
The following diagram shows part of the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑝sin(𝑞𝑥) + 𝑟.
𝜋 𝜋
The point A ( 6 , 2) is a maximum point and the point B ( 6 , 1) is a minimum point.
7a. [2 marks]
Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑝cos(𝑞(𝑥 + 𝑟)) + 10, for 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 20. The following diagram shows the graph of 𝑓.
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8. [3 marks]
Consider the graph of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 sin 𝑥, 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 2𝜋 . The graph of 𝑓 intersects the
line 𝑦 = −1 exactly twice, at point A and point B. This is shown in the following diagram.
Consider the graph of 𝑔(𝑥) = 2 sin 𝑝𝑥, 0 ≤ 𝑥 < 2𝜋, where 𝑝 > 0.
Find the greatest value of 𝑝 such that the graph of 𝑔 does not intersect the line 𝑦 = −1.
9a. [3 marks]
Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 sin(3𝑥) + 4 for 𝑥 ∈ ℝ.
The range of 𝑓 is 𝑘 ≤ 𝑓(𝑥) ≤ 𝑚. Find 𝑘 and 𝑚.
9b. [2 marks]
Let 𝑔(𝑥) = 5𝑓(2𝑥).
Find the range of 𝑔.
9c. [3 marks]
The function 𝑔 can be written in the form 𝑔(𝑥) = 10 sin(𝑏𝑥) + 𝑐.
Find the value of 𝑏 and of 𝑐.
9d. [2 marks]
Find the period of 𝑔.
9e. [3 marks]
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The equation 𝑔(𝑥) = 12 has two solutions where 𝜋 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3
. Find both solutions.
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10a. [2 marks]
The following diagram shows the curve 𝑦 = 𝑎sin(𝑏(𝑥 + 𝑐)) + 𝑑, where 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 and 𝑑 are all
positive constants. The curve has a maximum point at (1, 3.5) and a minimum point at (2, 0.5).
11. [4 marks]
The graph below shows 𝑦 = 𝑎cos(𝑏𝑥) + 𝑐.
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12. [5 marks]
The diagram below shows a curve with equation 𝑦 = 1 + 𝑘sin𝑥 , defined for 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3𝜋 .
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The point A ( 6 , −2) lies on the curve and B(𝑎, 𝑏) is the maximum point.