Task 1:

Answer the following questions for the given triangle.

(i) Calculate tan 2θ

Calculating hypotenuse AC

AB = 8

BC = 6

AC = sqrt(AB2 + BC2)

AC = sqrt(82 + 62)

AC = sqrt(64 + 36)

AC = sqrt(100)

AC = 10

Calculating tan θ

tan θ = AB/BC = 8/6 = 4/3

Using the double-angle identity for tangent:

tan 2θ = 2tan θ/1 - tan2θ

Calculating tan2θ

tan2θ = (4/3)2 = 16/9

Substituting tan θ and tan2θ into double-angle identity:

tan 2θ = 2(4/3) / 1 - 16/9

tan 2θ = (8/3) / 1 - 16/9

tan 2θ = (8/3) / (-7/9)

tan 2θ = 72/-21

tan 2θ = -24/7

Thus, tan 2θ equals to -24/7

(Yoshiwara, 2023).

(ii) Draw the graphs of tan 2θ and tan θ

Graph of tan 2θ and tan θ

(iii) Calculate tan 4θ

Use the double-angle formula to find tan 4θ

tan 4θ = 2 tan 2θ / 1 - tan2 2θ

Substitute the value of tan 2θ = -24/7

tan2 2θ = (-24/7)2 = 576/49

Calculate tan 4θ

tan 4θ = 2*(-24/7) / 1 - 576/49

tan 4θ = (-48/7) / (-527/49)

tan 4θ = (-48/7)*(49/-527)

tan 4θ = 2352/3689

tan 4θ = 336/527

Thus, tan 4θ equals to 336/527

(Yoshiwara, 2023).

(iv) Calculate sin (A+B)

To calculate sin (A+B) we have to find sin A, cos A, sin B and cos B first. Here, ∠A = α and
∠B = θ.

Identify sin α and cos α:

sin α = Opposite/Hypotenuse = BC/AC = 6/10 = 3/5

cos α = Adjacent/Hypotenuse = AB/AC = 8/10 = 4/5

Identify sin θ and cos θ:

sin θ = Oppisite/Hypotenuse = AB/AC = 8/10 = 4/5

cos θ = Adjacent/Hypotenuse = BC/AC = 6/10 = 3/5

Use the angle addition formula for sine:

sin (A+B) = sin α cos θ + cos α sin θ

Substitute the values:

sin (A+B) = (3/5)(3/5) + (4/5)(4/5)

sin (A+B) = 9/25 + 16/25 = 25/25

sin (A+B) = 1

Thus sin (A+B) equals to 1.

(Yoshiwara, 2023).

(v) Calculate cos (θ/2)

cos (θ/2) = ± sqrt((1 + cos θ)/2)

Here, the sign depends on the quadrant in which θ/2 lies. Since θ is an acute angle in this
right triangle, θ/2 will also be in the first quadrant where cosine is positive.

Remember cos θ = 3/5

cos (θ/2) = sqrt((1 + 3/5)/2)

cos (θ/2) = sqrt((5/5 + 3/5)/2)

cos (θ/2) = sqrt((8/5)/2)

cos (θ/2) = sqrt((8/5)/2)

cos (θ/2) = sqrt(8/10)

cos (θ/2) = sqrt(8/10)

cos (θ/2) = sqrt(4/5)

cos (θ/2) = 2/sqrt(5)

Rationalize the denominator

cos (θ/2) = 2/sqrt(5) * sqrt(5)/sqrt(5)

cos (θ/2) = (2*sqrt(5))/5

cos (θ/2) = (2*51/2)/5

Thus, cos (θ/2) equals to (2*51/2)/5.

(vi) Calculate sin (α/2)

To calculate sin (α/2) we can use the half-angle formula for sine. The half-angle formula for
sine which is given by:

sin (α/2) = ± sqrt((1 - cos α)/2)

Here, the sign depends on the quadrant in which α /2 lies. Since α is an acute angle in this
right triangle, α /2 will also be in the first quadrant where sine is positive.

Remember cos α = 4/5

sin (α/2) = sqrt((1 - 4/5)/2)

sin (α/2) = sqrt((5/5 - 4/5)/2)

sin (α/2) = sqrt(1/10)

sin (α/2) = 1/sqrt(10)

Rationalize the denominator

sin (α/2) = 1/sqrt(10) * sqrt(10)/sqrt(10)

sin (α/2) = sqrt(10)/10

sin (α/2) = (101/2)/10

Thus, sin (α/2) equals to (101/2)/10.

(Yoshiwara, 2023).

Task 2:

Answer the following questions related to the trigonometric equations:

(i) Factorize 3x2 - 12x + 9

To factorize the quadratic expression 3x2 - 12x + 9, we will look for common factors and then
apply the method of completing the square or use the quadratic formula for roots if necessary.

Identifying the common factor:

You can notice that each term in the expression has a common factor of 3. We can factor out
the 3:

3x2 - 12x + 9 = 3(x2 - 4x + 3)

Factorize the quadratic expression inside the parentheses:

To factorize x2 - 4x + 3, We look for two numbers that multiply to 3 (the constant term) and
add up to -4 (the coefficient of the x term).

The numbers -1 and -3 satisfy these conditions because:

-1 * -3 = 3 and -1 + (-3) = -4

Writing the expression into factored form

x2 - 4x + 3 = (x - 1) (x - 3)

Substitute back into the factored form with the common factor:

3x2 - 12x + 9 = 3(x - 1) (x - 3)

(Abramson, 2023).

(ii) Factorize 3 sin2θ - 12 sin θ + 9

To factorize the expression 3 sin2θ - 12 sin θ + 9, we can follow a similar approach to

3a2 - 12a + 9

Identifying the common factor:

You can notice that each term in the expression has a common factor of 3. We can factor out
the 3:

3a2 - 12a + 9 = 3(a2 - 4a + 3)

Factorize the quadratic expression inside the parentheses:

To factorize a2 - 4a + 3, We look for two numbers that multiply to 3 (the constant term) and
add up to -4 (the coefficient of the a term).

The numbers -1 and -3 satisfy these conditions because:

-1 * -3 = 3 and -1 + (-3) = -4

Writing the expression into factored form

a2 - 4a + 3 = (a - 1) (a - 3)

Substitute back a = sin θ into the factored form with the common factor:

3(a - 1) (a - 3) = 3(sin θ - 1) (sin θ - 3)

Thus, The factorized form of 3 sin2θ - 12 sin θ + 9 is 3(sin θ - 1) (sin θ - 3).

(Abramson, 2023).

(iii) Solve the trigonometric equation if 3 sin2θ - 12 sin θ + 9 = 0 in the interval [0,4π]

To solve the trigonometric equation 3 sin2θ - 12 sin θ + 9 = 0 in the interval [0,4π], we first
factorize the equation as we did previously:

3 sin2θ - 12 sin θ + 9 = 0

3(sin θ - 1) (sin θ - 3) = 0
Set each factor to zero and solve for sin θ:

sin θ - 1 = 0 Thus, sin θ = 1

sin θ - 3 = 0 Thus sin θ = 3

However, sin θ = 3 is not possible since the sine of an angle always lies in the range [-1,1].

Solve for θ when sin θ = 1

The sine function equals 1 at θ = π/2 + 2kπ where k is an integer:

Find the solutions for the intervals [0,4π]:

θ = π/2 + 2kπ

For k = 0,

θ = π/2

For k = 1,

θ = π/2 + 2π = π/2 + 4π/2 = 5π/2

For k = 2,

θ = π/2 + 4π = π/2 + 8π/2 = 9π/2

Since 9π/2 > 4π, that means it is outside of the interval [0,4π]

Thus, The solutions in the interval [0,4π] are θ = π/2, 5π/2.

(Abramson, 2023).

Task 3:

(i) Find cos A - cos B from the following triangle.

Given that ∠A = 6θ and ∠B = 4θ, we need to find cos (6θ) - cos (4θ).
To solve this, we will use the double-angle and triple-angle formulas for cosine.

The triple-angle formula for cosine: cos (3x) = 4 cos3(x) - 3 cos (x)

The double-angle formula for cosine: cos (2x) = 2 cos2(x) - 1

Express cos (6θ) in terms of cos (θ):

cos (6θ) = cos (2*3θ) = 2 cos2(3θ) - 1

cos (3θ) = 4 cos3(θ) - 3 cos (θ)

Therefore, cos (6θ) = 2(4 cos3(θ) - 3 cos (θ))2 - 1

Express cos (4θ) in terms of cos (θ):

cos (4θ) = cos (2*2θ) = 2 cos2(2θ) - 1

cos (2θ) = 2 cos2(θ) - 1

Therefore, cos (4θ) = 2(2 cos2(θ) - 1)2 - 1

Calculating cos (6θ) and cos (4θ) with θ.

Calculating cos (3θ):

cos (3θ) = 4 cos3(θ) - 3 cos (θ)

Calculating cos (6θ):

cos (6θ) = 2 cos2(3θ) - 1

cos (6θ) = 2(4 cos3(θ) - 3 cos (θ))2 - 1

Calculating cos (2θ):

cos (2θ) = 2 cos2(θ) - 1

Calculating cos (4θ):

cos (4θ) = 2(2 cos2(θ) - 1)2 - 1

Remember cos (6θ) = cos A and cos (4θ) = cos B

Thus, The expression for cos A - cos B is given by:

cos (6θ) - cos (4θ) = 2(4 cos3(θ) - 3 cos (θ))2 - 1 - [2(2 cos2(θ) - 1)2 - 1].

(Abramson, 2023).
(ii) Express sin A cos C into the sum of trigonometric functions using the following
triangle.

Given that ∠A = 6θ and ∠C = 3θ, we need to express sin A cos C in terms of the sum of
trigonometric functions using the given triangle.

To express sin(6θ) cos (3θ) in terms of the sum of trigonometric functions, we can use the
product-to-sum formulas. The relevant identity is:

sin x cos y = 1/2 [sin (x + y) + sin (x - y)]

Substitute x = 6θ and y = 3θ:

sin (6θ) cos (3θ) = 1/2 [sin (6θ + 3θ) + sin (6θ - 3θ)]

sin (6θ) cos (3θ) = 1/2 [sin (9θ) + sin (3θ)]

Thus, the expression for sin A cos C in terms of the sum of trigonometric functions is:

sin (6θ) cos (3θ) = 1/2 [sin (9θ) + sin (3θ)].

(Mathispower4u, 2022).

Task 4: Write in terms of tan θ of the following double angled trigonometric expression:
(tan 2θ/cos 2θ) (1 - sin 2θ).

To express the given double-angled trigonometric expression (tan 2θ/cos 2θ) (1 - sin 2θ) in
terms of tan θ, we will use the double angle identities for sine, cosine, and tangent.

Recall the double angle identities:

sin 2θ = 2 sin θ cos θ

cos 2θ = cos2θ - sin2θ = 1 - 2 sin2θ = 2 cos2θ - 1

tan 2θ = 2 tan θ / 1 - tan2θ

(tan 2θ/cos 2θ) (1 - sin 2θ)

Substitute the double identities:

tan 2θ = 2 tan θ / 1 - tan2θ

cos 2θ = 1 - 2 sin2θ = 1 - tan2θ / 1 + tan2θ (using tan θ = sin θ/ cos θ)

sin 2θ = 2 sin θ cos θ = 2 tan θ/1 + tan2θ

Substitute these into the equation:

((2 tan θ / 1 - tan2θ) / (1 - tan2θ / 1 + tan2θ)) (1 - 2 tan θ / 1 + tan2θ)

Simplify:

(2 tan θ / 1 - tan2θ)* (1 + tan2θ / 1 - tan2θ)* (1 - 2 tan θ / 1 + tan2θ)

(2 tan θ(1 + tan2θ))/(1 - tan2θ)2 * (1 + tan2θ - 2 tan θ)/(1 + tan2θ)

2 tan θ/(1 - tan2θ)2 * (1 + tan2θ - 2 tan θ)

2 tan θ(1 + tan2θ - 2 tan θ)/(1 - tan2θ)2

Therefore, the expression (tan 2θ/cos 2θ) (1 - sin 2θ) in terms of tan θ simplifies to:

2 tan θ(1 + tan2θ - 2 tan θ)/(1 - tan2θ)2.

(Mathispower4u, 2019).

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