Trigonometry

1. Find the basic angles, , of the following positive general angles.

(a) = 160
o
(b) = 215
o
(c) = 312
o
2. Find the 3 trigonoetric ratios in ters of its basic angle of each of the following angles.
(a) 230
o
(b) 305
o
(c) !20
o
(d) 500
o
3. Find, witho"t the "se of a calc"lator, the val"es of the following.
(a) cos (#120
o
)
(b) tan !$0
o
(c) sin %50
o
!. Find, witho"t the "se of a calc"lator, the e&act val"e of
cos 60
o
' sin 120
o
# cos !5
o
' sin 225
o
.
5. (olve, for 0
o
) x ) 360
o
, cos 2x = #0.3!.
6. (*etch the graph of y = 1 ' +,cos x, for 0
o
- x - 360
o
and state the range corresponding to
the given doain.
%. Find all the angles, between 0
o
and 360
o
incl"sive, which satisf.
sin x sec
2
x # 2 tan x = 0.
$. /rove that

2
sec 2
sin 1
1
sin 1
1

+
+
.
0. /rove the identit.

2
2
2
tan
1 cot
tan 1

.
10. (olve the e1"ation 2 cot
2
x ' 5 = % cosec x, for 0
o
- x - 360
o
.
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11. Find, witho"t the "se of a calc"lator, the e&act val"es of
(a) tan 105
o
, and
(b) cos 212.
12. 3f sin A = 5213, sin B = !25, find the val"es of cos (A # B) and tan (A ' B) when
(a) A and B are both ac"te, and
(b) A is ac"te and B is obt"se.
13. /rove that
(a) sin 3A 4 3 sin A # ! sin
3
A, and
(b) cos 3A 4 ! cos
3
A # 3 cos A.
1!. Find all the angles x, between 0
o
and %20
o
incl"sive, for which
sin
2
x ' 2 cos 2x = 2 cos x.
15. /rove that
A
A A
A A
2 cos 2
tan 3 tan
tan 3 tan

+
.
16. /rove that
2
cos 2 cos ! 3 cos 2 cos 2 cos
2

+ +
.
1%. (olve the e1"ation cos 3 # sin 3 = cos 2 # sin 2, for 0
o
- - 360
o
.
1$. (olve the following e1"ations for 0
o
) ) 360
o
.
(a) 3 cos ' sin = 1
(b) 12 sin # 5 cos = 6
10. Find the a&i" and ini" val"es of 5 cos 2 ' 12 sin 2 # 3, and the
corresponding val"es of , where is in radians, for which these occ"r, for 0 - - 2.
20. 5iven that A and B are in the sae 1"adrant and that sin A = !25 and cos B = #6, find the
val"e of each of the following, witho"t the "se of a calc"lator.
(a) cos A,
(b) tan A, and
(c) sin B.
21. 5iven that 1$0
o
) x ) 360
o
and that tan x = #7, find the val"e of each of the following,
witho"t the "se of a calc"lator.
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(a) sin x,
(b) cos x,
(c) sin (#x), and
(d) cos (#x).
22. 5iven that sec x = t, where x is ac"te, find, in ters of t,
(a) sin x,
(b) sin (00
o
' x), and
(c) tan (1$0
o
# x).
23. Find all the angles, between 0
o
and 360
o
incl"sive, which satisf. the e1"ations.
(a)
!
cos
!
tan
2
= +
x
x
, and
(b) 3 cosec

(x # 10
o
) = cot
2
(x # 10
o
) # 3.
2!. Find all the angles, between 0 and 2 incl"sive, which satisf. the e1"ations.
(a)
2
2!
2 tan =

x
,
(b) 3 sin y = 2 tan y, and
(c) 1 ' 3 cot
2
z = 5 cosec z.
25. /rove the following identities.
(a)
x x
x
x
x
sin
2
cos 1
sin
sin
cos 1

,
(b)
ecx x
x x
x x
cos sec
cot tan
cos sin

+
, and
(c) (1 ' sin ' cos )
2
4 2(1 ' sin )(1 ' cos ).
26. (*etch, on the sae diagra, the graphs of y = sin 2x and
2
1
x
y =
for 0 - x - 2.
8ence, state the n"ber of sol"tions, in this doain, for the e1"ation

x
x 2
2
1
2 sin
.
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2%. (*etch the graph of the f"nction f (x) = 1 # ,sin x,, stating the range that corresponds to the
doain 0
o
- x - 360
o
.
2$. (olve each of the following e1"ations for 0
o
- x - 360
o
.
(a) ! sin (#x) = 3.5, and
(b)
2
tan 3
1 tan 6
=

x
x
.
20. 5iven that sin A = 5213, where 00
o
) A ) 1$0
o
, and that cos B = #325, where
1$0
o
) B ) 360
o
, find the val"e of each of the following, witho"t the "se of a calc"lator.
(a) tan (A ' !5
o
),
(b) sin (A ' B),
(c) cos 2A, and
(d) sin 2B.
30. 5iven that
( )
( ) 3
5
cos
cos
=
+

B A
B A
, show that ! tan A = cot B. 5iven f"rther that A is ac"te and
that tan B = 2, find the val"e of each of the following, witho"t the "se of a calc"lator.
(a) tan (A # B),
(b) sin A,
(c) cos A, and
(d) cos 2A.
31. (olve the following e1"ations for 0
o
- x - 360
o
.
(a) sin 2x = 2 sin x
(b) 2 cos 2x ' 3 cos x ' 1 = 0
(c) 2 cosec 2x = 3 tan x ' 1
(d) 2 sin 2x = tan x
32. (olve the following e1"ations for 0
o
- x - 360
o
.
(a) cos (x # 60
o
) = 3 cos (x ' 60
o
)
(b) sin 2x = sin 3x
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(c) sin 3x ' sin x ' cos x = 0
33. (olve the following e1"ations for 0
o
) x ) 360
o
.
(a) 3 sin x ' cos x = 2
(b) 93 cos x # 2 sin x = 1
(c) 95 cos x ' 92 sin x = #0.6
(d) 5 sin x # 92 cos x = 3
3!. /rove the following identities.
(a)
x x
x x
x
tan cot
cot tan
2 sec

(b) 1 # (1 ' cos

2
x)(1 # cot
2
x) 4 cot
2
x(1 ' cos 2x)
(c) ( )
1 cot
cot
2 sec 1
2
1
2
2

+
x
x
x
(d) x x x sin 1
2
1
sin
2
1
cos
2

(e)

+

x x
x x
x
!
cos
!
cos
!
cos
!
cos
cot


(f) cos
!
x # sin
!
x 4 cos 2x
35. For each of the following e1"ations, e&press f (x) in ters of a single trigonoetric
f"nction. 8ence, find the ini" and a&i" val"e of f (x).
(a) f (x) 4 % cos 2x ' sin 2x # 1
(b) f (x) 4 0 # ! sin 2x ' 3 cos 2x
36. :he diagra below shows a trape;i" ABCD in which AB = 12 c, BC = ! c and
ABC = , where is ac"te and eas"red in degrees.
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12 c
! c

D C
B
A
(a) (how that the area, A c
2
, is given b. the e&pression, A = !$ sin # ! sin 2.
(b) (how that the perieter, P c, is given b. the e&pression, P = 2$ ' !(sin # cos ).
(c) 8ence, find the a&i" val"e of P and the corresponding val"e of .
3%. :he triangle ABC is right<angled at A. :he altit"de AP eets BC at P and M is the id<
point of BC. (how that BP # PC = 2MP and, if MP = 1 "nit, and the angle MAP = 30
o
,
calc"late the angles of the triangle ABC.
3$. 3f A, B and C are the angles of a triangle, prove that
(a) sin (B ' C) 4 sin A, and
(b) cos (B ' C) 4 #cos A.
30. =val"ate, witho"t the "se of a calc"lator.
(a)
o
o
65 sin 2 1
25 cos 2 1
2
2

(b)
sec 22+
o
cosec 22+
o
!0. /rove the following identities.
(a)
( )
B
B A
B
A
B
A
2 sin
cos 2
sin
sin
cos
cos +

(b)
ecA A
A A A A
cos 2 tan
sin cos
1
sin cos
1

+
+
(c)



cot
1 2 cos 2 sin
1 2 cos 2 sin

+
+ +
(d)
x
x
x
2 cos 1
2 cos 1
tan
+

!1. 3f t = tan +, e&press each of the following, in ters of t.

(a)

sin 1
sin 1
+

(b)

sin 1
1 cos 3

+
!2. /rove the identit.
A
A A A
A A A
2 tan
3 cos 2 cos cos
3 sin 2 sin sin

+
+
.
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