Trigonometry Revision Exercise
1. Find the values of x, where 0 < x < 2π, for which sin x(6 cos x – 1) = sin 2x.
2. Sketch, on the same diagram, the graph of y = 2 sin x + 1 and y = 3 cos 2x for the interval
0o ≤ x ≤ 360o. Hence, state for this interval the number of solutions of the equation
|2 sin x + 1| = 3|cos 2x|.
3. Find all the angles between 0o and 360o which satisfy the equation
(a) 3 cos x + 8 sin x + 5 = 0, and
(b) 3 cos 2x + 8 sin x + 5 = 0.
4. (a) Given that cos A = –3/5 where 90o < A < 180o, and that tan B = ¾ where
180o < B < 270o, calculate, without the use of a calculator,
(i) tan (A + B),
(ii) sin 2B, and
(iii) sec (–2A).
(b) Sketch the graph of y = 2 – 3 cos x for the interval 0o ≤ x ≤ 360o and state the
corresponding range of y.
5. Find all the angles between 0o and 360o inclusive which satisfy the equation
3 sin x
2 sin x .
2 sin x
6. Express 7 sin x – 24 cos x in the form R sin (x – α), where R is positive and α is acute.
Hence, find
(a) the range of values of 7 sin x – 24 cos x, and
(b) all the angles between 0o and 360o such that 7 sin x – 24 cos x = 20.
7. Find all the angles between 0o and 360o which satisfy the equation
(a) 7 cos x sin x + 2 = 0,
(b) 3 sin (y – 40o) = 2 cos (y + 10o), and
(c) 8 tan 2z = cot z.
sin sin 2
8. Prove the identity tan .
1 cos cos 2
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9. Show that the triangle ABC has area 16 sin 2θ cm2. Express its perimeter in terms of θ and
hence find
(a) the maximum value of the perimeter in surd form and the corresponding value of θ,
and
(b) the values of θ if the perimeter is 18 cm.
C
θ
A B
8 cm
10. (a) Find all the angles between 0o and 360o which satisfy the equation
|4 cos x – 5 sin x| = 3.
(b) Given that tan θ = t and that θ is obtuse, express in terms of t,
(i) sin θ,
(ii) sec θ,
(iii) cos 2θ, and
(iv) tan (π/4 – θ).
3x
11. (a) Sketch, on the same diagram, the graph of y and of y = 4 sin x + 1 for the
2
interval 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π. Hence, state the number of solutions in this interval of the
equation
(i) 8π sin x + 2π = 3x, and
(ii) 2π |4 sin x + 1| = 3x.
(b) If cos (30o – θ) = λ cos θ, show that tan θ = 2λ – √3 and deduce the value of tan 15o.
12. x and y are acute angles such that cos (x – y) = 4/5 and sin x sin y = 7/10. Without the use
of a calculator, evaluate
(a) cos (x + y), and
(b) tan x tan y.
Hence, or otherwise, find the value of tan x + tan y.
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sin x 2 cos x 2 3 4 tan x sec 2 x .
13. Prove the identity
1 sin x 1 sin x
14. Find all the angles between 0o and 360o which satisfy the equations
sin 2 x 1
(a) 3,
3 sin 2 x 1
(b) 2 sin y = 5 cos2 y – 5, and
(c) 2 sin z cos z = sin z + tan z.
15. Sketch the graph of y = 5 cos 2x for the domain 0o ≤ x ≤ 180o and state the corresponding
range of y.
16. (a) Given that sin θ = s and that θ is acute, express, in terms of s,
(i) tan θ,
(ii) sec 2θ, and
(iii) sin (3π/2 – θ).
(b) Given the function f (x) = 5 cos x + 12 sin x, where 0o ≤ x ≤ 360o, express it in the
form R cos (x – α), where R is positive and α is acute.
Hence find
(i) the minimum value of f (x) and the corresponding value of x, and
(ii) the values of x for which f (x) = 5.
sin 2 x cos 2 x tan x 1
17. Prove the identity .
1 2 sin x cos x tan x 1
18. Find all the angles between 0o and 360o inclusive which satisfy the following equations.
(a) cos (2x – 40o) = sin 70o
(b) tan x + 2 sin x = 0
(c) 2 cosec2 x = 5(1 – cot x)
19. Sketch the graph of the function g (x) = |3 cos x + 2| for the domain 0 ≤ x ≤ 3π/2. State the
range corresponding to this domain.
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tan 2 A
20. (a) Prove the identity tan A . Hence, without the use of a calculator, find the
1 sec 2 A
value of sin A if
180o < A < 270o and tan 2A = 3(1 + sec 2A).
(b) Given that 4 cos θ – 5 sin θ ≡ R cos (θ + α), where R is positive and α is acute,
evaluate R and α. Hence, solve the equation 4 cos 2x – 5 sin 2x = 3 for 0o < x < 360o.
21. Prove the identity cot x – tan x ≡ cosec x sec x – 2 tan x.
22. Find all the angles between 0o and 360o inclusive which satisfy the equation
(a) cot (2x – 10o) = –tan 80o,
(b) 4 sin x cos x – tan x = 0, and
(c) 2 sin2 x – 3 cos2 x = 4 sin x – 2.
23. Sketch, on the same diagram, the graphs of y = |10 cos x| and y = |2x – π| for the interval
0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.
Hence, state the number of solutions, in this interval, of the equation |(2x – π) sec x| = 10.
24. (a) Find all the angles between –180o and 180o which satisfy the equation
5 cos x – √3 sin x = 2.6.
(b) Two acute angles, α and β, are such that cot α = 7 and tan (α – β) = –4/22. Without
evaluating α or β,
(i) show that tan β = ⅓,
(ii) evaluate cos α and sin β, and
(iii) evaluate cos 2α – sin2 2β.
25. Prove the identity (sin θ – cos θ)(1 + sin θ cos θ) ≡ sin3 θ – cos3 θ.
26. Find all the angles between 0o and 360o inclusive which satisfy the equation
(a) 2 sin (2x – 30o) + 1 = 0,
(b) 2 sin y cos y = 3 cos2 y, and
(c) 2 tan z – 3 cot z = 5.
27. (a) Express 3 sin x – 4 cos x in the form R sin (x – α) where R is positive and α is acute.
Hence, find
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(i) the obtuse angle x for which 3 sin x – 4 cos x = √15, and
(ii) the minimum and maximum values of 3 sin x – 4 cos x + 3.
(b) Given that sin A = 4/5 and A is obtuse, find, without the use of a calculator, the value
of
(i) sin 2A,
(ii) cos 4A, and
(iii) sin ½A.
28. Prove the identity (cos θ + 2 sin θ)2 + (2 cos θ – sin θ)2 ≡ 5.
3x
29. Sketch, on the same diagram, the graphs of y = |3 sin 2x| and y for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.
2
State, for the interval 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π, the number of solutions of
(i) |2π sin 2x| = x, and
(ii) 2π sin 2x – x = π.
30. Find all the angles between 0o and 270o which satisfy the equation
(a) sin ¾x = ¾,
(b) cot2 y = 2 cos2 y, and
(c) 3 tan z = 4(1 + cot z).
31. The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD in which ∠BAD and ∠BCD are right angles,
∠ADC = θ, where 0o < θ < 90o, AB = 4 cm and AD = 8 cm.
A
4 cm
B 8 cm
θ
C D
(a) Show that the perimeter, P cm, of the quadrilateral is given by
P = 12 sin θ + 4 cos θ + 12.
(b) Express P in the form R sin (θ + α) + k and hence find the angle θ for which P = 19.
(c) Show that the area, A cm2, of the quadrilateral is given by
A = 16 + 12 sin 2θ – 16 cos 2θ.
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