TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

Paper 1
1. Solve the equation 15 sin 2 x = sin x + 4 sin 30�for 0  x  360 [4 marks]

Answer: ..........................

2. Solve the equation cos x + sin 55 = 0 for 0  x  360 . [3 marks]

Answer: ..........................

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3. Given tan x = dan 90  x  360 . Find the value of sin x. [3 marks]
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Answer: ..........................
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4. Given sin x = 2 cos x, find the values of x for 0  x  360 . [3 marks]

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 Answer: ..........................

5. Given 5 cot x = 2, find the values of x for 0  x  360 [3 marks]

Answer: ..........................

6. Given tan x = t, 0  x  90 , express, in terms of t:

(a) cot x
(b) sin ( 90 – x) [3
marks]

Answer: (a)..........................

(b)..........................

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7. Solve the equation 6 sek 2 x – 13 tan x = 0, for 0  x  360 [3 marks]

Answer: ..........................

8. Solve the equation 3 cos 2x = 8 sin x – 5 for 0  x  360 [4 marks]

Answer: ..........................
9. Solve the equation cos 2 x – sin 2 x = sin x for 0  x  360 [4 marks]

Answer: ..........................

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PAPER 2

10. Sketch the graph of y = cos 2x for 0  x  2 . [3 marks]

11. Sketch the graph of y = – 2sin x for 0  x  180 . [3 marks]

12. Sketch the graph of y = 1 + sin x for 0  x  360 [3 marks]

13. Sketch the graph of y = sin 2 x for 0  x  360 . [3 marks]

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14. (a) Sketch the graph of y = 2 cos x for 0 �x �2 . [3
2
marks]
(b) Find the equation of a suitable straight line for solving the equation
3 3
cos x = x –1.
2 4
Hence, using the same axes, sketch the straight line and state the number of
3 3
solutions to the equation cos x = x –1 for 0 �x �2 [3 marks]
2 4

15. (a) Sketch the graph of y = –2 cos x for 0 �x �2 . [4 marks]

(b) Hence, using the same axes, sketch a suitable graph to find the number of solutions

to the equation + 2 cos x = 0 for 0 �x �2 . State the number of solutions.
x
[3 marks]

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TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

ANSWERS

1. 23 �35 ' , 156 �25 ' ,199 �268, 340 �32 '

2. 145 �, 215 �

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3. –
13

4. 63.4 �, 243.4 �or 63 �26 ' , 243 �26 '

5. 68.2 �, 248.2 �

1 1
6. (a) (b)
t t 1
2

7. 33.69 �, 56.31 �, 213.69 �, 236.31 �or 33 �41 ' , 56 � 19 ' , 213 � 41 ' , 236 � 19 '

8. 41.81  , 138.19 �

9. 30  , 150 �, 270 �

10.
y

 2 x

-1

11.
y

o
90  180 x

-2

12.

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 y

o 90  180 270 360 x

13.
y

o 90  180 270 360 x

-1

14.

0  2 x

-2

3
y= x –2
2
Number of solutions = 3

15

0 3/2 x
/2  2

-2

Number of solutions = 2