Ex10 Trigonometry Answer
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Text from the first pagesTopic: Trigonometry Question 1 [2008 EOY, Q5] marks Solve for 0 360x when 2cos(2 40 ) 1 0x . Solution: 12cos(2 40 ) 1 0 cos(2 40 ) 2xx basic angle is 60 and 24 0x is in the 2nd and 3rd quadrants 40 2 40 680x so 2 40 120 , 240 , 480 , 600x Hence 80 , 140 , 260 , 320x [5] Question 2 [2008 EOY, Q8] marks Prove the identity sin 1 cos 2cose c1c o s s i n xx xx x . Solution: LHS 22 2 2sin (1 cos ) sin 1 2cos cos sin (1 cos ) sin (1 cos ) x xx x x xx xx 22 c o s sin (1 cos ) x x x 2(1 cos ) sin (1 cos ) x x x 2 sin x 2cosec x = RHS [3]
Question 3 [2008 EOY, Q16] marks Given that tan 3x and sin x is positive, without using the calculator, find the exact values of (i) cos sinx x , Solution: x is in 2nd quadrant so 132cos sin 10 10 10 xx [2] (ii) sec cosecx x . Solution: 11 1 0 4 1 0sec cosec 10 cos sin 3 3xx xx [2] Question 4 [2009 EOY, Q3] marks Prove the identity 2 2 2 2cot cosec cosec . sin cos Solution: 2 2cos 1 sin sinLHS 12 s i nc o s 2 2cos sin 1 sin 12 s i nc o s 2 2 1 sin cosec RHS (proven) [4] x3 1 10
Question 5 [2009 EOY, Q5] marks (a) Given that 2cos 3A and180 360A . Without solving for angle A, find the value of (i) cot A , Solution: 1cot tanA A 1 5 2 22 5 or 55 [2] (ii) cosec (180 ) A . Solution: 1cosec (180 ) sin(180 )A A 1 5 3 33 5 or 55 [2] (b) Solve tan(2 65 ) 1ox for 03 6 0x . Solution: 45BA 65 2 65 655x 2 65 135 ,315 , 495 , 45x 10 ,100 ,190 , 280x [4]
Question 6 [2009 EOY, Q12] marks (i) Show that ( 2sin 1x ) is a factor of the expression 326sin sin 4sin 1x xx . Solution: 32 32 (sin ) 6sin sin 4sin 1 11 1 164 1 022 2 2 By Factor Theorem, (2sin 1) is a factor. fx x x x f x [2] (ii) Factorise the expression 326sin sin 4sin 1x xx completely. Solution: 32 26sin sin 4sin 1 (2sin 1)( sin sin )x xx x A x B x C By comparing coefficients, A = 3, B = 2, C = −1 2(2sin 1)(3sin 2sin 1) (2sin 1)(3sin 1)(sin 1)xx x x x x OR 1 0, (1) 03ff 11(sin ) 6(sin )(sin )(sin 1)23fx x x x [3] (iii) Hence find all values of x between 0 and 360 inclusive for which 326sin sin 4sin 1 0xx x . Solution: (2sin 1)(3sin 1)(sin 1) 0xx x 1sin 2 30 30 , 150 x BA x 1sin 3 19.47 19.5 , 160.5 x BA x in 1 90 270 sx BA x x = 19.5°, 30°, 160.5°, 150°, 270°. [4]
Question 7 [2009 EOY, Q13] marks (i) Sketch, on the same diagram, the graphs of 2sin 1yx and 3cos2yx for the domain 03 6 0x . Solution: (ii) Hence, deduce the smallest possible positive value of m for which the equation 2sin 1 3cos2xx m has 3 solutions. Solution: m = 2 [1] x y 0 1 2 3 −1 −2 −3
Question 8 [2010 EOY, Q10] marks (i) Solve, for 0 180x , the equation 22cos2 3cos2 sin 2x xx . Solution: 2 2cos 2 (3sin 2 2) 0 cos 2 0 or sin 2 3xx x x For cos 2 0x , 45 ,135x For 2sin 2 3x , basic angle is 54.74 hence 2 54.74 ,125.26 , 234.74 ,305.26x 27.4 ,62.6 ,117.4 ,152.6x [4] (ii) Sketch the graph of 2t a n 1y x for 0 360x . Solution: [3] 270 36090 1801 y x 45 1
Question 9 [2010 EOY, Q11] marks Prove the identity 1c o s e c cottan sec x xx x . Solution: 1c o s e c 1 s i n 11tan sec sin cos cos xx x xx x x sin 1 cos sin sin 1 x x x x cos sin x x cot x [3] Question 10 [2010 EOY, Q16] marks Simplify sin( 135 ) tan 200 tan 300 sec 240 cot( 290 ) , leaving your answer in exact form. Solution: sin( 135 ) tan 200 tan 300 sec 240 cot( 290 ) sin135 cos 240 tan 200 tan 300 tan 290 s i n 4 5( c o s 6 0) t a n 2 0( t a n 6 0) ( t a n 7 0) 11 3 tan 20 (tan 70 )22 1 3 22 or 12 6 22 [3]
Question 11 [2011 EOY, Q2] marks Sketch the graph of 3sin2 2yx for 03 6 0x , Solution: Correct Amplitude i.e. 3 Correct no of cycles (2 cycles) Graph shifted down by 2 units [3] Question 12 [2011 EOY, Q9] marks Solve the following equations for angles between 0 and 360 . (i) 2cos 4sin cosx xx , Solution: 2cos 4sin 1 0xx 1cos 0 sin 2xo rx cos 0 90 , 270x 1s i n 3 0, 1 5 0, 2 1 0, 3 3 02x (Without cos 0x , 2 marks deducted. Basic cannot be 0 ,90 ,180 .) [5]
(ii) tan 2 85 5y . Solution: 0 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 tan 2 85 5 . . 78.69 28 5 78.69 ,101.31 , 281.31 , 461.31 3.2 ,93.2 ,183.2 , 273.2 y BA y y [4] Question 13 [2011 EOY, Q12] marks (i) Given that 13 8 sin31 cos2 2 2 x x , where 90 180x . Without using a calculator, find the value of x x sin31 cos2 . Solution: 2 2 22 22 2 2cos 8 13 s i n 1 3 26cos 8 24sin 26 1 sin 8 24sin 18 9sin 50 25 3sin 5 4cos 5 x x xx x x x x x 422c os 4 5 313 s i n 7 13 5 x x [4]
(ii) Prove the identity cot cot 2sec1c o s e c 1c o s e c . Solution: 2 2 cot cot 1 cos 1 cos cos cos sin sin sin 1 sin 1 sin sin cos cos sin 1 sin 1 cos sin cos cos sin cos sin 1 2cos cos 2sec LHS ec ec RHS [3] Question 14 [2012 EOY, Q6] marks The function f is defined by f: 1 2 s i n 3 xx . (i) State the amplitude and the period of f. Solution: Amplitude = 2 Period = 01080 [2]
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