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This document provides 14 multi-part questions on trigonometric functions, identities, and equations. The questions cover topics like proving trigonometric identities, solving trigonometric equations, expressing trigonometric functions in alternate forms, and applying trigonometric identities and equations to solve problems.

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08 - Trigonometric Functions, Identities and Equations

This document provides 14 multi-part questions on trigonometric functions, identities, and equations. The questions cover topics like proving trigonometric identities, solving trigonometric equations, expressing trigonometric functions in alternate forms, and applying trigonometric identities and equations to solve problems.

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St Joseph’s Institution

Secondary Four Mathematics

TOPIC − Trigonometric Functions, Identities and Equations

Name:_____________________________________ ( ) Class: ___________

Q1) Find all angles between 0° and 360° inclusive which satisfy the following
equations
a) 2 tan x = 3 sin x e) 2 cos 2 x + 3 cos x + 1 = 0

b) 2 cos 2 x + 3 sin x = 3 f) sin( 2 x − 30 ) = cos 2 x

c) 7 sin 2 x + cos 2 x = 5 sin x g) sin 5 x − sin 3 x + sin x = 0

d) sin 2 x + cos x = 0 h) 3 sin x + 4 cos x = 1

Q2) Prove the following identities


a) ( sec x + tan x ) 2 ≡ 1 + sin x
1 − sin x

1 1
b) + ≡1
1 + tan x 1 + cot 2 x
2

sin x
c) cot x + ≡ cos ec x
1 + cos x

d) sin 4 x − cos 4 x ≡ sin 2 x − cos 2 x

cos ec 2 x − 2
e) ≡ cos 2 x
cos ec 2 x

tan A + tan B sin( A + B )


f) ≡
tan A − tan B sin( A − B )

g) 2 cos ec 2 2 x − cos ec 2 x ≡ −2 cot 2 x cos ex 2 x

h) (1 + 2 sin 2x )( cos x − sin x ) ≡ cos 3 x + sin 3 x


sin 2 x + cos 2 x − 1 1 − tan x
i) ≡
sin 2 x + cos 2 x + 1 1 + cot x

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Q3) Simplify the expression ( tan θ − cot θ ) sinθ cos θ + 2 cos 2 θ .

Q4) Given that 3 tanθ = 4 and that θ is acute, find, without using a calculator,
sinθ + 3 cos θ
the value of .
2 cos 2 θ − sinθ

Q5) Express y = 3 cos 2 x − sin 2 x in the form R cos( x ± α ) where R > 0 and
0° < α < 90° . Hence, find
i) the minimum value of y and the corresponding value of x for
0° ≤ x ≤ 360° ;

1
ii) the least value of and the corresponding value of x for
y
0° ≤ x ≤ 90° ;

iii) the range of values for y .

sin( A − B ) 3
Q6) Given that = , prove that tan A + 5 tan B = 0 . Hence, solve the
sin( A + B ) 2
equation 2 sin( A − 30°) = 3 sin( A + 30°) for 0° ≤ A ≤ 360° .

1
Q7) Given that cos 2 x = , calculate without using a calculator, the values of
9
i) cos 4 x

ii) tan 2 x

iii) sin x .

Q8) Find all values of A for which 1 + sin 2 A + cos 2 A = 0 for 0 ≤ A ≤ 11.

Q9) Given that sin A = a and A is obtuse, express the following in terms of a
i) cos 4 A

π 
ii) tan − A 
2 

iii) cos ec ( 2π − A )

2
Q10) Solve the equation ( cos 4θ + cos θ ) + ( sin 4θ + sinθ ) = 2 3 sin 3θ for
2 2

0 ≤θ ≤ 3.

Q11) (a) Prove the identity


( 2 + sin 2x ) cos x + (1 + cos 2 x ) sin x ≡ 2(1 + sin 2x ) cos x
(b) Solve the equation 2 cos 2 θ + sin 2θ = 2 for 0° ≤ θ ≤ 360° .

(c) Solve the equation cot θ + 4 tanθ = 4 cos ec θ for 0° ≤ θ ≤ 360° .

Q12) Given that 5 cos 2 A − 12 sin A cos A = A + B cos( 2 A + λ ) for all real values of
A, find the value of A, of B and of λ for B > 0 and 0° ≤ λ ≤ 90° . Hence
find the solution of the equation 5 cos 2 A − 12 sin A cos A = 2 for
0° ≤ A ≤ 360° .

Q13) (a) Find the values of x between 0° and 360° inclusive for which
sin 2 x − 8 cos 2 x = 2 cos x .

(b) Prove the identity sin 2 5θ − sin 2 3θ ≡ sin 8θ sin 2θ .

4 5
(c) Given that sin( A + B ) = and sin( A − B ) = where ( A + B ) and
5 13
( A − B ) are angles between 0° and 90° , prove that tan 2A = 63 .
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cot A + 1
Q14) (a) Prove that cot ( 45° − A ) = . Hence show that
cot A + 1
cot 15° = 2 + 3 .

3
Solve the equation sin B + cos B =
4 4
(b) for 0° ≤ B ≤ 360° .
4

(c) Express 3 cos θ + sinθ in the form R cos(θ − α ) where R > 0 and
π
0 < α < . Hence or otherwise
2
i) show that 2 − 3 cos θ − sinθ ≥ 0 for all values of θ ,

ii) solve the equation 2 − 3 cos θ − sinθ = 0 for


0° ≤ θ ≤ 360° .

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