TRIGONOMETRY 2

1. a) Solve the equation sin2xo = sinxo for 0x<360:

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b) Hence write down the solutions to sin4xo = sin2xo for 0x<180

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2. Given that sinA = 5
and sinB = 13
, where A and B are acute angles, find, without using a calculator
and giving your answers as fractions, the value of:

a) sin(A+B)
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b) cos2A
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3. a) Prove that cos3A  4cos3A  3cosA

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b) Hence obtain the solutions to the equation

cos3A + 2cosA = 0 0A
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5. a) Obtain the solution to: 2cosx cos60 = 2sinx sin60 + 1 0o x360o

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b) Hence or otherwise, obtain the solution to:

i) 2cos 12 xcos60 = 2sin 12 xsin60 + 1 0o x360o
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ii) 2cos(x30)cos60 = 2sin(x30)sin60 + 1 0o x360o

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6. Without using a calculator, find the value of:

a) sin50ocos10o + sin10ocos50o
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b) cos75ocos15osin75osin15o
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tan 80 o  tan 55 o
c)
1  tan 80 o tan 55 o

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d) 2sin75ocos75o
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e) cos215o – sin215o
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Give your answers in surd form where appropriate

7. Solve

a) 6sin 12 x cos 12 x + cosx = 0 0o<x<360o

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b) cos2x + sinx = 1 -180o<x<180o

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8. Prove the identities

a) tanx + cotx 2cosec2x

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b)   2 sec x
sec x  tan x sec x tan x
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9. a) By using the identities sin2A 2sinAcosA and cos2A 2cos2A  1, show that:
sin 2x sin x sin x
i) 
cos 2x cos x cos x  1
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sin x x
ii)  tan  
cos x  1 2
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b) Hence or otherwise solve: sin2  cos2 = sin + cos 0

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10. a) Solve the equation cos2x = cosx 0ox360o

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b) Hence write down the solutions to cosx = cos 12 x 0ox720o

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sin( A  B)
11. Prove the identity tan A  tan B 
cos A cos B
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12. a) Show that 2cos (x 45) = 2(cosx + sinx)

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b) Hence solve the equations

i) cosx + sinx = 1 0x<360o
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ii)4(cosx + sinx)4 = 1 0x<360o

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 A  B  A  B
13.a) Use the identities sinA + sinB  2 sin   cos 
 2   2 
 A  B  A  B
and cosA + cosB  2 cos  sin   to simplify the expressions:
 2   2 

i) sin3 + sin ii) cos3 + cos   

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b) Hence prove that if cos2  - 12

sin 3  sin 2  sin 
 tan 2
cos 3  cos 2  cos 
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14. Solve:

a) tan2x + tanx = 0 90o<x<90o

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b) 2cosecx = 3cosec2x 0<x<90o

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3 1
15. a) By using the formula for sin(AB), show that sin15o =
2 2
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b) Find similar expressions for

i) cos 165o ii) tan75o
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Your answers must be given in surd form, simplified as much as possible

16. Solve the equations

a) sin2x cosx + sin2x = 1 0<

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b) tanx tan2x = 1 -

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17. a) If A, B and C are the angles of a triangle, prove that sinC  sin(A+B)
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b) Hence show: sin(AB) + sinC  2sinAcosB

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c) Using one of the identities proved earlier or otherwise, show that if the angles
of a triangle are B+60o, B and C, then sinC = 12 (sin2B + 3cos2B)
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1  sin x
18. a) Prove the identity (tanx + secx)2 
1  sin x
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b) Hence solve for 0x<360o the equation (tanx + secx)2 =
4
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19. Given that 0x<360o, find the values of x for which 3cosx + 4sinx = 2
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20. a) Express cosx + 7sinx in the form Rcos(x  ) where R>0 and 0o<<90o
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b) Hence solve for 0ox<360o the equation cosx + 7sinx = 5.

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21. a) Express 2sinx + 3cosx in the form Rsin(x+) where R is positive and 0o<<90o
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b) Hence find the maximum and minimum values of 2sinx + 3cosx + 4, giving your answer in surd form
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22. a) Given that cos(x+40o) = 3sin(x+500), show that tanx = -0.5959 correct to 4 decimal places
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b) Hence find the values of x in the interval 0o  x <360o for which cos(x+40o) = 3sin(x+50o),
giving your answers correct to 1 decimal place
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23. a) Express cos2x  3sin2x in the form Rcos(2x+), where R >0 and 0o < <90o
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b) Hence sketch the curve y = cos2x  3sin2x for 0o  x  3600, showing intersections with the
coordinate axes and maximum and minimum points.
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