CHAPTER 10 / THE SAT MATH TEST: ADDITIONAL TOPICS 439

Exercise Set 3: Trigonometry

1 6
What is the greatest possible value of f if a π
If sin x = and 0 < x < , which of the following
8 sin 2 x 1 b 2
f (x) = - ?
2 2
expressions is equal to b ?
a
1
A) sin
⎝x⎠

2 1
B)
π
π a
2
cos − x
If cos = a , what is the value of ? ⎝2 ⎠
⎝3 ⎠ ⎝3⎠
C) 1 - sin2 x

π
D) sin −x
⎝2 ⎠

3
If (sin x - cos x)2 = 0.83, what is the value of 7
(sin x + cos x)2 ? If sin b = a, which of the following could be the
value of cos (b + p) ?

A) a2 - 1

4 B) a2 - 1
π - 1 - a2
sin C)
Which of the following is equivalent to ⎝6 ⎠ ?
π D) 1 - a2
cos
⎝ 3⎠
1 1 3
A)   B)   C) D) 1 8
6 3 2
π cos x 3
If 0 < x < and = , what is the value of
2 1 - sin x 2
2

5 cos x ?
y A) 1
9
II I B) 1
3
x 4
O C)
9
III IV
D) 2
3
If sin θ < 0 and sin θ cos θ < 0, then θ must be in
which quadrant of the figure above?

A) I B) II     
C) III     
D) IV

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