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: ..........................
3.

4.

Given tan x =

12
dan 90 x 360 . Find the value of sin x.
5

Given sin x = 2 cos x, find the values of x for 0 x 360 .

[3 marks]

Answer: ..........................
[3 marks]
1

Answer: ..........................
5.

Given 5 cot x = 2, find the values of x for 0 x 360

[3 marks]

Answer: ..........................
Given tan x = t, 0 x 90 , express, in terms of t:
(a) cot x
(b) sin ( 90 x)
marks]
6.

[3

Answer: (a)..........................
(b)..........................
2

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

9.

Solve the equation cos 2 x sin 2 x = sin x for 0 x 360

[4 marks]

Answer: ..........................
[4 marks]

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

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 .

14. (a) Sketch the graph of y = 2 cos

3
x for 0 x 2 .
2

[3 marks]
[3

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

TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
ANSWERS
1.

23 35 ' , 156 25 ' ,199 268, 340 32 '

2.

145 , 215

3.

4.

63.4 , 243.4 or 63 26 ' , 243 26 '

5.

68.2 , 248.2

6.

(a)

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

12
13

1
(b)
t

1
t 1
2

10.
y

-1

11.
y
2

90

180

-2

12.

y
2

180

90

270

360

13.
y

90

270

180

360

-1

14.
y
2

-2

3
x 2
2
Number of solutions = 3
y=

15
y
2

/2

3/2

-2

Number of solutions = 2