TRIGONOMETRY

1)

Write down the ratios of tan , sin and cos .

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2)

Find the exact value of sin , cosec , sec and cot .

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12

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, find the exact ratios of sin and cos .
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Find the value of x if sin 39 cos x .
cot 62
Simplify
.
tan 28

Evaluate if sec 40 cos ec 2 10

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9)

Evaluate tan 5623' correct to 3 decimal places.

Find in degrees and minutes if cos 0.235 .
Find the value of p in the diagram below, correct to one decimal place.

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If tan

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43051
p

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Evaluate x to one decimal place.

49019

11)

Find in degrees and minutes, to the nearest minute.

2.2

1.7

12)
The angle of elevation from Amanda to the top of a tree is 5134' . If Amanda is
standing 5 metres out from the base of the tree, how tall is the tree, to one decimal place?
13)
A plane leaves Sydney and flies on a bearing of 235 for 500 km. How far west of
Sydney is the plane, to the nearest km?
14)
A bird is perched on top of a 10 m tower, watching a worm down on the ground.
If the angle of depression down to the worm is 67 20' , how far does the bird need to fly
down to catch the worm? Answer to one decimal place.
15)
Lee starts a bush walk at Katoomba by walking 4 km due north. She then turns
and walks due west for 5 km. Find, to the nearest degree,
(a) Lees bearing from Katoomba
(b) the bearing of Katoomba from Lee.
16)
Find the exact value of cos 300.
17)
Find the exact value of tan 600.
18)
Find the exact value of sin 450.
19)
Find the exact value of cos 3150.
20)
Find the exact value of sin 2400.
21)
Find the exact value of tan (-2100)
22)
In which quadrants is tan x > 0?
23)
In which quadrants is cos x < 0?
24)
In which quadrant is tan x < 0 and sin x < 0?
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25)
Given sin and tan < 0, find the exact values of cos and cot .
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26)
Solve 2 sin 1 for 0 360 .
27)
Solve tan 3 for 180 180 .
28)
Solve 2 cos 2 1 for 0 360 .

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for 0 360 .
2
Solve cos 1 for 0 360 .
Sketch the graph of y = sin x for 0 360 .
Sketch the graph of y = cos x for 0 360 .
Sketch the graph of y = tan x for 0 360 .
Simplify sin .cosec

Solve sin 2

Simplify 9 9 cos2
Simplify sin + sin .cot2
sec 2 tan 2
Prove that
cos ec .
sin
1
Prove that
(1 sin )(1 sin ) .
1 tan2
Evaluate x to one decimal place.

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x
63018
40)

7.6 cm
Evaluate in degrees and minutes, to the nearest minute.
93045

5.4 cm

6.8 cm
41)

(a) Evaluate n correct to one decimal place.

(b) Find the area of the triangle correct to 3 significant figures.

2.7 m

102034

3.5 m

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Find in degrees and minutes, to the nearest minute.

42)

5.3 cm

5.1 cm

8.7cm

43)
Adrian measures the angle of elevation of the top of a tower as 250 and Jane
measures the angle of elevation as 300. Jane is standing 10 metres closer to the tower than
Adrian.
B

300

250
J 10 m

(a) Find the length of BJ to two decimal places.

(b) Hence find the height of the tower to one decimal place.
44)
A ship sails for 270 km from Sydney on a bearing of 0550. It then turns and sails
for 380 km on a bearing of 1200. How far is the ship from Sydney, to the nearest km?
45)
B

3 cm
A

C
F

D
ABCDE is a regular pentagon with sides 3 cm. Point F is drawn so that
AF = BF = CF = DF = EF.
(a) Find the size of <AFB.
(b) Show that the interior angle sum of the pentagon is 5400.
(c) Find the length of AF to one decimal place.

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4
3
,sin ,cos
3
5
5
95
12
12
sin
,cos ec
,sec ,cot
12
7
95
6
11
sin
,cos
157
157
x = 510
1
= 200
1.504
= 76025
p = 5.8
x = 9.2
= 37042
6.3 metres
410 km
10.8 metres
(a) 3090 (b) 1290
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
3
1st and 3rd
2nd and 3rd
4th
4
4
cos ,cot
5
3
0
0
=30 , 150
=600, -1200
=600, 1200, 2400, 3000
=450, 1350, 2250, 3150
=00, 3600
tan

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x
900

1800

2700

3600

-1

32)
y

x
900

1800

2700

3600

-1

33)
y

x
900

1800

2700

3600

-1

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1
3sin
cosec
LHS

sec2 tan 2
sin

1 tan 2 tan 2
sin
1

sin
cos ec

= RHS
sec tan 2

cos ec
sin
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LHS
1

1 tan 2
1

sec2
cos2
RHS
2

(1 sin )(1 sin )

1 sin 2
cos2

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LHS = RHS
1
(1 sin )(1 sin )
1 tan 2
x = 9.4 cm
= 52025
(a) n = 4.9 m (b) 4.61 m2
= 113032
(a) BJ = 48.49 m (b) 24.2 m
551 km
(a) 720 (b) S = 180n - 3600 = 5400 (when n = 5) (c) 2.6 cm

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