Trig Equations Review Worksheet

1. Solve for x algebraically. Show all work.

a) sin x  0.67, 0  x  2
b) 4 sin x  5  0, 0  x  2
c) 4 sec x  8  0, 0  x  2
d) cot x  3  0, 0  x  2

2. Solve for x algebraically. Show all work.

a) 3 cot 2 x  1  0, 0  x  2
b) 2 sin 2 x  5 sin x  3, 0  x  2
c) 2 tan 2 x  tan x  6  0, 0  x  2
d) sec x sin x  3sin x  0, 0  x  2

3. Solve for x algebraically. Show all work.

1
a) cos 2 x   , i) if the domain is 0  x  2
2
ii) if the domain is    x  

b) cos 3 x  0 i) if the domain is 0  x  2

ii) give the general solution

c) cos 2 x  cos x  2  0 i) if the domain is    x  

 
ii) if the domain is   x
2 2

4. Solve algebraically. Give the general solution.

2 sin 2 x  1  0

5. How many solutions are there in the interval 0  x  2

to the following:
a) cos 5 x  0
b) sin 4 x  1
c)  2 sin 3x  1 cos 2 x  1  0
6. Give the general solution to the equation tan 5 x  3.4
7. Solve the following to the nearest 2 decimal places. Show all
work necessary. 0  x  2
a) tan x  sin 3x  1
b) sin 3 x  cos 2 x  1
1
c) cot 2 x  tan x  0
2

Answers
2 4
1a) x  0.73, 2.41 b) no solution c) x  3 , 3
 7
d) x  6 , 6
 2 4 5  5
2a) x  3 , 3 , 3 , 3 b) x  6 , 6
c) x  1.11, 2.16, 4.25, 5.30 d) x  0,  , 1.23, 5.05
3 5 11 13 3 5 3 5
3ai) x  8 , 8 , 8
,
8
aii) x  8 , 8 ,  8 ,  8

  5 7 3 11  2
bi) x  6 , 2 , 6 , 6 , 2 , 6
bii) x  6  3  n, where n is an
 2
integer, x  2  3  n, where n is an integer

ci) x   cii) no solution

 3
4. x     n, where n is an integer x     n, where n is an int.
4 4

5a) 10 b) 4 c) 8

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6. x  .26  5  n, where n is an integer

7a) x  0.93, 3.41 b) x  0, 3.14, 3.85, 5.57 c)

x  1.05, 5.24