TRIGONOMETRIC

FUNCTIONS
ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS FORM 5
5.2 Six Trigonometric Function of any Angle

= =


cos = =


tan = =

 5.2.2 Definition of cosecant, secant and
cotangent for any angle

1 1
= =
sin cos

cos
=
sin
5.2 Six Trigonometric Function of any Angle
For complementary angles
5.2 Six Trigonometric Function of any Angle
EXAMPLE 1 :
Referring to the unit circle P (0.78, 0.62) and = 38.5 ,
determine the following trigonometric functions.
(a) Cosec 38.5
(b) Sec 38.5 complementary angles

(c) Cot 38.5

(d) Sin 51.5
 Example 2
Find the complementary angle of the angle 73 . Given that
sin 17 = 0.2921 , cos 17 = 0.9563 , tan 17 = 0.3057, find
the value of the following trigonometric functions :
a) Cos 73
b) Tan 73
complementary angles
c) Sec 73
d) Cosec 73
5.2.3 Values of the six trigonometric functions of any angle
Complete this table
Sin Cos Tan Sec Cot

25
155
205
335
REFERENCE ANGLE = Acute angle rotating about x-axis
VALUES OF SPECIAL ANGLES
EXAMPLE 1
Sketch the reference angle of each of the following
trigonometric functions and hence, determine its
value.
(a) Sin 240
(b) Tan 310
(c) Cosec 140
1
(d) Cos (- rad.)
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EXAMPLE 2
Without using calculator, find the values of each of the
following.
(a) Sin 150
(b) Cos 210
(c) sin 45 + cos 45
1 1
(d) 2 Cos ( rad.) + cot ( rad.)
4 3
5.2.4 Solving Trigonometric Equations
EXAMPLE 1
Solve the following trigonometric equation :
(a)Cos = 0.5299
(b)Sin = 0.3682
(c)Cos 2 =-0.6825
(d)cos 2 23 = 2.567
(e) 3 tan (2 + 22 ) = - 6.339
(f) 2 cosec x + 3 sin x = 7
5.2.4 Solving Trigonometric Equations
EXAMPLE 1
Solve the following trigonometric equation :
(g) 2 sin x cos x = cos x
(h) 10 tan x cot x = 3
(i) Cosec x = 3 sin x
(j) Sec x 2 cos x = -1
5.2.4 Solving Trigonometric Equations
EXAMPLE 2
3
Given sin = and 90 < < 270,
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(a) Sketch the reference angle of .
(b) Without using a calculator, find the values of each of the following :
(i) cos (ii) tan
(iii) cosec (iv) cot
 5.3.1 Determining the number of solutions to a
trigonometric equation
1. Sketch the following graphs for 0 360
(a) = 2 cos 2 + 1
(b) = tan 2
2. Draw the following graphs for 0 2
3
(a) = 2 +
2