Exercises in Trigonometry

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Class 5 E

Question 1:

i) State if the following statements are true or false. Justify your answer.

a) The principal value of 920 0 is 1600

21π 3π
b) The principal value of − is .
4 4
 7π   11π 
c) The exact value of sin   + cos = 3
 3   6 
ii) Answer the following questions.
− 2  3π −π 
d) What is the value of α if sin α = and α ∈  − ; ?
2  2 2 
 27π 
e) What is the exact value of tan ?
 6 
Question 2.
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i) Given that cosα = for α ∈ ] − π ; 0[ ;
3

a) Calculate he exact value of sin α and tan α .

b) Hence, deduce the exact values for :

 3π   3π 
sin ( 3π − α ) ; cos( − 8π + α ) ; tan −α  and cos − α ;
 2   2 
2
ii) Given that tan α = − for α ∈ ] − π; 0[ ;
3

a) Calculate he exact value of sin α and cos α .

b) Hence, deduce the exact values for :

 5π   3π 
sin ( 3π − α ) ; tan α −  and cos − α ;
 2   2 

Question 3: Prove the following equalities.

 5π 
− sin ( x − 3π ) − cos − x − 
 2 
a) = sin x. tan x
 7π 
2 tan − x
 2 

b) tan 2 x − sin 2 x = tan 2 x × sin 2 x c) cos 92 0 × sin 8 0 + sin 98 0 × cos 8 0 = 1

d) i) Expand ( 2 x − 1)( x − 1)
ii) Factorize 2 cos 2 x − 2 cos x + 1
iii) Deduce the exact values of x.
 1 + 2 sin x cos x
e) = sin x + cos x
sin x + cos x

1 1
f) − =1
sin α tan 2 α
2

sin(52  ) 2 tan(43 )
g) + =3
cos(38  ) cot(47  )

h) What is the exact value of cos α if 4 sin 2 α = 2 and α ∈[ − π ;0] ?

Question 4: Simplify
 5π   − 3π   − 7π 
A = sin ( − 21π + x ) + sin  − x  + cos( − 3π − x ) − cos + x  + tan ( π + x ) + cot − x
 2   2   2 
 − 21π   5π   17π   − 25π 
B = sin   + sin   + cos  − cos  + cos( 2π )
 4   2   6   3 

 3π   27π 
C = sin  + α  + cos − α  + sin ( 3π + α ) − cos( 7π − α )
 2   2 

 7π   − 5π 
D = tan (11π + β ) + tan + β  − cot ( − 2π − β ) − cot −β
 2   2 

Question 5:

a) Expand the following expression ( x − 1)(1 + 2 x ) .

b) Hence, given that f ( x ) = 2 sin 2 x − sin x − 1 find the exact values for f
]
(x ) = 0 where x ∈ 0; 360 0 . [

Question 6:
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Given that: sin x − cos x =
2
a) Calculate the value of ( sin x − cos x ) 2
b) Deduce the exact value of sin x. cos x

Question 7:

ABC is an isosceles triangle such that AB = AC = 4 3 and Aˆ = 30  . [BH] is a one

height of the triangle.
a) Show that BH = 2 3 and CH = 4 3 − 6 .
b) Use triangle BHC to show that tan 15  = 2 − 3