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Supplementary Exercise on Trigonometry
Cfeated by Mr Frcs Hung Last updated: April 23,2011
Prove that cos"(4 +) + cos*(B + 0) +2 cos(4 — B) sin(4 + @)sin(B + 0) is independent of 8.
Prove that, if sin(o. + B) = sin(ot ~ B), then (k + 1) cot o: = (k~ 1) cot B.
Ifx sin @ + y cos @ = sin @ and x cos @ — y sin @ = cos @, express x in terms of @ and @ as
simple as possible.
4, Without using tables or calculators, find the values of tan 1
ind tan 22
5. Ifcos @ + cos @ =x and sin 6 + sino = y, prove that cos 6 o)= 1 le ty?
6. Prove the identities: sin’ 4 + sin’ B~ sin’(A ~ B)
tan34—2tan24+tanA
4(tan3.A—tan 2A)
7. Inany triangle ABC, prove that (a)? sin(C — A) = (c? -a°) sin B,
sin A sin B cos(4 ~ B), and
in 2A
(b) @& =(b-cy cos’ 4. (b+ c) sin? S
4 cth A
() tan + B)=
8 Solve completely the triangle ABC in which a = 2.718, b = 3.142, A = 54°18", Show that there
are two possible triangles and find their areas
9. If A, B, Care the angles of a triangle, prove that
(sin B — cos BY’ + (sin C - cos Cy? — (sin A — cos A)’ = 1-4 sin A cos B cos C.
ven that (1+ cos A)(1 + cos BI + cos C)(1 + cos D)=p sin A sin B sin C sin D,
10. G
prove that (1 —cos A)(1 ~ c0s BY 1 — cos C1 — cos D) = sin A sin B sin C sin D.
P
a=beosC +ccosB
11. If, B, Care the angles of a triangle, using sine rule to prove 1b =ccos A +acosC ...(*)
¢=acosB+heosd
Hence, solve the system (*) and express cos 4, cos B, cos C in terms of a, b and c
12, 1 + =x, prove that (1 + tan @)(1 + tan o) = 2, Deduce the value of tan Y4rr
13, Establish the identity sin @(cos 26 + cos 40 + cos 60) = sin 38 cos 40
Prove that, if'y = cos 30 + sin 36 and y = cos @ ~ sin 8, then x — y= 2y sin 20
s 7 I
14, By expressing (3 + cos @) cosec 0 in terms of tan
(© 8), show that this expression cannot
have any value between -2/2 and 22
15. By projection of the sides of an equilateral triangle onto a certain line, or otherwise, prove that
cos 8 + cos(8 + ¥5n) + cos(8+¥ n)= 0,
and find the value of sin @ + sin(® + ¥) + sin(® +% 7).
16. Iftan o. =k tan B, show that (k ~ 1) sin(o. + B) = (k + L)sin(ot ~ B).
Show that, if the equation tan x = & tan(x ~ of) has real solutions (in x), (k~ 1)? is not less than
(k+1P sin?o.
Solve the equation when k = -2 and o. = 30°, give your answer in general solution.
17. (a) If'sina. + cos a= 2a, form the quadratic equation whose roots are sin at and cos at.
(5) Solve the equation and find the general solution of x:
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20.
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cos” x + cos x —sinx— sin’ x= 0.
Lety = sin 6 (3 sin 6 ~ sin 2a) + cos 6 (3 cos 8 ~ cos 2) (0° 0 => —v3—2 is rejected
tan 15° = 2-3
tan. 224 can be found in a similar way.
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5. €08 0+ 608 P= oc)
sin + sino = (2)
(1)? cos? 6 + cos? @ +2 cos 6 cos @ = x7
) (2) sin? @ + sin” o +2 sin @ sin =
1 + 1 +2 cos(@-g)=x? +7
2[1 + cos(@ —o)] = 37 +97
21 +2 c0¢4(0-0) -Wearty
4008 S@-o)= 8 +¥
0s 3(0-0)= alee
6. RHS=2sin A sin B cos(4 — B)
= -[cos(4 +B) — cos(4 — B)] cos(4 - B)
= -cos(4 +B) cos(4 — B) + cos’(4 — B)
=F (60s 24 + 60828) + 1-sin"4 ~B)
5a —2sin? A+ 1-2 sin? B)+ 1 -sin’(A -B)
= sin’ A + sin’ B— sin’(4 ~ B) = LHS
‘You may try to prove the identity from the left side
Lis = 1034 =2tan24 + tan
4(tan3.4 tan 24)
_ 1 _tan24~tand
4 4(tan34—tan24)
sin(2A~ A)
= RS (note that tan o: — tan B =
cos3Acos2A
1_ sin Acos3A = Sin(a=8) )
4° asin AcosA cosc-cos
140s’ A~3cos4
4 4cosA
= Yall -(4 cos’ A -3)]
= (4 ~ 4 cos? A)
= sin’ A = RHS
sina _sinB _ sincrcosB—cosasinB
cosa. cos cosa.cosB
7. InAABC,A+B+C= 180°, 2-4 © _k>a=ksin A, b= ksin B, c= ksinC.
sind sinB sinC
in By?
@ (ksin BY -
(ksin Cy —(ksin A)
sin? B
sin?C sin? A
sin
(sin -sin AXsin C +sin A)
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sin? B
C+d_ C-A, AtC A-C
2cos sin -2sin cos
2 2 2 2
sin? B
A+C AFC
2sin “cos
2sin
sin? B
sin(4+C)
2 sit
___ sin? B
sin Bsin(C — A)
sinB
=—Sn 4 |. Hence result follows,
sin(C-A)
=the +2c? -Abecos-(b? -2bc+c?)\1+c08.4)], by cosine rule
=the +2c? —4beeos A~(b° ~ 2be + cos A~2becosA+c? cos A))
=H +2he+e* (9 cos +2hecos +e" cos)]
©
fan.
cob 2
4
_ksinC+ksinB 85
Asin C—ksin B
A
08 —
B+C
A. C-B
2sin < sin
2 2
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B+C
cos
can be simplified similarly.
i( 90 = 8)
2
- tant A + B), this is known as tangent rule
8. a=2,718, b= 3.142, A = 54°18": SSA c
By cosine rule a* = b? +c? — 2he cos A
2.718 = 3.142? +c? — 23.142 ¢ cos $4°18"
? 3.666973 c + 2.48464 = 0 bo3.142
= 2.77 or 0.90 (B = 69.8° or 110.2°, C= 55.9° or 15.6°) 2.718
So, there are two possible triangles
©=2.77, area =F be sind 3 1422.77 sin 54.3° = 3.53
€=0,90, area=4 3 1420.90 sin 54.3° = 1.14
9. (sin B— cos BY? + (sin C— cos C)* ~ (sin A ~ cos AY
in’ B — 2 sinB cosB + cos’B + sin*C —2 sin C cos C + cos*B — sin’A +2 sin A cos A — cos’
~sin 2B +1 ~2 sin C cos C—(1~ sin 24)
+ sin 24 — sin 2B ~2 sin C cos C
=1+2cos(4 +B) sin(4 — B)— 2 sin C cos C
=1-2cosC sin(d ~B)~2 sin C cos C
—2 cos C[sin(4 — B) + sin C]
A-B4C A-B-C
Cry man
2 2
~4 cos C’sin(90° ~ B) cos(4 ~ 90°)
—4 sin A cos B cos C.
10. Given that (1 + cos A)(1 + cos B)(1 + cos C1 + cos D) =p sin A sin B sin C sin D
(1 ~ cos A)(1 ~ cos BY(1 ~ cos CX1 ~ cos D)
_(l-cos AX1-cos BY1-cos CXI-cos DY(I+cos AI +cos BXI+cos C\(l+cos D)
(1+cos AXI-+cos BXl+cos CXl+cos D)
4cos C sin
pin Asin Bsin Csin D
sin A sin B sin C sin D.
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11. Inthe triangle on the right,
a= BC=BD + DC= € 608 B +B 608 C ss)
b=AC=AE+EC=ccosA+acosC Q)
Similarly ¢ =a cos B+ 6 cos A .......(3) (do this part yourself)
These equations are known as projection formulae.
In (2) cos C= 2=20084 Cy
a
In (3) cos B= £50084 (5)
a 2
Put (4) and (5) into (1)
__¢=beosd , , b—ccosd
a= cLOCOSA , 5, On ecos
a a
aaa
Similarly
C= a +B —2abcosC
(Do the substitution yourself.)
12. 6+@ =n, tan(O + @) =tan x= 1
tan tan _ |
1-tan@tano
tan @ +tan = 1 -tan@ tan
1 +tan@ +tan 9 + tan @ tang =2
(1 + tan @)(1 + tan 9) =2
Let 6 = = Yer, then @ + = Yar
By the above result, (1+ tan 8)(1 + tan @) =2
=>(1+tanoy=2
1+tan@ =+V2
tan Yan = 2 ~ 1 (reject - V2 - 1)
13, sin @(cos 20 + cos 46 + cos 60)
sin 0(cos 40 + 2cos 40 cos 20)
= cos 40 sin 0(2 cos 20 + 1)
= cos 40 [2 (1 —2sin’ 6) + 1] sin®
= cos 40(3 sin 8 —4 sin’ 0)
sin 36 cos 40
Ifx = cos 30 + sin 30 and y = cos 0 ~ sin 0,
x—y= cos 30 + sin 30 — cos 0+ sind
= 4 cos’ -3 cos +3 sin@ —4 sin’ 0 —cos O + sin@
= 4 cos’ 0-4 cos 0 +4 sin 0 —4 sin’ 0
= 4 cos O(cos” 6 — 1) + 4 sin? OC 1
=—4 cos 6 sin” + 4 sin 8 cos” 0
=4 sin 0 cos 8(cos 0 ~ sin 8)
76)
= 2y sin 20.
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14
or E> 2V2
n cannot have any value between -2.V2 and 2/2,
15, APQRis an equilateral with QR inclined to the horizontal at an angle 6.
Suppose PQ = OR = RP = | unit.
The projection of OR on horizontal is MT, the projection of PQ on horizontal is MN, the
projection of PR on horizontal is NZ
MI™= QR cos 8= cos 6
MN = PQ cost'n+ 8) = cos(¥sn + 0)
NT= PR cos('4n — 0)
-¢ MT'=MN + NT
cos 8 = cos(Vsn +0) + cost) ~ 8)
cos 8 ~ cos( Yar + 8) ~ cos('4r~ 8) = 0
cos 0 + cos('sn +0 + x) + cos(Yan—O—z)=0
cos 8 + cos( {x +8) + cos(-¥sn 8) = 0.
cos 8 + cos(8 +%n) + cos(8 +) = 0
Using the projection of APOR onto the vertical,
AB = PR sin(’4r. ~ 8) = sin(“an ~ 8)
BC = OR sin @ = sin® DSR
AC = PQ sin( Yon + 8) = sin(Ysn + 8)
AB+BC=AC
sin( Yor ~ 8) + sin 8 = sin(¥sn +8) Dea c
sin(Ysx ~ 8) + sin 8 ~ sin('4x +8) =0 aie c
sin 0 + sinfx ~ (Ysx—0)] + sin('4m +0 +n) =0 MN T
sin 8 + sin(@ + %m) + sin(8 + %x)=0
16. tana=ktanB
sino. _ ksinB
cosa cos
sin a. cos = ksin B cos
Sbin(a+p)+ in(oo-B [bsin(a+p)-sin(o-p))
sin (ot ~ B) + & sin (a. ~ B) =k sin (a. + B) ~sin (a + B)
(k= 1) sin (e+ B)= (+ 1) sin (a ~ B)
yu
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18,
Given tan x =k tan (x — ct)
(k= 1) sin (2x) =(k+ I) sina.
(e+)
(1)
It has real solutions (in x) => -1 <
t : y sin?0<1
(k + UP sin? ce < (k= 1)
(k~ 1) is not less than (& + 1)° sin? ot
When k= ~2 and ct = 30°,
(-2~ 1) sin 2x ~ 30°) = (-2 + 1) sin 30°
1
ox 302) =
sin (2x — 30°)
sin(2x-a.
sina.
(e+)
(k-1)
sino. <1
2-3 80°r + (-1)" 9.594
2x = 180° + (-1)" 9.594° + 30°
x= 90° + (-1Y' 4,797° + 15°, n= 0, #1, 42.
(a) Ifsina + cosa=2a
‘Squaring: sin’ & + cos? @ + 2 sin @ cos a = 4a”
2 sin a cos @ = 4a*
sin a cos a= 2a? —
sum of roots = 24, product of roots = 2a? —
ina, cos wis 27 2ar + 2q—4 =0
Quadratic equation whose roots are
2x? — dax + 4a” —1=0
(8) cos?x+ cos x—sinx— sin? x=0
cos? x ~ sin? x + cos x sin x =0
(cos x + sin x)(cos x sin.x) + cos x—sinx=0
(cos x~ sin x)(cos x + sinx + 1)=
cos x sin x= 0 or cos.x + sin x =
1
cosx+—Lesin ¥=——
v2 v2 v2
x = 180° + 45° or cos (x — 45°) = cos 135°
x = 180° + 45° or x — 45° = 360° + 135°
x = 180° + 45° or x = 360° + 180° or 360° — 90°, n= 0, +2, 43,
Let y= sin 6 (3 sin 6 ~ sin 2a) + c0s 6 (3 cos 6 ~ cos 2) (0°
