Trigonometric Expression

1982 FI.3.2

sin 4b

Find b if

cos4b
1983 FI4.2

Given

12 b tan

9 (0 < 4b < 90)

. Find b.
3

1983 FG9.1
3
If sin = , a = tan 2 1 , find a.
5
1984 FI4.2
is an acute angle such that cos =

15
b
. If tan = , find b.
15
17

1985 FG6.3
d
If sin 30 = , find d.
8
1986 FI2.4
cos A q
3
If sin A = and
, find q.
5
tan A 15
1986 FI3.2

If 8 sin2 3000 + 12 cos2 2925 = x, find x.

1986 FG6.3
7
If tan =
, 90 < < 180 and 100 cos = r, find r.
24
1986 FG10.3
If k =

3 sin 5 cos
and tan = 3, find k.
2 sin cos

1987 FG7.2

If tan(375 + 15) = B , find B.

1987 FG8.1
5 sin 4 cos
and tan = 2, find A.
If A =
3 sin cos
1988 FI5.2
If tan2 495 + 1 = b, find b.
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1989 HI14
1 sin 37 sin 45 cos 60 sin 60
If

, find B.
B
cos 30 cos 45 cos 53
1989 FI3.2
8
b
, 90 < < 180 and sin = , find b.
If tan =
34
15
1989 FSG.4
4 sin 3 cos
and tan = 3, find k.
If k =
2 sin cos
1989 FG10.3

6 cos 2 2 sin cos sin 2

and tan = 2, find k.
cos2 sin cos sin 2
1990 HI14
1 cos 45 sin 70 cos 60 tan 40
If

, find the value of A.

A
cos 340 sin 135 tan 220
1990 FI4.3
c
12
, where 180 < < 270, and tan = , find c.
If sin =
15
3
1990 FG7.2
6 cos 5 sin
If K =
and tan = 2, find K.
2 cos 3 sin
1991 FI4.3
40
1
1

If cos = , where is an acute angle, and c =

, find c.
41
sin tan
1991 FI5.4
If k =

sin 65 tan 2 60
If K =
, find K.
tan 30 cos 30 cos 25
1992 FI3.1
sin 15
1

tan 2 15 , find a.
If a =
2
cos 75 sin 75
1995 FI3.1
If a = sin 30 + sin 300 + sin 3000, find a.

Trigonometric Expression

2000 HI9

Find the value of

12 sin 2 48 12 sin 2 42
.
sin 330 tan 135 sin 2 48 sin 2 42 tan 180

2003 FG3.2

Given that f(n) = sin

n
, where n is an integer. If c = f(1) + f(2) + + f(2003),
4

find the value of c.

2004 HI8
2

If t = sin 4 cos 2
, find the value of t.
6
6
2005 HI4
5
Let t be a real number satisfying (1+ sin t)(1 + cos t)= . If N = sin t + cos t,
4
find the value of N.
2005 FG1.3
2 cos sin
1
, find the value of c.
Given that tan . If c
2
sin cos
2007 HG7
Let k = sin 30 + cos 60 + sin 90 + cos 120 + + sin 1890 + cos 1920,
find the value of k.
2007 FI3.1
Suppose that a = cos4 sin4 2 cos2 , find the value of a.
2008 FI1.1
Let A = 15tan 44tan45tan46, find the value of A.
2008 FGS.3
Given that cos =

99
101

and 180 < < 270. Find the value of cot .

2009 FG2.1

5
, where 180 270.
12
If A = cos + sin , find the value of A.
2010 FG1.1
Find the value of sin2 1 + sin2 2 + + sin2 89.
2012HG9
Evaluate sin2 1 + sin2 2 + sin2 3 + + sin2 359 + sin2 360.
2012 FG2.1
Find the value of 2tan 1tan 2 tan 3 tan 87 tan 88 tan 89.
Given tan =

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Trigonometric Expression

Answers

1982 FI3.2
15

1983 FI4.2
2

1986 FI2.4
16
1987 FG8.1
2
1989 FG10.3
2

1986 FI3.2
12
1988 FI5.2
2
1990 HI14
2

1991 FI5.4
6

1992 FI3.1
2

2004 HI8
3

16

2005 HI4
2 10
2
2008 FGS.3
99
= 4.95
20

2008 FI1.1
15
2012 FG2.1
2

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1983 FG9.1
5
4
1986 FG6.3
96
1989 HI14
2
1990 FI4.3
4
1995 FI3.1
1
2

1984 FI4.2
8

1985 FG6.3
4

1986 FG10.3
2
1989 FI3.2
16
1990 FG7.2
2

1987 FG7.2
3
1989 FSG.4
3
1991 FI4.3
9

2000 HI9
24

2003 FG3.2
1+ 2

2005 FG1.3
5

2007 HG7
3
2

2007 FI3.1
1

2009 FG2.1
17

13

2010 FG1.1
44.5

2012 HG9
180