Exercise 6B

1 a sin135° = + sin 45°  5π  π 

(135° is in the second quadrant 1 g cos   = cos  
 3  3
at 45° to the horizontal.)  5π  π 
(   is in the fourth quadrant, at   to
2  3  3
So sin135° =
2 the horizontal.)
 5π  π  1
So cos
=   cos
=  
b sin ( −60 ) ° = − sin 60°  3  3 2
(−60° is in the fourth quadrant
at 60° to the horizontal.)  5π  π 
h cos   = − cos  
3  4  4
So sin ( −60° ) =−  5π  π 
2 (   is in the third quadrant, at   to
 4  4
 11π  π  the horizontal.)
c sin   = − sin  
 6  6  5π  π  2
So cos  = − cos   =−
 11π  π   4  4 2
( sin   is in the fourth quadrant, at  
 6  6
to the horizontal.)  7π  π 
i cos  −  = − cos  
 11π  π  1  6  6
So sin  =− sin   =−
 6  6 2  7π  π 
(  −  is in the second quadrant, at  
 6  6
 7π  π  to the horizontal.)
d sin   = sin  
 3  3  7π 
So cos  −
π 
− cos   =
3
= −
 7π  π   6  6 2
( sin   is in the first quadrant, at  
 3  3
j cos 495° = − cos 45°
to the horizontal.)
(495° is in the second quadrant
 7π  π  3
So sin=  sin
=   at 45° to the horizontal.)
 3  3 2
2
So cos 495° = −
2
e sin ( −300° ) =+ sin 60°
(−300° is in the first quadrant k tan135° = − tan 45°
(135° is in the second quadrant
at 60° to the horizontal.)
at 45° to the horizontal.)
3
So sin ( −300° ) = So tan135° = −1
2
l tan ( −225° ) =− tan 45°
f cos120° = − cos 60°
(120° is in the second quadrant (−225° is in the second quadrant
at 60° to the horizontal.) at 45° to the horizontal.)
1 So tan ( −225° ) =−1
So cos120° = −
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  7π  π  Challenge
1 m tan   = tan   1
 6  6 a i tan 30° =
CE
 7π  π  1
(   is in the third quadrant at   to CE =
 6  6 tan 30°
the horizontal.) 1
=
 7π  π  3 3
So tan=  tan= 
 6  6 3 3
3
=
n tan 300° = − tan 60° 3
(300° is in the fourth quadrant 3 3
=
at 60° to the horizontal.) 3
So tan 300° = − 3 = 3

ii Using Pythagoras’ theorem

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 2π  π  CD 2= 12 + 3
o tan  − = tan  
 3  3 CD= 1+ 3
 2π  π  CD = 2
(  −  is in the third quadrant at   to
 3  3
the horizontal.) iii Using Pythagoras’ theorem on the
isosceles triangle ABC
 2π  π 
So tan  − = tan  = 3 AB2 + BC2 = (1 + 3)
2
 3  3
2
AB = BC so BC2 + BC2 = (1 + 3)
2BC2 = 4+2 3
BC2 = 2+ 3
BC = 2+ 3

iv DB = AB − AD
Using Pythagoras' theorem
AD = 12 + 12
= 2
DB = 2+ 3 − 2

b Angle BCD = 45° − 30° = 15°

DB
c i sin 15° =
CD
2+ 3 − 2
=
2

BC 2+ 3
ii cos 15° = =
CD 2

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