Additional exercise

12.3 Trigonometric identities and

equations
1 Without using your GDC, solve each equation for −π ≤ θ ≤ 2π.

a sin2θ = cos θ

b sin2 θ = 3 cos2 θ

1
( sin θ + cos θ )
2
c =
2

2 Without using your GDC, solve each equation for −360° ≤ θ ≤ 360°.

a cos 2θ = sin θ

θ  3
b cos   =
3 2

c 2 cos2 θ − 3 cos θ + 1 =0

1 π
3 Given that sin θ = and 0 ≤ θ ≤ , find each value. Do not use your GDC.
4 2

a cos θ b tan θ

c sin(2θ) d cos(2θ)

e sin(θ + π) f cos(−θ)

2 π
4 Given that cos θ = − and ≤ θ ≤ π , find each value. Do not use your GDC.
3 2

a sin θ b tan θ

c sin(2θ) d cos(2θ)

e sin(−θ) f cos(θ + π)

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Answers
1 a sin2θ = cos θ
2 sin θ cos θ = cos θ
2 sin θ cos θ − cos θ =
0
cos θ (2 sin θ − 1) =
0

1
cos θ = 0 or 2 sin θ − 1 = 0 → sin θ =
2
π 3π π 5π
θ = ± , , ,
2 2 6 6
b sin2 θ = 3 cos2 θ
sin2 θ
=3
cos2 θ
tan2 θ = 3

tan θ = ± 3
π 2π 4π 5π
θ =
± ,± , ,
3 3 3 3
1
( sin θ + cos θ )
2
c =
2
1
sin2 θ + 2 sin θ cos θ + cos2 θ =
2
1
1 + 2 sin θ cos θ =
2
1
1 + sin2θ =
2
1
sin2θ = −
2
5π π 7π 11π 19π 23π
2θ =
− ,− , , , ,
6 6 6 6 6 6
5π π 7π 11π 19π 23π
θ =
− ,− , , , ,
12 12 12 12 12 12
2 a cos 2θ = sin θ
1 − 2 sin2 θ =
sin θ

2 sin2 θ + sin θ − 1 =0

( sin θ + 1) (2 sin θ − 1) =
0

1
sin θ + 1 =0 → sin θ =−1 or 2 sin θ − 1 = 0 → sin θ =
2
θ = −90°,270°, −210°, −330°,30°,150°

θ  3
b cos   =
3 2

θ
=±30°
3
θ =±90°

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c 2 cos2 θ − 3 cos θ + 1 =0

( cos θ − 1) (2 cos θ − 1) =
0

1
cos θ − 1 = 0 → cos θ = 1 or 2 cos θ − 1 = 0 → cos θ =
2
θ = 0°, ±360°, ±60°
3 a sin2 θ + cos2 θ =
1
2
1 1 1 15
  + cos θ = + cos2 θ =
1 → cos2 θ = → cos2 θ =
2
1→ 1−
4
  16 16 16

15
cos θ =
4
sin θ
b tan θ =
cos θ

1
4 1
tan θ
= =  
 15  15
 
 4 

 1   15  2 15 15
c sin2
= θ 2 sin θ =
cos θ 2    =  =
 4   4  16 8
2
1 2 14 7
d cos 2θ =1 − 2 sin2 θ =1 − 2  =1− = =
4
  16 16 8

1
e sin (θ + π ) = − sin θ = −
4

15
f cos ( −θ=
) cos=
θ
4
4 a sin2 θ + cos2 θ =
1
2
 2 4 4 5
sin2 θ +  −  =1 → sin2 θ + =1 → sin2 θ =
1 − → sin2 θ =
 3  9 9 9

5
sin θ =
3
sin θ
b tan θ =
cos θ
 5
 
 3  5
tan θ = = −
 2 2
− 3
 
 5  2 4 5
c sin2θ =
2 sin θ cos θ =
2 − =
−
 3   3  9
 
2
 2 4 8 1
d cos 2θ =2 cos2 θ − 1 =2  −  − 1 =2   − 1 = − 1 =−
 3 9 9 9

5
e sin ( −θ ) =− sin θ =−
3
2
f cos (θ + π ) = − cos θ =
3

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