1. Solve the equation 2cos x = sin 2x, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 3π.

(Total 7 marks)

2. The following diagram shows a waterwheel with a bucket. The wheel rotates at a constant rate
in an anticlockwise (counterclockwise) direction.

diagram not to scale

The diameter of the wheel is 8 metres. The centre of the wheel, A, is 2 metres above the water
level. After t seconds, the height of the bucket above the water level is given by h = a sin bt + 2.

(a) Show that a = 4.

(2)

The wheel turns at a rate of one rotation every 30 seconds.

π
(b) Show that b = .
15
(2)

In the first rotation, there are two values of t when the bucket is descending at a rate of
0.5 m s–1.

(c) Find these values of t.

(6)

(d) Determine whether the bucket is underwater at the second value of t.

(4)
(Total 14 marks)
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3. The straight line with equation y = x makes an acute angle θ with the x-axis.
4

(a) Write down the value of tan θ.

(1)

(b) Find the value of

(i) sin 2θ;

(ii) cos 2θ.

(6)
(Total 7 marks)

4. The graph of y = p cos qx + r, for –5 ≤ x ≤ 14, is shown below.

There is a minimum point at (0, –3) and a maximum point at (4, 7).

(a) Find the value of

(i) p;

(ii) q;

(iii) r.
(6)
 (b) The equation y = k has exactly two solutions. Write down the value of k.
(1)
(Total 7 marks)

5. (a) Show that 4 – cos 2θ + 5 sin θ = 2 sin2 θ + 5 sin θ + 3.

(2)

(b) Hence, solve the equation 4 – cos 2θ + 5 sin θ = 0 for 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π.

(5)
(Total 7 marks)

6. The following diagram represents a large Ferris wheel at an amusement park.

The points P, Q and R represent different positions of a seat on the wheel.

The wheel has a radius of 50 metres and rotates clockwise at a rate of one revolution every 30
minutes.

A seat starts at the lowest point P, when its height is one metre above the ground.

(a) Find the height of a seat above the ground after 15 minutes.
(2)

(b) After six minutes, the seat is at point Q. Find its height above the ground at Q.
(5)
 The height of the seat above ground after t minutes can be modelled by the function
h(t) = 50 sin (b(t – c)) + 51.

(c) Find the value of b and of c.

(6)

(d) Hence find the value of t the first time the seat is 96 m above the ground.
(3)
(Total 16 marks)

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7. Let f(x) = +1, g(x) = 4cos   – 1. Let h(x) = (g ° f)(x).
2 3

(a) Find an expression for h(x).

(3)

(b) Write down the period of h.

(1)

(c) Write down the range of h.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

8. Solve cos 2x – 3 cos x – 3 – cos2 x = sin2 x, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.

(Total 7 marks)

9. Consider g (x) = 3 sin 2x.

(a) Write down the period of g.

(1)
(b) On the diagram below, sketch the curve of g, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.
y
4
3
2
1
0
π π 3π 2π
x
–1 2 2
–2
–3
–4
(3)

(c) Write down the number of solutions to the equation g (x) = 2, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)
10. The following graph shows the depth of water, y metres, at a point P, during one day.
The time t is given in hours, from midnight to noon.

(a) Use the graph to write down an estimate of the value of t when

(i) the depth of water is minimum;

(ii) the depth of water is maximum;

(iii) the depth of the water is increasing most rapidly.

(3)

(b) The depth of water can be modelled by the function y = A cos (B (t – 1)) + C.

(i) Show that A = 8.

(ii) Write down the value of C.

(iii) Find the value of B.

(6)

(c) A sailor knows that he cannot sail past P when the depth of the water is less than 12 m.
Calculate the values of t between which he cannot sail past P.
(2)
(Total 11 marks)

11. (a) Given that 2 sin2 θ + sinθ – 1 = 0, find the two values for sin θ.
(4)
 (b) Given that 0° ≤ θ ≤ 360° and that one solution for θ is 30°, find the other two possible
values for θ.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

12. Let ƒ (x) = a sin b (x − c). Part of the graph of ƒ is given below.

Given that a, b and c are positive, find the value of a, of b and of c.

(Total 6 marks)
13. The graph of a function of the form y = p cos qx is given in the diagram below.
y
40
30
20
10
x
π/2 π
–10
–20
–30
–40

(a) Write down the value of p.

(b) Calculate the value of q.

(Total 6 marks)
14. Consider y = sin  x + π  .
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(a) The graph of y intersects the x-axis at point A. Find the x-coordinate of A, where
0 ≤ x ≤ π.

(b) Solve the equation sin  x + π  = – 1 , for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.

 9 2

Working:

Answers:

(a) ..................................................................

(b) ..................................................................

(Total 6 marks)
15. Consider the equation 3 cos 2x + sin x = 1

(a) Write this equation in the form f (x) = 0 , where f (x) = p sin2 x + q sin x + r , and p , q , r
∈ .

(b) Factorize f (x).

(c) Write down the number of solutions of f (x) = 0, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.

Working:

Answers:

(a) .....................................................
(b) .....................................................
(c) .....................................................
(Total 6 marks)

16. Solve the equation 2 cos2 x = sin 2x for 0 ≤ x ≤ π, giving your answers in terms of π.

Working:

Answer:

…………………………………………..
(Total 6 marks)
(a) Write down the value of p.

(b) Calculate the value of q.

(Total 6 marks)
17. Part of the graph of y = p + q cos x is shown below. The graph passes through the points (0, 3)
and (π, –1).

0
π 2π x

–1

Find the value of

(a) p;

(b) q.

Working:

Answers:

(a) ..................................................................
(b) ..................................................................

(Total 6 marks)
18. (a) Factorize the expression 3 sin2 x – 11 sin x + 6.

(b) Consider the equation 3 sin2 x – 11 sin x + 6 = 0.

(i) Find the two values of sin x which satisfy this equation,

(ii) Solve the equation, for 0° ≤ x ≤ 180°.

Working:

Answers:

(a) ..................................................................
(b) (i) ...........................................................
(ii) ...........................................................

(Total 6 marks)
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19. Given that sin x = , where x is an acute angle, find the exact value of
3

(a) cos x;

(b) cos 2x.

Working:

Answers:

(a) ..................................................................
(b) ..................................................................

(Total 6 marks)
20. Consider the trigonometric equation 2 sin2 x = 1 + cos x.

(a) Write this equation in the form f (x) = 0, where f (x) = a cos2 x + b cos x + c,
and a, b, c ∈ .

(b) Factorize f (x).

(c) Solve f (x) = 0 for 0° ≤ x ≤ 360°.

Working:

Answers:

(a) ..................................................................
(b) ..................................................................
(c) ..................................................................
(Total 6 marks)
21. The depth, y metres, of sea water in a bay t hours after midnight may be represented by the
function

 2π 
y = a + b cos  t  , where a, b and k are constants.
 k 

The water is at a maximum depth of 14.3 m at midnight and noon, and is at a minimum depth of
10.3 m at 06:00 and at 18:00.

Write down the value of

(a) a;

(b) b;

(c) k.

Working:

Answers:

(a) ..................................................................
(b) ..................................................................
(c) ..................................................................

(Total 4 marks)
22. (a) Write the expression 3 sin2 x + 4 cos x in the form a cos2 x + b cos x + c.

(b) Hence or otherwise, solve the equation

3 sin2 x + 4 cos x – 4 = 0, 0° ≤ x ≤ 90°.

Working:

Answers:

(a) ..................................................................
(b) ..................................................................

(Total 4 marks)

23. Solve the equation 3 cos x = 5 sin x, for x in the interval 0° ≤ x ≤ 360°, giving your answers to
the nearest degree.

Working:

Answer:

......................................................................

(Total 4 marks)
24. (a) Express 2 cos2 x + sin x in terms of sin x only.

(b) Solve the equation 2 cos2 x + sin x = 2 for x in the interval 0 ≤ x ≤ π, giving your answers
exactly.

Working:

Answers:

(a) ..................................................................
(b) ..................................................................

(Total 4 marks)