CON3303 Tutorial 6: Angles, Trigonometric functions and identities

Tutorial Sheet 6

1. Complete the following table of equivalent radian and degree measure for several
frequently encountered angles:

Degrees 0° 30° 45° 60° 90° 180° 270° 360°

Radians 0 π 2π

2. Prove the following trigonometric identities

(a) cos 2θ = 2 cos 2 θ − 1

2 tan α
(b) tan 2 α =
1 − tan 2 α

(c) ( tan β + cot β ) tan β = sec 2 β

sin A 1 + cos A
(d) + = 2 csc A
1 + cos A sin A

tan θ + cot θ
(e) = 1
csc θ sec θ

cos 4 B - sin 4 B
(f) = cot 2 B − 1
sin 2 B
3. Find the solutions of the equation in [0, 2π ) .
(a) 2 sin 2 x − 3 cos x = 0 (b) 2 tan t − sec 2 t = 0

4. Using the compound angle formula cos( A − B) = cos A cos B + sin A sin B ,
find the acute angle x such that
3x x 3x x 2
cos + sin sin =
cos
2 2 2 2 2

Given sin ( A + B ) = and sin ( A − B ) = .

1 1
5.
2 4
Without using a calculator, find the values of

(a) sin A cos B ;

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(b) cos A sin B ; and

tan A
(c) .
tan B

6. Using the double-angle formula cos 2 A = cos A − sin A = 2 cos A − 1 = 1 − 2 sin A ,

2 2 2 2

solve cos u + cos 2u = 0 , where 0 ≤ u < 2π.

7. A projectile is launched from the ground at (0,0) with initial velocity u at an angle
θ to the horizontal. Its subsequent position at time t is given by
1 2
x = (u cos θ )t , y = (u sin θ )t − gt
2
1 x2
Show that the equation of the locus of the projectile is y = x tan θ − g sec 2 θ ..
2 u2

8. A voltage, v(t), which varies with time, t, is given by 60 sin(2t + 0.8) where
t≥0 .

(a) Find the maximum and minimum values of v.

(b) Find the first time such that the voltage v is 30.

Answers:

3. (a) π/3, 5π/3 (b) π/4, 5π/4


4. 45
5. (a) 3/8 (b) 1/8 (c) 3

6. π/3, 5π/3, π

8. (a) 60, -60 (b) 0.909

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