Trigonometric Functions 6A

1 a 300 is in the 4th quadrant 11 1

g cosec = = −3.24 (3 s.f.)
1 10 sin 1110
sec 300 =
cos 300
In 4th quadrant cos is +ve, 1
h sec 6 rad = = 1.04 (3 s.f.)
so sec 300 is +ve. cos 6 rad

b 190 is in the 3rd quadrant 3 a cosec90 =

1 1
= =1
1 sin 90 1
cosec190 = (refer to graph of y = sin  )
sin190
In 3rd quadrant sin is − ve,
1 1 1
so cosec190 is − ve. b cot135 = = = = −1
tan135 − tan 45 −1
c 110 is in the 2nd quadrant
1 1
1 c sec180 = = = −1
cot110 = cos180 −1
tan110
(refer to graph of y = cos )
In the 2nd quadrant tan is − ve,
so cot110 is − ve. d 240 is in the 3rd quadrant
1 1 1
d 200 is in the 3rd quadrant sec 240 = = = 1 = −2
cos 240 − cos 60 − 2
tan is +ve in the 3rd quadrant,
so cot 200 is +ve. e 300 is in the 4th quadrant
1 1
e 95 is in the 2nd quadrant cosec300 = =
sin 300 − sin 60
cos is − ve in the 2nd quadrant, 1 2 2 3
so sec 95 is − ve. = 3 =− =−
− 2 3 3
1
2 a sec100 = = −5.76 (3 s.f.) f −45 is in the 4th quadrant
cos100
1 1
cot(−45) = =
1 tan(−45) − tan 45
b cosec 260 = = −1.02 (3 s.f.)
sin 260 =
1
= -1
-1
1
c cosec 280 = = −1.02 (3 s.f.)
sin 280 g sec 60 =
1 1
= 1 =2
cos 60 2
1
d cot 550 = = 5.67 (3 s.f.)
tan 550 h −210 is in the 2nd quadrant
1
4 1 cosec( −210) =
e cot = = 0.577 (3 s.f.) sin( −210)
3 tan 43
1 1
= = 1 =2
sin 30 2
1
f sec 2.4 rad = = −1.36 (3 s.f.)
cos 2.4 rad

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3 i 225 is in the 3rd quadrant 2 
6 =  − (in the 2nd quadrant)
1 1 3 3
sec 225 = =
cos 225 − cos 45  
2   2  1 1
cosec   + sec   = +
1
= 1 =− 2  3   3  sin ( 3 ) cos ( 23 )
2

− 2 1 1
= +
sin ( p3 ) - cos ( p3 )
4
j is in the 3rd quadrant 1 1
3 = +
2
3
− 12
1 1 1 3
cot 43 = = = = 2
4
tan 3 tan 3 
3 3 = −2 +
3
11  2
k = 2 − (in the 4th quadrant) = −2 + 3
6 6 3
11 1 1 1 2 2 3
sec = 11
= 
= 3 = = Challenge
6 cos 6 cos 6 2 3 3
a Triangles OPB and OAP are right-angled
3 triangles as line AB is a tangent to the unit
l − is in the 3rd quadrant circle at P.
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 3  1 1 Using triangle OBP, OBcosq = 1
cosec  −  = =
 4  sin ( − 4 ) − sin 4
3
1
 OB = = sec 
1 cos 
= 1 =- 2
- 2
b POA = 90 −   OAP = 
Using triangle OAP, OA sin  = 1
1
 OA = = cosec 
sin 

c Using Pythagoras’ theorem,

AP2 = OA2 − OP2
So, AP 2 = cosec 2  − 1
1
= −1
sin 2 
1
4 cosec( − x)  1 − sin 2 
sin( − x) =
sin 2 
1
 cos 2 
sin x =
 cosec x sin 2 
= cot 2 
5 cot 30 sec30 =
1

1 Therefore AP = cot 
tan 30 cos 30
3 2
= 
1 3
=2

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