Use your knowledge to

answer the two exam

questions.

Use trigonometric identities

to solve the equations.

Solve the quadratic and

compound trigonometric
equations.

Solve the trigonometric

equations, giving answers to
1dp where appropriate.
 Question Solution
3
tan 𝑥 = − 𝑥 = 123.7°, 303.7°
2
0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 360°

cos 𝜃 = 0.5 𝜋 5𝜋
𝜃= ,
0 ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 2𝜋 3 3

sin 𝜃 = 0.3
𝜃 = 17.5°, 162.5°
0 ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 360°

2
sin 𝑥 = − 𝑥 = 3.9, 5.6, 10.2, 11.8
3
0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4𝜋

tan 𝜃 = 5
𝜃 = −1.8, 1.4, 4.5
−𝜋 ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 2𝜋

Question Solution

2
cos 2𝑥 = −
5 𝑥 = 0.991, 2.15
0≤𝑥≤𝜋

sin(𝜃 + 50) = 0.7

0 ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 360° 𝜃 = 85.6°, 354°
 tan2 𝑥 + 2 tan 𝑥 − 15 = 0
𝑥 = 71.6°, 101°, 252°, 281°
0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 360°

(2 sin 2𝑥 − 1) (2 cos 𝑥 + √3) = 0 𝜋 5𝜋 5𝜋

𝑥= , ,
0≤𝑥≤𝜋 12 12 6

3 sin2 𝑥 + 7 sin 𝑥 − 2 = 4
𝑥 = 0.730, 2.412
0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2𝜋

Question Solution

LHS = cos2 𝑥 + 2 sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥 + sin2 𝑥 + cos 2 𝑥 − 2 sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥 + sin2 𝑥

Prove that = cos 2 𝑥 + sin2 𝑥 + cos 2 𝑥 + sin2 𝑥
(cos 𝑥 + sin 𝑥)2 + (cos 𝑥 − sin 𝑥)2 = 2 =1+1
=2

𝐿𝐻𝑆 = 2 + 2 tan2 𝜃 + cos2 𝜃 + cos2 𝜃 tan2 𝜃

Show that = 2 + 2 tan2 𝜃 + cos2 𝜃 + sin2 𝜃
(2 + cos 2 𝜃)(1 + tan2 𝜃) = 3 + 2 tan2 𝜃 = 2 + 2 tan2 𝜃 + 1
= 3 + 2 tan2 𝜃

√5
Given that sin 𝛼 = 3 and that 𝛼 is acute 2
cos 𝛼 =
find the value of cos 𝛼. 3
 Using an appropriate identity solve
2 sin 𝜃 = cos 𝜃
𝜃 = 0.464, 3.61
in the interval 0 ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 2𝜋 giving solutions
to three significant figures.

Using an appropriate identity solve

6 sin2 𝑥 = 4 + cos 𝑥
𝑥 = 132°, 228°, 60°, 300°
in the interval 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 360° giving
answers to the nearest degree.
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