Pre-Calculus Group Quiz 5.1 – 5.

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1. Use the fundamental Trigonometric Identities to simplify each of the following completely .

a. cos tan b. sec2x(1 - sin2x)

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c. + d. cos x + sin x tan x
cos x sin x

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1 + csc 
e. cot2y (sec2y - 1) f. − cot 
sec 

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  1 + csc(− x)
g. cot − x  csc x h.
2  cos(− x) + cot(− x)

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2. Verify each trigonometric identity. SHOW YOUR WORK!!!

sin x tan x
a. = cos x b. = sin 2 x
tan x tan x + cot x
3. Verify each trigonometric identity. SHOW YOUR WORK!!!

cos x sin x cos x tan 2 x 1 − cos x

a. + = cos x b. =
1 − tan x sin x − cos x 1 + sec x cos x

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4. Use the trigonometric substitution to write the algebraic expression as a trigonometric function of 
where 0<  < . SHOW YOUR WORK!!!

4 x 2 − 100, x = 5csc.

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5. Find all of the exact solutions to the following equations that are in the interval [0, 360o].
Do not use a graphing calculator. SHOW YOUR WORK!!!

a. 2 cos2 - cos  = 0 b. sin2 + cos  + 1 = 0

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c. 3 cot3 = cot d. sin + cos cot = -2

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6. Find all of the exact solutions to the following equations that are in the interval [0, 2].
Do not use a graphing calculator. SHOW YOUR WORK!!!

a. 4 sin2 2x + 3 = 0 b. 3 tan23x = 1

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cos x cot x 1 + sin x cos x
c. =3 d. + =4
1 − sin x cos x 1 + sin x

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7. Use inverse trig functions to find all of the solutions to the following equations in the interval [0, 2].
Write any decimal answers accurate to 4 decimal places. SHOW YOUR WORK!!!

a. 3 sin2x + 2 cos x - 2 = 0 b. cos x + sin x tan x = -2

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8. Find all of the solutions to these trigonometric equations. SHOW YOUR WORK!!!

tan  1 + csc(900 −  )
− =4
1 + sec(− ) tan( − )

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9. Use your graphing calculator to approximate the solutions to these equations in the interval [-, 3]
Write all answers accurate to three decimal places

a. 10 tan2x - 7 tan x - 12 = 0 b. 2sec2 x + tan x - 4 = 0

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c. cot  = 2 −x + 3 d. sin 2x - 2sin x cos x = 0
2

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10. The angle of elevation to the top of a building from a certain point is 27 degrees. If you move 250 feet
farther away from the building, the angle of elevation decreases to 19 degrees. Find the height of this
building. SHOW YOUR WORK!!!

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