Trigonometry

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1. The road between towns A and B is blocked due to roadworks. A diversion via town P has
been put into place.
Roads AB and AP form a 20° angle with each other, as shown in the diagram. The angle
between roads AP and PB is 110°.
The road from A to P is 4km long.
How much longer is the diversion via town P than the direct route AB?

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2.
a) Solve the equation
1
cos α =
2
for all 0 ≤ α ≤ 2π.

b) Solve the equation

sin β = −0.6
for all 0 ≤ β ≤ 2π.

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3.
a) In the triangle below, find the length of side x.

28°
12 cm
x

b) In the triangle below, find the size of the angle marked θ in radians.

40 m
θ

32 m

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4. Simplify
a) 4 cos² θ + 4 sin² θ

b) tan² θ cos² θ – sin² θ

c) 1 + tan² θ

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5. Sketch the graph of y = cos x for -π ≤ x radians ≤ 3π

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6.

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7.
a) Show that tanθ + cotθ = 2 Cosec2θ

b) Show that cos θ (1-cosθ) = sin θ sinθ

2 2

c) Show that (1+ tanθ) = tan θ

(1+ cotθ)

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