60 mins End of Chapter 3 Test (A) Edexcel

50 marks Trigonometry

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Answer all questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

1 ai Express tan 215° as the tangent ratio of an acute angle. [1 mark]

ii How many solutions does the equation tan x = tan 215° have for 0  x  360°?
Explain your answer. [1 mark]

bi Express sin 160° as the sine ratio of an acute angle. [1 mark]

ii Shayda says that sin  = sin (–) for all real values of . Is she correct?
Justify your answer. [1 mark]

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2 a Sketch the graph of y = cos (x + 30°) for –180° ≤ x ≤ 180°, labelling all intercepts
clearly. [3 marks]

b Solve the equation 3cos (x + 30°) + 2 = 0 for –180° ≤ x ≤ 180° [4 marks]

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3 a Solve the equation tan θ = 3 for 0 ≤ θ ≤ 360° [3 marks]

b Solve the equation cos 2θ = –0.4 for 0 ≤ θ ≤ 180° [4 marks]

4 Solve the equation 3 sin2 𝑥 − sin 𝑥 = 1 for 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 360°

Give your answers correct to 1 decimal place. [6 marks]

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5 a Prove that   [4 marks]
cos   1 cos   1 sin 2 

b Prove that (cos θ – tan θ)2 – 2 ≡ tan2 θ – (1 + sin θ)2 [5 marks]

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6 Given that sin   2  1 ,work out the values of the integers a and b such that
cos2 θ = a + b 2 [3 marks]

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7 The diagram shows triangle ABC, where AC = 9 cm, BC = 5 cm and ABC = 96°
Calculate the size of angle x = BAC
Give your answer in degrees correct to 1 decimal place. [3 marks]

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8 Steve walks 8.5 km on a bearing of 136°. He then walks 15.1 km on a bearing of
243°
a Calculate how far Steve is from his starting point. [4 marks]

b Work out the bearing on which Steve would have to walk in order to return to his
starting point. [3 marks]

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9 A mass is attached to the end of a spring. The displacement of the mass (in cm) from
the origin 0 at time t (s) is given by the formula
s(t) = –16 – 1.4cos (126t)
a Work out the minimum distance of the mass from the origin. [2 marks]

b How long does it take for the mass to complete seven full oscillations? [2 marks]

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