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MHF4U Trigonometry Review

Part 1: Do each of the following questions placing your answer in the space provided at the end
of the question.

5
1. cos  (_B__)
3
3 1 1 1 3
A. B. C.  D.  E. 
2 2 3 2 2

11
2. tan  (_A__)
6
1 1
A.  B. C.  3 D. 1 E. 3
3 3

7
3. csc  (_D__)
6
2 2
A. B. 1 C. 3 D. 2 E. 
3 3

4. To convert radians to degrees, multiply by _________ (_B__)

2 180  
A. B. C. D.  E.
180  360 180

5. If the radius of a circle is r and the angle of a sector is  (in radians), then which is the
formula for the length of the arc (s) along the circle? (_E__)
r
A. s  2 r B. A   r 2 C. s  4 r 2  D. s  m E. s  r 
2

 4 
6. Which of the following is equivalent to sin  ? (_E__)
 3 
   3   5  11  5 
A. sin   B. tan   C. sin   D. sin E. cos  
4  2   6  6  6 

7. cos  x   (_B__)
   
A.  sin x B. cos x C. cos   x  D. cos   x  E. sec  x  
2  2   2
Part 2: Do each of the following questions showing all work in the space provided. There will be
5 communication marks overall for part 2 that will evaluate your mathematical communication.

1. Convert into degrees.

7 180 3 180
a)  b) 
6  20 
30 9
7 180 3 180
   
6  20 
 210  27

2. The radius of the earth is 6380 km. Some space junk 375 km above the earth travels
4
around the planet through an angle of radians. How far does the space junk move (to
3
the nearest km) through this rotation?

r = 6380 km + 375 km
s  r
= 6755 km
 4 
s  6755  
 3 
s  28295 km

6380 km
The space junk travels 28295 km.

1 3
 4    3
cos sin 2  2  
3. Evaluate the following leaving in exact form only: 3 3   4 .
11 1 1
tan  
6 2 3
3
2

3 3 3
  
4 1 4
  
4. Use a compound angle identity to prove that sin  x    cos x .
 2

 
Using sin x  y  sin x cos y  cos x sin y and replacing y with
2
we get:

   
sin  x    sin x cos  cos x sin
 2 2 2
 
sin  x    sin x  0   cos x 1 
 2
 
 sin  x    cos x
 2

7  7 
5. Use a compound angle identity to rewrite cos cos  sin sin as one single
12 4 12 4
trigonometric ratio and then find its exact value.

Since the expression is cos*cos – sin*sin then use this compound angle identity:
7 
cos  x  y   cos x cos y  sin x sin y with x  and y  .
12 4
7  7   7  
cos cos  sin sin  cos   
12 4 12 4  12 4 
 7 3 
 cos   
 12 12 
 10 
 cos  
 12 
 5 
 cos  
 6 
3

2
 19
6. Determine the exact value for sin .
12
 2
 
To use sin x  y  sin x cos y  cos x sin y we need to find 2 angles that add to 
6 12
19 9 10 19  3
. Looking at the right we can see that   . So the angles from the 
12 12 12 12 4 12
3 5  4
unit circle are and . 
4 6 3 12
 3 5  3 5 3 5  6
sin     sin cos  cos sin 
 4 6  4 6 4 6 2 12
2 8
19  2  3  2  1  
sin        3 12
12  2   2   2   2 
3 9

19 6 2 6 2 4 12
sin   or 
12 4 4 4 5 10

6 12

7. Prove any 2 of the following 3 identities.

a) sin x cos x tan x  1  cos2 x 2cot x
c)  sin2x
1  cot2 x
L.S .  sin x cos x tan x 2cot x
L.S . 
sin x sin x 1  cot2 x
 sin x cos x using tan x 
cos x cos x 2cos x
 sin2 x  sin x
sin x cos2 x
2
 1  cos2 x rearranging sin2 x  cos2 x  1 
sin2 x sin2 x
 R .S .
2cos x
 sin x cos x tan x  1  cos2 x sin x

sin x  cos2 x
2

b) sin2 x  cos2 x  sec2 x  2  tan2 x sin2 x

2cos x
L.S .  sin2 x  cos2 x  sec2 x  sin x
1
 1  tan2 x  1
sin2 x
 2  tan2 x
2cos x sin 2 x
 R .S .  
sin x 1
 sin2 x  cos2 x  sec2 x  2  tan2 x
 2cos x sin x
 sin2x  R .S .
2cot x
  sin2x
1  cot2 x