FY1005 Coursework: Trigonometry

Q1) Calculate the height ℎ of the mountain, from the point M to the peak in the image below. The
distance from point P to the top of the tree is 10m, the blue line connects the point P to the top of the
mountain and just touches the top of the tree (as pictured).

Not drawn to scale

[4 marks]

Q2)
√2
a) Sketch a graph of 𝑦𝑦 = cos (𝑥𝑥) and the horizontal line 𝑦𝑦 = −
2
√2
b) Determine all solutions to cos(𝑥𝑥 ) = −
2

[4 marks]

Q3) Show that

𝐴𝐴 + 𝐵𝐵 𝐴𝐴 − 𝐵𝐵
cos 𝐴𝐴 + cos 𝐵𝐵 = 2 cos � � cos � �
2 2
[4 marks]

Q4) Show that

cos 𝑥𝑥 1 + sin 𝑥𝑥
+ = 2 sec 𝑥𝑥
1 + sin 𝑥𝑥 cos 𝑥𝑥
[4 marks]

Q5) Solve for 0 ≤ 𝜃𝜃 < 2𝜋𝜋, all solutions of

2 sin2 𝜃𝜃 + 2 = 7 cos 2 𝜃𝜃
[4 marks]

[Total: 20 marks]