St Joseph’s Institution

Secondary Four Mathematics

TOPIC − Trigonometric Functions, Identities and Equations

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Q1) Find all angles between 0° and 360° inclusive which satisfy the following
equations
a) 2 tan x = 3 sin x e) 2 cos 2 x + 3 cos x + 1 = 0

b) 2 cos 2 x + 3 sin x = 3 f) sin( 2 x − 30 ) = cos 2 x

c) 7 sin 2 x + cos 2 x = 5 sin x g) sin 5 x − sin 3 x + sin x = 0

d) sin 2 x + cos x = 0 h) 3 sin x + 4 cos x = 1

Q2) Prove the following identities

a) ( sec x + tan x ) 2 ≡ 1 + sin x
1 − sin x

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b) + ≡1
1 + tan x 1 + cot 2 x
2

sin x
c) cot x + ≡ cos ec x
1 + cos x

d) sin 4 x − cos 4 x ≡ sin 2 x − cos 2 x

cos ec 2 x − 2
e) ≡ cos 2 x
cos ec 2 x

tan A + tan B sin( A + B )

f) ≡
tan A − tan B sin( A − B )

g) 2 cos ec 2 2 x − cos ec 2 x ≡ −2 cot 2 x cos ex 2 x

h) (1 + 2 sin 2x )( cos x − sin x ) ≡ cos 3 x + sin 3 x

sin 2 x + cos 2 x − 1 1 − tan x
i) ≡
sin 2 x + cos 2 x + 1 1 + cot x

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Q3) Simplify the expression ( tan θ − cot θ ) sinθ cos θ + 2 cos 2 θ .

Q4) Given that 3 tanθ = 4 and that θ is acute, find, without using a calculator,
sinθ + 3 cos θ
the value of .
2 cos 2 θ − sinθ

Q5) Express y = 3 cos 2 x − sin 2 x in the form R cos( x ± α ) where R > 0 and
0° < α < 90° . Hence, find
i) the minimum value of y and the corresponding value of x for
0° ≤ x ≤ 360° ;

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ii) the least value of and the corresponding value of x for
y
0° ≤ x ≤ 90° ;

iii) the range of values for y .

sin( A − B ) 3
Q6) Given that = , prove that tan A + 5 tan B = 0 . Hence, solve the
sin( A + B ) 2
equation 2 sin( A − 30°) = 3 sin( A + 30°) for 0° ≤ A ≤ 360° .

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Q7) Given that cos 2 x = , calculate without using a calculator, the values of
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i) cos 4 x

ii) tan 2 x

iii) sin x .

Q8) Find all values of A for which 1 + sin 2 A + cos 2 A = 0 for 0 ≤ A ≤ 11.

Q9) Given that sin A = a and A is obtuse, express the following in terms of a
i) cos 4 A

π 
ii) tan − A 
2 

iii) cos ec ( 2π − A )

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Q10) Solve the equation ( cos 4θ + cos θ ) + ( sin 4θ + sinθ ) = 2 3 sin 3θ for
2 2

0 ≤θ ≤ 3.

Q11) (a) Prove the identity

( 2 + sin 2x ) cos x + (1 + cos 2 x ) sin x ≡ 2(1 + sin 2x ) cos x
(b) Solve the equation 2 cos 2 θ + sin 2θ = 2 for 0° ≤ θ ≤ 360° .

(c) Solve the equation cot θ + 4 tanθ = 4 cos ec θ for 0° ≤ θ ≤ 360° .

Q12) Given that 5 cos 2 A − 12 sin A cos A = A + B cos( 2 A + λ ) for all real values of
A, find the value of A, of B and of λ for B > 0 and 0° ≤ λ ≤ 90° . Hence
find the solution of the equation 5 cos 2 A − 12 sin A cos A = 2 for
0° ≤ A ≤ 360° .

Q13) (a) Find the values of x between 0° and 360° inclusive for which
sin 2 x − 8 cos 2 x = 2 cos x .

(b) Prove the identity sin 2 5θ − sin 2 3θ ≡ sin 8θ sin 2θ .

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(c) Given that sin( A + B ) = and sin( A − B ) = where ( A + B ) and
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( A − B ) are angles between 0° and 90° , prove that tan 2A = 63 .
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cot A + 1
Q14) (a) Prove that cot ( 45° − A ) = . Hence show that
cot A + 1
cot 15° = 2 + 3 .

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Solve the equation sin B + cos B =
4 4
(b) for 0° ≤ B ≤ 360° .
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(c) Express 3 cos θ + sinθ in the form R cos(θ − α ) where R > 0 and
π
0 < α < . Hence or otherwise
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i) show that 2 − 3 cos θ − sinθ ≥ 0 for all values of θ ,

ii) solve the equation 2 − 3 cos θ − sinθ = 0 for

0° ≤ θ ≤ 360° .