Maths Quest Maths B Year 12 for Queensland Chapter 5 Periodic functions WorkSHEET 5.

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WorkSHEET 5.1 Periodic functions Name: _________________________

Evaluate the following giving exact answers: (a)

5 5
(a) cos 2 sin tan cos 2 sin tan
3 3 3 3
3
1 3
(b) 2 2
cos 3 sin 3 2
3
1 3
2

(b) cos 2 3 sin 2 3 1

3 2 10 sin
If sin and cos , find tan . tan
7 7 cos
3 2 10

7 7
3 7

7 2 10
3 10

2 10 10
3 10

20

The height of water (h metres) on a pier pylon (a)

is given by:
h 2 sin t 4
12
h 2 sin t 4
12
h 2 sin 2 4 when t 2
where t is the time in hours after midday. What 12
is the height of the water at:
(a) 2 pm? h 2 sin 4
6
1
(b) 6 am the next morning? h 2 4 5 metres
2

(b)

h 2 sin 18 4 when t 18
12
3
h 2 sin 4
2
h 2 1 4 2 metres
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Find exact values for each of the following: (a)

2 11 2 11
(a) tan cos tan cos
3 6 3 6
3
3
3 7 2
(b) cos sin
4 4 3 3

2

(b)
3 7
cos sin
4 4
2 2

2 2
0

If sin x 0.4, cos y 0.5 and tan z 0.6, (a) sin x sin x 0.4
find the value of:
(b) tan z tan z 0.6
(a) sin x
tan z
(b) (c) cos x sin x 0.4
2

(c) cos x 3
2 (d) sin y cos y 0.5
2
3
(d) sin y
2
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If tan 4 and ,
2
find exact values for:
(a) sin

(b) cos
(a)
opposite 4
tan
adjacent 1
Using Pythagoras
a2 b2 c2
12 4 2 c 2
c 17
opposite
sin
hypotenuse
4 17

17 17
4 17

17
for 3rd quadrant,
4 17
sin
17

(b)
adjacent
cos
hypothesis
1 17

17 17
17

17
For 3rd quadrant,
17
cos
17
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A mass on a spring moves up and down with its 2

x 3 4 cos t
displacement given by: 5
2 (a) the initial displacement when t = 0
x 3 4 cos t,
5 2
x 3 4 cos 0
where x is measured in centimetres and time in 5
seconds. Find: x 3 4 cos 0 3 4 1
(a) the initial displacement i.e. one centimetre below origin

(b) the displacement after 30 seconds (b) the displacement when t = 30 seconds
2
(c) the greatest displacement x 3 4 cos 30
5
x 3 4 cos 12 3 4 1 1

(c) the greatest displacement when

cos 1 or 1, 1 in this case:
x 3 4 1 7 centimetres

Find all the exact solutions between 0 and 4 (a) 4 20 sin x 6

for each of the following equations: 10 20 sin x
(a) 4 20 sin x 6 1
sin x
2
(b) 5 6 cos 2 x 2 1
x sin 1
2
5 13 17
x , , ,
6 6 6 6

(b) 5 6 cos 2 x 2
3 6 cos 2 x
1
cos 2 x
2
1
cos x
2
1 1
x cos or cos
2 2
7 9 15
, , ,
4 4 4 4
3 5 11 13
or , , ,
4 4 4 4
3 5 7 9 11 13 15
, , , , , , ,
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
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9 Find all the solutions, correct to 3 decimal (a) 2 7 tan 2 x 6

places, between 0 and 2 for each of the 8 7 tan 2 x
following equations: 8
tan 2 x
(a) 2 7 tan 2 x 6 7
8
(b) 2 3 sin 2 x 1 2 x tan 1
7
1 8
x tan 1
2 7
1
x 0.426, 0.852 ,
2
1
2 0.852 , 1 3 0.852
2 2
x 0.426, 1.997, 3.568, 5.138

(b) 2 3 sin 2 x 1
1 3 sin 2 x
1
sin 2 x
3
1
sin x
3
1 1
x sin 1 or sin 1
3 3
x 0.615, 0.615, 0.615, 2 0.615
x 0.615, 2.526, 3.757, 5.668
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10 The velocity of an oscillating mass attached to Stationary when v = 0

a spring is given by:
0 5 sin t2
24
v 5 sin t 2,
24
2 5 sin t
where t is the time in seconds after the mass 24
begins to move. Find when the mass is 2
sin t
stationary in the first 60 seconds. 5 24
2
sin 1 t
5 24
24 2
t sin 1
5
24
t 3.144, 0.412 , 24 2 0.412

t 3.14, 20.86, 51.14 seconds
are the three times the mass is stationary in the first
60 seconds.