C2 TRIGONOMETRY Answers - Worksheet I

4 ± 16 − 8
1 a x + 40 = ± 72.5 2 tan x = =1± 1
2
2
4
x = −112.5°, 32.5° x = 59.6, 180 + 59.6 or 16.3, 180 + 16.3
b tan 2x = −2 x = 16.3, 59.6, 196.3, 239.6
2x = 180 − 63.435, 360 − 63.435,
−63.435, −180 − 63.435
= −243.435, −63.435, 116.565, 296.565
x = −121.7°, −31.7°, 58.3°, 148.3°

π π
3 a 15θ = 32.1 4 2x − 3
=
6
, π − π6
θ = 32.1 ÷ 15 = 2.14 = π6 , 5π
6
b A= 1
2
× 152 × 2.14 π 7π
2x = 2 , 6
= 240.75 cm2 x = π4 , 12
7π

5 a sin2 A = (1 − 2 )2 6 2 sin2 x + sin x + 1 = 1 − sin2 x

=1−2 2 +2=3−2 2 3 sin2 x + sin x = 0
cos A = 1 − sin2 A = 2 2 − 2
2
sin x (3 sin x + 1) = 0
∴ cos2 A + 2 sin A sin x = 0 or − 13
= 2 2 − 2 + 2(1 − 2 ) x = 0, 180, 360 or 180 + 19.5, 360 − 19.5
∴ cos2 A + 2 sin A = 0 x = 0, 180°, 199.5° (1dp), 340.5° (1dp), 360°
b y ( π6 , 1)

2π 5π
O 3 3
x
7π
( 6
, −1)

sin(∠PRQ) sin 0.7

7 a = 8 a i cos2 A = 1 − sin2 A = 1 − 5
9
= 4
9
10 14
10 × sin 0.7
sin (∠PRQ) = = 0.4602 cos A = ± 4
9
= ± 23
14
∠PRQ = 0.48c 0 < A < 90 ∴ cos A = 2
3
sin A 5 2
b ∠PQR = π − (0.7 + 0.4782) = 1.963 ii tan A = = ÷ = 1
2
5
cos A 3 3
area of ∆ = 1
2
× 10 × 14 × sin 1.963 b cos x (5 sin x + 1) = 0
= 64.67 cos x = 0 or sin x = −0.2
area of sector = 12 × 102 × 0.7 x = 90, 270 or 180 + 11.5, 360 − 11.5
= 35 x = 90°, 191.5° (1dp), 270°, 348.5° (1dp)
shaded area = 64.67 − 35
= 29.7 cm2 (3sf)

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9 2θ + 30 = 180 − 60, 180 + 60 10 a y (30, 1)

= 120, 240
2θ = 90, 210
θ = 45, 105 O x

(−150, −1)
b cos (x − 30) = 0.2
x − 30 = ± 78.5
x = −48.5, 108.5

11 4 cos2 x − cos x − 2(1 − cos2 x) = 0 12 a area of sector = 1

2
× r2 × θ
6 cos2 x − cos x − 2 = 0 area of triangle = 1
2
× r2 × sin θ
(3 cos x − 2)(2 cos x + 1) = 0 A1 = 1
2
r 2θ − 1
2
r2 sin θ
cos x = 2
3
or −0.5 = 1
2
r2(θ − sin θ ) cm2
5π
x = 48.2, 360 − 48.2 or 180 − 60, 180 + 60 b θ = 6
∴ A1 = 1
2
r2( 5π
6
− 1
2
)
2
x = 48.2° (1dp), 120°, 240°, 311.8° (1dp) = 1
12
r (5π − 3)
A2 = πr − A1 = πr − ( 125 πr2 −
2 2 1
4
r2)
= 7
12
πr2 + 1
4
r2
= 1
12
r2(7π + 3)
∴ A1 : A2 = 1
12
r2(5π − 3) : 1
12
r2(7π + 3)
= (5π − 3) : (7π + 3)

13 3 sin x − 2 cos2 x = 0 14 a 72 = 52 + 82 − [2 × 5 × 8 × cos (∠ABC)]

25 + 64 − 49
3 sin x − 2(1 − sin2 x) = 0 cos (∠ABC) =
80
2 sin2 x + 3 sin x − 2 = 0 = 1
2
3
(2 sin x − 1)(sin x + 2) = 0 b sin (∠ABC) = 1 − ( 12 )2 =
2
3
sin x = 0.5 or −2 [no solutions] area = 1
2
×5×8×
2
π π
x= 6
,π− 6
= 10 3
π 5π
x= 6
, 6

15 a LHS = 2 + 2 tan2 θ + cos2 θ + sin2 θ

= 2 + 2 tan2 θ + 1
= 3 + 2 tan2 θ
= RHS
b 3 + 2 tan2 θ = 7
tan2 θ = 2
tan θ = ± 2
θ = 54.7, 180 + 54.7
or 180 − 54.7, 360 − 54.7
θ = 54.7°, 125.3°, 234.7°, 305.3° (1dp)

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