Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO

M1511 Tutorial 6 November 2024

1. Convert the following angles measured in degrees to angles measured in radians.

(a) 30◦ (c) 60◦ (e) 120◦

(b) 45◦ (d) 90◦ (f) 150◦

2. Convert the following angles measured in radians to angles measured in degrees.

3π −7π
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8

3. The measure of an angle in standard position is given. Find two positive and two
negative angles that are co-terminal to the given angle.
−7π
(a) 3
(b) 80◦ (c) 3π (d) π
6

4. Determine whether the angles are Co-terminal.

(a) 50◦ and 770◦ (c) −150◦ and 440◦ (e) 5π

6
and 17π
6
(b) −40◦ and 320◦ (d) 17π
3
and 29π
3

5. Equation of a circle:
An equation of a circle with center (h, k) and radius r is

(x − h)2 + (y − k)2 = r2

This is called the Standard form for the equation of a circle. If the center of the
circle is the origin (0, 0), then the equation is

x2 + y 2 = r 2 .

Exercises: Graph each equation

(a) x2 + y 2 = 25 (b) (x − 2)2 + (y + 1)2 = 25

6. Find equation of the circle given

(a) r = 3 and center = (2, −5) and find the center and radius of the
circle.
(b) The circle has the points P (1, 8) and
Q(5, −6)as the endpoints of the di- (d) Find center and radius for each of
ameter. the following
(c) Show that the equation x2 + y 2 + (i) 3x2 + 3y 2 = 27
2x − 6y + 7 = 0 represents a circle, (ii) x2 + y 2 − 4x + 3 = −1

7. Find reference number for each value of θ.

 14π 11π
(a) θ = −11 (b) θ = 9
(c) θ = −5 (d) θ = 7

8. Find (a) the reference number for each value of θ and (b) the terminal point P (x, y)
on the unit circle determined by the given value of θ
−19π −17π
(a) θ = 6
(c) θ = 3
27π π
(b) θ = 4
(d) θ = 20π (e) θ = 6

9. Show that the following points are on the unit circle and state the quadrants they
are located in.
√   √ 
(a) 23 , −1
2
(c) −5 2 6
7
, 7
(d) (1, 0)
 √ 
(b) −2 3 , 12
 √ 
10. Suppose that the terminal point determined by θ is the point 34 , 47 . Is the point
on the unit circle? If so, find the terminal point determined by each of the following

(a) 3π − θ (b) π + θ (c) 4π + θ (d) θ − 3π

11. Find the exact value of the trigonometric function at the given real number.
−31π −19π
(a) cos 15π π





2
(b) sin 4
(c) cos 3
(d) sin 12
√ 
11
12. The point P 6
,y is on the unit circle find its y coordinate.
1
13. If tan(t) = 4
and the terminal point for t is in quadrant III, find sec(t) + cot(t).

14. If sec(t) = −5 and the terminal point for t is in quadrant II, find sin2 (t) + cos2 (t).
15. Evaluate the expression without using a calculator

(a) sin π6 + cos π6 (c) sin2 π

+ cos2 π3





3

2
(b) sin π6 csc π6 π
cos π3 + cos π π






(d) sin 4 4
sin 3

3
16. If cos(α) = 4
in the first quadrant find the other five trigonometric functions.
17. A number θ is given.
(a) Find the reference number for θ.
(b) Find the terminal point P (x, y) on the unit circle determined by θ.
(c) Find the six trigonometric functions of θ
2π 5π −11π −7π
(i) θ = 3
(ii) θ = 3
(iii) θ = 4
(iv) θ = 6

18. A point P (x, y) is given

(a) Show that the following points are on the unit circle and state the quadrants
they are located in.
(b) Suppose that P is a terminal point determined by θ. Find sin(θ), cos(θ), tan(θ).
 √   √   √ 
3 −1 − 3 1 −5 2 6 (iv) P (1, 0)
(i) P 2
, 2 (ii) P 2
, 2
(iii) P 7
, 7

19. Find the values of the remaining trigonometric functions at θ from the given infor-
mation.
√
5 −12 −1 5
(a) sin(θ) = 13
, cos(θ) = 13
(c) cot(θ) = 2
, csc(θ) = 2
−1 −3
(b) sin(θ) = 2
, cos(θ) > 0 (d) cos(θ) = 5
, tan(θ) < 0

20. Find the exact value of the trigonometric function at the given real number.

(a) tan 15π (b) csc −31π (c) cot −19π (d) sec π6





2 4 3

21. Find the exact value of each of the following, if it exists. Otherwise, state that it
does not exist.
√  
(a) arccos(−2). (b) arccos(1). (c) arctan(− 3). (d) arcsin 1 .
2
        
7π −7π 12
(e) arcsin sin . (g) arccos cos . (i) sin arcsin .
18 18 13
     
19π 7
(f) arcsin sin . (h) sin arcsin . (j) cos(arccos(−0.998)).
6 6
      
5 π 3
(k) sin arcsin + . (l) tan arctan (3) + arccos − .
13 4 5

22. Find the domain of each of the following

x3
   
(a) f (x) = arcsin(5x). 1
(b) f (x) = arctan . (c) f (x) = arccos .
8 x2 − 4

23. Given that sin(θ) is an odd function and cos(θ) is an even function, determine
whether the following are odd or even.

(a) tan(θ). (b) cot(θ). (c) sec(θ). (d) csc(θ).