Advanced Trigonometry Practice Questions

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Advanced Trigonometry

Practice Questions
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11. Graph the function y =

and c = 8, find the angles.

12. Graph the function y = 3 cos x4 .

If a triangle ABC has side a = 3 and angles


A=

and B =

6,

find the remaining sides

13. Graph the function y = 10 tan x2 .

y = 5 sin x on the same set of axes.

If the triangle ABC has sides a = 10 and


b = 5 with angle C =

4,

find the remaining

15. Graph the functions y = cos 2x and


y = cos x2 on the same set of axes.

side and angles.


4.

If a triangle ABC has sides c = 5 and a = 8


with angle C =

6,

16. Graph the functions y = tan x and


y = tan x2 on the same set of axes.

find the remaining side

and angles.
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17. Graph the functions y = sin 3x and

If a triangle ABC has sides a = 3 and c = 2


with angle B =

3
4 ,

find the remaining side

y = sin x2 on the same set of axes.


18. Graph the functions y = 3 cos x and

and angles.
6.

y=

If a triangle ABC has angles B =


C =

18

and

with side c = 7, find the remaining

A piece of wire 23cm long is bent into a tri-

1
2

cos x on the same set of axes.

19. Graph the functions y = 2 tan x and


y=

sides and angle.


7.

sin 3x.

14. Graph the functions y = 2 sin x and

and angle.
3.

1
2

If a triangle ABC has sides a = 10, b = 5

1
4

tan x on the same set of axes.

20. Graph the functions y = 2 sin x and


y = 3 sin x on the same set of axes.

angular shape. One side is 10cm and another


is 8cm long. What are the angles of the tri-

Find the indicated trig ratio in the following ten

angle?
8.

A ship leaves port; it sails 10km east, and

21. 0 < x <

is it from port?

22. < x <

3
2

It is 30m from home plate to first base. The

23.

24.

3
2

then 12km in the direction S10 E. How far

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questions using trigonometric identities.

centre fielder is playing the batter dead centre. The angle from home plate to first base
to the centre fielder is

2
3 .

How far is the

centre fielder from home plate?


10. Two planes leave an airport at the same time.
One flies 200km/hr in the direction 173
(from North) and the other flies 250km/hr

and sin x = 35 ; find tan x.


and cos2 x = 34 ; find sin x.

< x < and tan x = 72 ; find sin x.


< x < 2 and sec x = 94 ; find tan x.

25. 2 < x < 0 and csc x = 72 ; find cos x.


26. sin x =

4
7

and cos x < 0; find cot x.

27. cos x = 21 and tan x < 0; find sin x.


28. sin x = 52 and tan x > 0; find sec x.
1
4

and cos x < 0; find csc x.

in the direction 320 . How far apart are the

29. tan x =

planes after 2 hours?

30. sec x = 3 and csc x > 0; find tan x.

31. Simplify the expression


32. Simplify the expression
33. Simplify the expression
34. Simplify the expression
35. Simplify the expression
36. True or False:


cos x + 4 =

1 + sec x
.
tan x + sin x
tan x
1+
.
cot x
cot x
csc x

.
sin x tan x

tan x 1 sin2 x
.
sin x
tan2 x
.
sec x + 1

Show the following trig identities.


41. csc x sin x = cot x cos x
42. (tan x + cot x)(cos x + sin x) = sec x + csc x
43.

1
= sin x cos x
tan x + cot x

44.

sin x + cos x
cos2 x
=
sin x cos x
tan2 x 1

cos2 x sin2 x
= cos x + sin x
cos x sin x
cos x sec x
46.
= cos2 x
1 + tan2 x
45.

2
2

(cos x + sin x)

37. True or False:




sin 3
2 x = cos x

47.

38. True or False:

48. tan x + cot x = 2 csc 2x

cos(x + y) + cos(x y) = 2 sin x sin y


39. True or False:


tan x + 2 = tan x
40. True or False:


cot x 2 = tan x

49.

cos x tan x + sin x


= 2 cos x
tan x
sin x + cos 2x 1
= tan x
cos x sin 2x

50. sin 3x + sin x = 2 sin 2x cos x

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