Worksheet 6.2 Circular Functions: Name

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WorkSHEET 6.

2 Circular functions Name: ____________________________

1 What are the values of the following correct to


3 decimal places? (Make sure your calculator is
set on radians.)
(a) sin 1.2 (a) sin 1.2 = 0.932
(b) tan 2.86 (b) tan 2.86 = −0.289
(c) cos 0.045 (c) cos 0.045 = 0.999
(d) tan 4.56 (d) tan 4.56 = 6.511

2 If sin θ = 0.7, write down the value of:


(a) sin (π − θ ) (a) sin (π − θ ) = sin θ = 0.7
(b) sin (π + θ ) (b) sin (π + θ ) = − sin θ = −0.7
(c) sin (− θ ) (c) sin (− θ ) = − sin θ = −0.7
(d) sin (2π − θ ) (d) sin (2π − θ ) = − sin θ = −0.7

3 If cos θ = 0.3, and tan θ = 1.8, write down the


value of:
(a) cos (π − θ ) (a) cos (π − θ ) = − cosθ = −0.3
(b) tan (π + θ ) (b) tan (π + θ ) = tan θ = 1.8
(c) tan (− θ ) (c) tan (− θ ) = − tan θ = −1.8
(d) cos (2π − θ ) (d) cos (2π − θ ) = cosθ = 0.3

π
and 0 < x < , find an exact value sin x + cos x = 1
4 8 2 2
If sin x =
17 2 2
 8
  + cos x = 1
2
for cos x.
17
 64 
cos2x =1−  
 289
225
=
289
15
cos x = ±
17
π 15
For 0 < x < , cos x = +
2 17

Maths Quest 11 Mathematical Methods 2nd Ed. Page 1 of 4


5 π sin 2x + cos2x = 1
If sin x = 0.2 and < x < π , find a value for
2
tan x correct to 3 decimal places.
(0.2)2 + cos2x = 1
cos2x = 1− 0.04
cos2x = 0.96
cos x = ± 0.96
π
For < x < π, cos x = − 0.96
2
sin x 0.2
tan x = = = − 0.204
cos x − 0.96

6 State the period and amplitude of:


(a) y = sin x (a) Period = 2π , amplitude = 1

(b) y = cos x (b) Period = 2π , amplitude = 1


Sketch both graphs for x ∈ [0, 2π].

Maths Quest 11 Mathematical Methods 2nd Ed. Page 2 of 4


7 State the period and amplitude of: 2π
(a) Period = =π , amplitude = 3
(a) y = 3 sin 2 x 2

(b) y=
1
cos πx 2π 1
(b) Period = = 2, amplitude =
2 π 2
Sketch both graphs for x ∈ [0, 2π].

8 State the period and asymptotes of π


y = 2 tan 4x. Period =
b
Hence, sketch the graph of y = 2 tan 4x for π
 π π =
x ∈ − ,  4
 4 4 ±π
Asymptotes: x =
2b
±π
=
8

Maths Quest 11 Mathematical Methods 2nd Ed. Page 3 of 4


9 Find the value of x in each of the following
equations. (Give answers to the nearest degree.)
(a) 2 sin x = − 3
(a) 2 sin x = − 3 for x ∈ [0, 4π] − 3
sin x =
2
Sine is negative in the 3rd and 4th
quadrants.
For x ∈ [0, 4π],
7π 11π 19π 23π
x= , , ,
6 6 6 6
(b) 4 cos x − 3.8 = 0 for x ∈ [0°, 360°]. (b) 4 cos x − 3.8 = 0
4 cos x = 3.8
cos x = 0.95
Cosine is positive in the 1st and 4th
quadrants.
For x ∈ [0°, 360°],
x = 18°, 342°

10 The temperature, T°C, inside a building on a


given day can be modeled by the equation
πt
T = 20 + 7 sin , where t is the number of
5
hours after 9 am.
(a) What is the temperature at 9 am? (a) At 9 am, t = 0.
π ×0
T = 20 + 7 sin
5
T = 20 + 7 × 0
T = 20
At 9 am the temperature is 20°C.

(b) What is the maximum temperature in the (b) The maximum temperature occurs when
building? At what time does the πt
maximum temperature first occur? sin = 1.
5
T = 20 + 7 × 1
T = 27°
πt
When sin =1
5
πt π
=
5 2

πt =
2
t = 2.5
The maximum temperature of 27°C
1
occurs 2 hours after 9 am, that is, at
2
11.30 am.

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