SMU3013 MATHEMATICS

SEMESTER 1 2013/2014

EXERCISE 6 (TRIGONOMETRY)
1. Convert to decimal degree. Give your answer in 4 decimal places.
(a) 5 10 .
(b) 10 39 17.
(c) 143 72.
2. Convert the following to radians
(a) 20 .
(b) 215 .
(c) 230 .
3. Convert the following to degree
7
.
6
(b) 3.1 rad.
(a)

(c) 12 rad.
4. Find the arc length subtended by central angle of
(a) 2 radius in a circle of radius 6 inches.
(b) 30 in a circle of radius 12 feet.
5. Given the radius of a circle is 5 cm and the angle of a sector of the circle is 60 . Calculate
the area of the sector.
p
6. Given sin x = and x is an acute angle. Express cot x in term of p.
3
7. Verify the following identity
(a) sin x sin x cos2 x = sin3 x.
1 + cos
= csc + cot .
(b)
sin
sin x
1 + cos x
(c)
+
= 2 csc x.
1 + cos x
sin x
sec x + csc(x)
= sin x cos x.
(d)
sec x csc x
8. Find the exact value of
2 tan 15
.
1 tan2 15
9. If sin =

4
3

and lies in quadrant II, find the exact value of each of the following:

(a) sin 2.
(b) cos 2.
(c) tan 2.
10. Find the exact value of
(a) cos 112.5 .
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(b) tan 75 .
(c) sin 15 .
(d) sin 150 .
(e) cos(420) .
(f) sin(135) .
(g) sin 90 + tan 45 ,
(h) sin 4 cos 4 .

(i) 3 csc 3 + cot 4.

tan 30
(j)
.
4
(k) (csc 60 )2 .
4 tan 60
(l)
.
sin 60

11. Given sin

2
2
= 0.866 and cos
= 0.5. Find the following:
3
3

2
.
3
2
(b) cot .
3
2
(c) csc .
3
(a) tan

12. Solve the equations below. List all the possible values of x for 0 x < 2.
(a) 4 sin2 x 1 = 0.

(b) tan x sin2 x = 3 tan x.

(c) 2 cos2 x + 3 sin x = 0.
(d) cos 2x + 3 sin x 2 = 0.
(e) sin x cos x = 1.

13. Using the Law of Sines, solve the triangle ABC if A = 50 , C = 33.5 and b = 76.

14. Using the Law of Cosines, solve the triangle ABC if a = 6, b = 9 and c = 4.

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Answers
1. (a) 5.1667
(b) 10.6547
(c) 144.2
2. (a) 0.3491.
(b) 3.7525.
(c) 4.0143.
3. (a) 210 .
(b) 1.77.62 .
(c) 687.66.
4. (a) 12 inches.
(b) 6.283 feet.
5. 13.1cm2 .
p
9 p2
6. cot x =
.
p
7. (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
8.

3
3 .

9. (a) 24
25 .
7
(b) 25
.

(c)

10. (a)

24
7 .

2 2
.
2

(b) 2 + 3.

3
(c) 2
.
2
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)

(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
11. (a) 1.732.

(b) 0.5774.
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(c) 1.1547.
12. (a)

5 7
6, 6 , 6

and

11
6 .

(b) 0 and .
(c)
(d)
(e)

11
7
6 and 6 .

5
6 , 2 and 6 .

2 and .

13. B = 96.5 , a = 58.6 and c = 42.2.

14. B = 127 , A = 32 and C = 21 .