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Exam Style Questions
Trigonometric Graphs
Equipment needed: Ruler, Calculator, Pencil and Pen
Guidance
1. Read each question carefully before you begin answering it.
2. Check your answers seem right.
3. Always show your workings
Video Tutorial
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Answers and Video Solutions
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1. Sketch the graph of y = sin x for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360
(1)
2. Sketch the graph of y = cos x for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360
(1)
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3. Sketch the graph of y = tan x for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360
(1)
4. Shown is part of the curve y = sin x°
(a) Write down the coordinates of the point A.
(.......... , ..........)
(1)
(b) Write down the coordinates of the point B.
(.......... , ..........)
(1)
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5. Shown is part of the curve y = cos x°
(a) Write down the coordinates of the point A.
(.......... , ..........)
(1)
(b) Write down the coordinates of the point B.
(.......... , ..........)
(1)
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6. Here is a graph of y = cos x for 0° ≤ x ≤ 360°
0.5
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-0.5
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(a) Use your graph to solve cos x = 0.5 for 0° ≤ x ≤ 360°
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(2)
(b) Use your graph to solve cos x = −0.5 for 0° ≤ x ≤ 360°
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(2)
(c) Use your graph to solve cos x = −0.75 for 0° ≤ x ≤ 360°
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(2)
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7. (a) Sketch the graph of y = cos x for 0° ≤ x ≤ 360°
One solution of the equation cos x = 0.766 is x = 40°
(b) Find the other solution of this equation for 0° ≤ x ≤ 360°
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(2)
(c) Use your sketch to work out the value of cos 200°
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(1)
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8. Here are three graphs for 270∘ ≤ x ≤ 360∘
Graph 1 Graph 2 Graph 3
(a) Write down which graph is y = sin x
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(1)
(b) Write down which graph is y = cosx
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(1)
(c) Write down which graph is y = tan x
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(1)
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9. Here is the graph of y = sin x for 0∘ ≤ x ≤ 360∘
One solution of sin x = − 0.5 is x = 210∘
(a) Find another solution of sin x = − 0.5 for 0∘ ≤ x ≤ 360∘
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(1)
(b) Find the solutions of sin x = 0.5 for 0∘ ≤ x ≤ 360∘
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(2)
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10. The angle x is an acute angle.
Circle the correct statement.
tan x < 0 tan x = 0 tan x > 0
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11. The angle x is such that 270∘ < x < 360∘
Circle the correct statement.
tan x < 0 and cosx < 0 tan x < 0 and cosx > 0
tan x > 0 and cosx < 0 tan x > 0 and cosx > 0
(1)
12. Sketch the graph of y = −cos x for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360
(2)
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