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Pure Mathematics Year 1 (AS) Unit Test 4: Trigonometry

1 The diagram shows ABC with AC  8x  3, BC  4x  1, ABC  120 and ACB  15 .


Figure 1

9 6
a Show that the exact value of x is . (7 marks)
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b Find the area of ABC giving your answer to 2 decimal places. (3 marks)

2 The diagram shows the position of three boats, P, Q and R. Boat Q is 7 km from boat P on a bearing
of 327°. Boat R is 15 km from boat P on a bearing of 041°.
Figure 2

a Find the distance between boats Q and R to 1 decimal place. (5 marks)


b Find the 3 figure bearing of boat R from boat Q. (5 marks)

3 Find all the solutions, in the interval 0 ⩽ x ⩽ 360°, to the equation


8 – 7 cos x = 6 sin 2x , giving solutions to 1 decimal place where appropriate. (6 marks)

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Pure Mathematics Year 1 (AS) Unit Test 4: Trigonometry

4 a Calculate the value of −2 tan (−120°). (1 mark)


b On the same set of axes sketch the graphs of y = 2 sin (x −60°) and y = −2 tan x,
in the interval −180° ⩽ x ⩽ 180°, showing the coordinates of points of intersection
with the coordinate axes in exact form. (7 marks)
c Explain how you can use the graph to identify solutions to the equations
y = 2 sin (x − 60°) + 2 tan x = 0 in the interval −180° ⩽ x ⩽ 180°. (1 mark)
d Write down the number of solutions of the equation
y = 2 sin (x − 60°) + 2 tan x = 0 in the interval −180° ⩽ x ⩽ 180°. (1 mark)

5 Find, to 1 decimal place, the values of θ in the interval 0 ⩽ θ ⩽ 180°for which


 
4 3 sin 3  20  4cos 3  20 .   (6 marks)

6 A teacher asks one of her students to solve the equation 2 cos 2 x  3  0


for 0 ⩽ x ⩽ 180°. The attempt is shown below.
2cos2x =  3

3
cos2x = 
2
 3
2x = cos1  
 2 
 

2x =150 o

x = 75o

w or x =360o  75o =295o so reject as out of range.


a Identify the mistake made by the student. (1 mark)
b Write down the correct solutions to the equation. (2 marks)

7 A buoy is a device which floats on the surface of the sea and moves up and
down as waves pass. For a certain buoy, its height, above its position in still water,
1
y in metres, is modelled by a sine function of the form y  sin 180t , where t is
2
 
the time in seconds.
a Sketch a graph showing the height of the buoy above its still water level for
0 ⩽ t ⩽ 10 showing the coordinates of points of intersection with the t-axis. (3 marks)
b Write down the number of times the buoy is 0.4 m above its still water position
during the first 10 seconds. (1 mark)
c Give one reason why this model might not be realistic. (1 mark)

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