Trigonometric Graphs

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1 Sketch the graph of y = sinx° for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360

0 360 x
90 180 270

(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

2 Sketch the graph of y = cosx° for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360

0 360 x
90 180 270

(Total for Question 2 is 2 marks)

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3 Sketch the graph of y = tanx° for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360

0 360 x
90 180 270

(Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)

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4 Here is a graph of y = sin x° for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360

O 90 180 270 360 x

-1

(a) Use the graph to find estimates for the solutions of

sin x° = 0.8 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360

(2)
(b) Use the graph to find estimates for the solutions of

sin x° = –0.4 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360

(2)
(Total for Question 4 is 4 marks)

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5 Here is a graph of y = cosx° for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360

O 90 180 270 360 x

-1

(a) Use the graph to find estimates for the solutions of

cos x° = 0.2 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360

(2)
(b) Use the graph to find estimates for the solutions of

cos x° = –0.9 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360

(2)
(Total for Question 5 is 4 marks)

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6 Here is a graph of y = tanx° for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360

10

x
O 90 180 270 360
-2

-4

-6

-8

-10

(a) Use the graph to find estimates for the solutions of

tan x° = 3 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360

(2)
(b) Use the graph to find estimates for the solutions of

tan x° = –0.8 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 360

(2)
(Total for Question 6 is 4 marks)

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7
y

Q
R ×
k ×

P
60 × x
O

The diagram shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation y = sin x°
Q is a maximum point on the curve.
The coordinates of point R are (60, k)

(a) Write down the coordinates of point P.

( , )
(b) Write down the coordinates of point Q. (1)

( , )
(c) Write down the exact value of k.
(1)

k=
(1)
(Total for Question 7 is 3 marks)

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8
y

Q
×
R
k ×

P
45 × x
O

The diagram shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation y = cos x°
Q is a maximum point on the curve.
The coordinates of point R are (45, k)

(a) Write down the coordinates of point P.

( , )
(b) Write down the coordinates of point Q. (1)

( , )
(c) Write down the exact value of k.
(1)

k=
(1)
(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks)

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9
y

3 ×Q
m P n
× x
O k
–2

The diagram shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation y = tan x°
The coordinates of point Q are (k, 3)
0 < m < 360 , 0 < n < 360 and m < n

(a) Write down the coordinates of point P.

( , )
(1)
(b) Write down the value of k.

k=
(1)
tan m° = tan n° = –2
(c) Express n in terms of m.

(1)
(Total for Question 9 is 3 marks)

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10
y

0.42

x
O 25 180 360

The diagram shows a sketch of part of the curve with equation y = sin x°

sin(25°) = 0.42 (to 2 decimal places)

sin(p°) = sin(q°) = sin(25°) where 90° < p < 180° and 360° < q < 450°

(a) Write down the value of p

p=
(b) Write down the value of q (1)

q=
(1)

sin(a°) = sin(b°) = –0.42 where a<b and 180° < a < 360° and 180° < b < 360°

(c) Write down the values of a and b.

a=
(1)

b=
(1)
(Total for Question 10 is 4 marks)

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