MATHEMATICS 17: Additional Exercises on Circular and Trigonometric Functions a.

(3, 0)
and Identities [Answer: cos α = 1, sin α = 0, tan α = 0, cot α = undefined, sec α = 1, csc α =
undefined]
I. Establish the identities. b. (−7, 1) √ √ √
1 − cos θ sin θ [Answer: cos α = − 7102 , sin α = 102 , tan α = − 17 , cot α = −7, sec α = − 5 7 2 , csc α =
1. = √
sin θ 1 + cos θ 5 2]
tan θ cot θ
2. + = 1 + tan θ + cot θ 5. Find all the trigonometric functions
√
of θ if csc
√
θ = −3 and θ does not lie√in Quadrant IV.
1 − cot θ 1 − tan θ √
[Answer: sin θ = − 31 , cos θ = − 2 3 2 , tan θ = 22 , cot θ = 2 2, sec θ = − 3 4 2 ]
3. sec θ csc θ − 2 cos θ csc θ + cot θ = tan θ
6. Give the values of the trigonometric functions for the following angles. (You may use the
sec θ + tan θ concept of reference angles.)
4. = − csc θ
cos θ − tan θ − sec θ
a. 120◦ (Let θ = 120√◦ .) √ √
√
5. sin3 θ − cos3 θ = sin θ(1 + sin θ cos θ) − cos θ(1 + sin θ cos θ) [Answer: sin θ = 23 , cos θ = − 21 , tan θ = − 3, cot θ = − 33 , sec θ = −2, csc θ = 2 3 3 ]
b. −390◦ (Let θ = −390◦ .)
sin 3θ cos 3θ √ √ √ √
6. − =2 [Answer: sin θ = − 21 , cos θ = 23 , tan θ = − 33 , cot θ = − 3, sec θ = − 2 3 3 , csc θ = 2]
sin θ cos θ
θ θ
tan 2
+ cot 2 7. Express cos 71π
as a function of a real number α where 0 < α < π
.
7. θ θ
= sec θ 11 2
cot 2
− tan 2 [Answer: cos 5π or sin π
]
11 22
8. sin 4θ = 4 cos θ(sin θ − 2 sin3 θ) 8. Express the following as a function of a positive angle less than 45◦ or of a real number
π
9. csc 2θ + cot 2θ − cot θ = 0 less than .
4
10. sin2 θ
+ cos θ
= cos2 θ a. sin 47π
9
[Answer: − sin 2π
9
]
4 2 4
b. cos 1021◦ [Answer: sin 31◦ ]
1 − cos 8x
11. = sin2 2x cos2 2x
8 9. Evaluate the following.
√ √
sin x + sin 3x + sin 5x a. cos 157◦ 300 (Recall: 1◦ = 600 ) [Answer: − 2+ 2
]
12. = tan 3x 2
cos x + cos 3x + cos 5x π 11π
tan − tan
b. 18 36 [Answer: −1]
π 11π
II. Do as indicated. 1 + tan tan
18 36 √
1. Identify the amplitude, period, phase shift, and vertical displacement and sketch one cycle c. sin 7.5◦ cos 37.5◦ [Answer: 2−14
]
√ √
of the graph of each of the following functions. 2− 6
d. sin 125◦ sin 20◦ + cos 20◦ cos 125◦ [Answer: 4
]
4π 6π
sin 15
− sin 15
1 x π 2
 πx  e. 2π π
. [Answer: −1]
a. f (x) = cos + − 2b. g(x) = 3 sin(π − 4x) − c. h(x) = 1 + 2 cos −π sin 15
cos 15 − cos 2π
15
sin π
15
2 2 6 3 2
10. Show that the following are not identities.
2. Given:
tan α = 3
,α does not lie in Quadrant I, sin β = 5
− 13 cot β > 0. Find: a. cos x + cos 3x = 2 cos 2x [Answer: Take x = π2 ]
4 √
b. sin 4θ = 1 − cos2 4θ [Answer: Take θ = π3 ]

a. sec( π2 − β) [Answer: − 13
5
] c. cot(α − β) [Answer: 63
16
] 11. Solve the following problems.
16
√ 
π−θ

b. sin(α − β) [Answer: 65
] d. csc( 3π
4
+ α) [Answer: −5 2] a. If f (θ) = cos , find [f (2π) − f (0)]. [Answer: 0]
3
5 1 625
3. Find all the circular functions of θ if sec θ = − and tan θ < 0. b. If sin 2θ = , find the value of (cos θ + sin θ)8 . [Answer: 256
]
3 4
[Answer: cos θ = − 5 , sin θ = 5 , tan θ = − 3 , cot θ = − 34 , csc θ = 45 ]
3 4 4

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4. Find all trigonometric functions of α if the terminal side of α (in standard position) passes you have.” - Confucius
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