EdExcel Core 2

Trigonometry

Topic Assessment

1. Solve these equations for 0 360

a. cos 0.5
b. sin 0.5
c. tan 2 [6]

2. Solve these equations for 0 2 .

Give your answers as a multiple of .
3
a. cos
2
b. sin 0.5
c. tan 3 [6]

3. Solve these equations for 180 180

a. 2sin 0.6
b. 3cos 1 0
c. 2 tan 1 0 [9]

4. Solve these equations for 0 2 .

Give your answers as a multiple of .
3
a. cos
2

4
b. 3 tan 1
2

c. 4sin 2 2 0 [9]

5. Solve these equations for 0 360

a. sin 2 x 12 3
b. cos 12 x 0.3
c. tan 3 x 0.5 [9]

6. Solve these equations for 0 360

a. cos 2 sin 1 [4]
b. 2sin cos sin 0 [4]
c. 3 sin cos [3]

Total 50 marks

Topic Assessment Solutions

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 EdExcel C2 Trigonometry Assessment solutions
1. (i) cos 0.5
Solutions are in the 1st and 4th quadrants.
60 or 360 60 300
60, 300

(ii) sin 0.5

Solutions are in the 3rd and 4th quadrants
180 30 210 or 360 30 330
210, 330

(iii) tan 2
Solutions are in 1st and 3rd quadrants.
63.4 or 180 63.4 243.4
63.4, 243.4

3
2. (i) cos
2
Solutions are in 1st and 4th quadrants.
11
or 2
6 6 6
11
,
6 6

(ii) sin 0.5

Solutions are in 1st and 2nd quadrants
5
or
6 6 6
5
,
6 6

(iii) tan 3
Solutions are in 1st and 3rd quadrants
4
or
3 3 3
4
,
3 3

2sin 0.6
3. (i)
sin 0.3
Solutions are in 1st and 2nd quadrants
17.5 or 180 17.5 162.5
17.5,162.5

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3cos 1 0
(ii) 3cos 1
cos 31
Solutions are in 1st and 4th quadrants
70.5,70.5

2tan 1 0
(iii) 2tan 1
tan 21
Solutions are in 2nd and 4th quadrants
180 26.6 153.4 or 26.6
26.6,153.4

3
cos2
4
4. (i)
3
cos
2
3
cos has solutions in the 1st and 4th quadrants
2
11
or 2
6 6 6
3
cos has solutions in the 2nd and 4th quadrants
2
5 7
or
6 6 6 6
5 7 11
, , ,
6 6 6 6

3tan2 1
1
tan2
(ii) 3
1
tan
3
1
tan has solutions in the 1st and 3rd quadrants
3
7
or
6 6 6
1
tan has solutions in the 2nd and 4th quadrants
3
5 11
or 2
6 6 6 6
5 7 11
, , ,
6 6 6 6

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4sin2 2 0
1
sin2
(iii) 2
1
sin
2
1
sin has solutions in the 1st and 2nd quadrants
2
3
or
4 4 4
1
sin has solutions in the 3rd and 4th quadrants
2
5 7
or 2
4 4 4 4
3 5 7
, , ,
4 4 4 4

5. (i) sin 2x 21 3
Solutions for 2x are in the 3rd and 4th quadrants.
2x 180 60 240 or 2x 360 60 300
or 2x 360 240 600 or 2x 360 300 660
x 120, 150, 300, 330

(ii) cos 21 x 0.3

Solutions for 21 x are in the 1st and 4th quadrants, but
the one in the 4th
quadrant will give a value for x which is out of the
range.
2 x 72.5
1

x 145

(iii) tan3x 0.5

Solutions for 3x are in the 1st and 3rd quadrants
3x 26.6 or 3x 180 26.6 206.6
or 3x 360 26.6 386.6 or 3x 360 206.6 566.6
or 3x 360 386.6 746.6 or 3x 360 566.6 926.6
x 8.9, 68.9, 128.9, 188.9, 248.9, 308.9

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 EdExcel C2 Trigonometry Assessment solutions
cos2 sin 1
1 sin2 sin 1
6. (i)
sin2 sin 0
sin sin 1 0
sin 1 0
sin 0
or sin 1
0,180,360
90
0, 90,180,360

2sin cos sin 0

(ii)
sin 2cos 1 0
2cos 1 0
sin 0
or cos 21
0,180,360
120,240
0,120,180,240,360

3sin cos
3 tan 1
(iii)
1
tan
3
30,210

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