MCR3UE Unit 4 Test: Trigonometric and Sinusoidal Functions

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Good Luck!

Note: Please show your work for each step to get full marks for all questions.

Thinking: /10 marks

1. Jim is looking at the roof of a new house from the front. He notices that the roof is
triangular in shape with a base 13.6 m. The left side is 8.0 m long and makes an angle of
with the base of the roof. If this is the only known information, determine the angle
the right side of the roof makes with the base of the roof to the nearest degree. Be sure
to first make a sketch. [5marks]
Solution:
Use the cosine law and then use the sine law.
Cosine law:

m
Sine law:
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2) A fish is stuck in a water wheel that is rotating. A graph of its height (in metres) with
respect to the surface of the water over time is shown below.

Help I am stuck!
height
7

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 time ( s)
–1

–2

a) How long does it take the fish to complete one revolution of the wheel? [1 Mark]
8 seconds
b) Approximately how long is the fish under water during each rotation? [1 Mark]
Approx. 2.5 seconds

c) What is the diameter of the water wheel? [1 Mark]

10 meters
d) Write the equation as a cosine function for height of the fish in terms of time.
Equation can be written in different forms
h(t) = -4 Cos (45t) +2
h(t) = 4Cos(45(t-4)) + 2 [2marks]

{Finally, the fish got out of the water wheel safely in approx. 1.5 minutes by not giving up
and keep on trying}
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Communication: / 10 Marks
1 a) Explain the method for proving is an identity.
b) Prove the identity. [1 + 4 marks]

Solution:
a) First, decide to work with the left side because it is more complicated. Then, change all expressions to be in
terms of sine and cosine. Combine terms by finding a common denominator. Then, use the Pythagorean Identity
to finish the proof.
b) L.S. =

= R.S.
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2 a) Using exact values, show that for .

b) Prove Identity in Part a directly from the identity for
[4+1 marks]
Solution:

a) Left-hand side:

Right-hand side:

So, L.S. = R.S. for . Therefore, for .

b) Divide everything by to get the equation .
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Application: /12 marks

1. Alice is standing at the top of a carnival slide. One base is 15 m, one base is 20 m, and
the height is 16 m (see the figure below). The angle from the base to each of the posts (B
and C) is . What is the angle, , in which Alice must slide to the nearest degree?
Explain your reasoning for each step. [5marks]

Solution:
First, use the Pythagorean theorem to solve for the sides and .
So, . Therefore, m.
Also, . Therefore, m.
Next, use the cosine law to solve for .
So, . Therefore, m.
Now, use the cosine law to solve for . This can be done since 3 sides are known for .
So, . Therefore, .
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2. Consider the following transformed function

𝑦 = −2 Sin [2(𝑥 − 45°)] + 1

a) Graph the five key points of Parent function on the provided grid. [1mark]
b) State the following for the transformed function [2marks]

Amplitude= 2 period= 360/2 = 180

Horizontal Phase shift = 45° Equation of axis: y = 1

c) Graph at least two cycles of the transformed function by transforming the key points
of the parent function. (Don’t forget to label the x-axis and y -axis)
[4marks]