IB Mathematics HL

Year I—Unit 4 Test

Name: Date: Period:

Provided Identities:

sin(A + B) = sin A cos B + sin B cos A

cos(A + B) = cos A cos B − sin A sin B.
tan A + tan B
tan(A + B) = .
1 − tan A tan B
Ç å
√ a b
a cos x ± b sin x = a + b √ 2
2 2 cos x ± √ 2 sin x
a + b2 a + b2

Part 1, no calculators, 50 points.

1. The larger circle in the picture to
the right is revolving at a rate of 3
revolutions per second.

(a) (2 points) Find the angular velocity of the larger circle.

(b) (2 points) Find the angular velocity of the smaller circle.

(c) (3 points) How many revolutions per second is the smaller circle making?

√
3
2. (4 points) Solve cos x = − , for x, where −π ≤ x ≤ π.
2
3. (5 points) If angle A is a Quadrant II angle with sin A = 35 , and angle B is a
Quadrant III angle with cos B = − 45 , find the exact value of cos(A + B).

4. (5 points) Find the exact maximum and minimum values of the function
f (x) = 12 sin(x + π/4) + 5 cos(x + π/4).

5. (7 points) In the diagram to the

right, O is the center of the cir-
cle and (AT ) is the tangent to the
circle at T . Given that OA = 12 O A
cm, and that the circle has a radius
of 6 cm, find the exact area of the
shaded region.
6. The circle to the right has center O and O r
radius r. The quadrilateral OABC is a
A
trapezoid with parallel sides OA and BC.
θ
C B

(a) (4 points) Compute the height of the trapezoid.

r2
(b) (6 points) Show that the area of the trapezoid is (sin θ + sin 2θ).
2

7. (6 points) Find the exact solutions of the equation cos 2x − 5 cos x + 3 = 0,

given that −π ≤ x ≤ π.
 sin 2x
8. (6 points) Prove the identity = tan x.
1 + cos 2x
 IB Mathematics HL
Year I—Unit 4 Test
Name: Date: Period:

Provided Identities:

sin(A + B) = sin A cos B + sin B cos A

cos(A + B) = cos A cos B − sin A sin B.
tan A + tan B
tan(A + B) = .
1 − tan A tan B
Ç å
√ a b
a cos x ± b sin x = a + b √ 2
2 2 cos x ± √ 2 sin x
a + b2 a + b2

Part 2, calculators allowed, 50 points.

1. (8 points) From the top of a 20 m building the "

elevation to the top of a flagpole is 11◦ . From
"
◦ "
11 "
the base of the same building the elevation to 6 "
"
the top of the same flagpole is 42◦ . Compute the " d
"
20 m "
height of the flagpole and the distance of the "
"◦
flagpole to the building. ? " 42
"
building flagpole

2. (8 points) For the quadrilateral depicted

to the right, find the lengths of the two d2
diagonals d1 and d2 .
d1
44° 54°
28° 48°

10 cm
3. (8 points) Write the function f (x) = 2 cos x − 5 sin x in the form A cos(x − α),
where 0 ≤ α < 2π. Hence, or otherwise, compute the maximum value of f (x)
over its domain.

4. (8 points) Solve the equation 1 + sin 2x = sin x on the interval −π ≤ x ≤ π.

5. (a) (6 points) Using the addition formulas for sine and cosine, prove that
tan A + tan B
tan(A + B) = .
1 − tan A tan B

(b) (2 points) Compute the exact value of tan 75◦ .

6. (10 points) The diagram below shows a the sector AOB of a circle of radius 1.
The vertical line segments are perpendicular to the line segment [OB].
A
A1
A2

θ
O B
B3 B2 B1
In terms of the angle θ (given in radians) compute the infinite sum of the arc
lengths

AB + A1 B1 + A2 B2 + · · · .