MAA HL 3.5-3.

9 TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

15. Let f ( x)  cos 2 x  cos x  1 and g ( x)  sin 2 x  sin x .

Solve the following equations in the interval 0  x  2
(a) f ( x)  0 (b) g ( x)  0 (c) f ( x)  g ( x)

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 MAA HL 3.5-3.9 TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

16. Solve the following equations in the interval 0  x  2

(a) sin 3 x  sin x (b) 2 sin 3 x  sin x (c) 4 cos 3 x  cos x

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 MAA HL 3.5-3.9 TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

17. Solve the following equations in the interval 0  x  2

(a) sin 2 x  2 3 cos 2 x (b) sec 2 x  2 (c) 3 csc 2 x  4

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 MAA HL 3.5-3.9 TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

18. (a) Solve the equation sin 5 x  sin 3 x , 0  x   .

(b) (i) Explain why sin(  x )   sin x

(ii) Hence, solve the equation sin 5 x  sin 3 x  0 , 0  x   .

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19. (a) Solve the equation cos 5 x  cos 3 x , 0 x

(b) (i) Explain why cos(  x )   cos x

(ii) Hence, solve the equation cos 5 x  cos 3 x  0 , 0 x

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 MAA HL 3.5-3.9 TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

20. Solve the equations

(a) cos 5 x  sin 3 x , 0 x .
(b) cos 5 x  sin 3 x  0 , 0  x   .

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 MAA HL 3.5-3.9 TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

21. Solve the equations

(a) cos(2 arcsin x)  0.68 , by applying a double angle identity.

(b) arctan x  arctan 2 x  arctan 2 , by applying tan( A  B )

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 MAA HL 3.5-3.9 TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

22. (a) Write down the domain and the range of the function f ( x)  arctan x .

(b) By applying tan, find the values of

1 1
A  arctan  arctan , B  arctan 2  arctan 3
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C  arctan  arctan 2 , D  arctan  arctan
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 MAA HL 3.5-3.9 TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

B. Past Paper questions (SHORT)

Questions 23-25 : without GDC.

 
23. Solve 2 sin x = tan x, where – x .
2 2

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24. Solve tan 2 2  1 , in the interval   
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 MAA HL 3.5-3.9 TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

25. The angle θ satisfies the equation 2 tan2 θ – 5secθ – 10 = 0, where θ is in the second quadrant.
Find the exact value of sec θ.

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Extra question (by GDC)
(a) Solve the equation 2 tan2 θ – 5secθ – 10 = 0 in the interval       , by using the values of
sec θ found above.

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(b) Confirm the result, either by using SolveN or by sketching a suitable graph.

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Questions 26-27 , with GDC

A. Solve analytically to end up with single equations of the form sinx = a, cosx = a, tanx = a
B. Confirm by SolveN
C. Confirm by a graph.

26. Find all the values of θ in the interval [0, ] which satisfy the equation cos2 = sin2.

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27. The angle  satisfies the equation tan + cot = 3. Find all the possible values of  in [0°, 90°].

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