Trigonometric functions

Practice sheet

Fresh questions from the whole chapter, to do on paper.

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  1. Convert 225∘225^\circ to radians. Give the exact value.
  2. Convert π\pi radians to degrees.
  3. A circle has radius 4 cm. What is the length of the arc cut off by a central angle of 3π4\frac{3 \pi}{4}? Give the exact value, in cm.
  4. Find the exact value of cos⁡(π6)\cos\left(\frac{\pi}{6}\right).
  5. Find the exact value of sin⁡(π2)\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right).
  6. Match each angle with its point (cos⁡θ,sin⁡θ)(\cos\theta, \sin\theta) on the unit circle.
    1. π6\dfrac{\pi}{6}
    2. π4\dfrac{\pi}{4}
    3. π3\dfrac{\pi}{3}
    4. π2\dfrac{\pi}{2}
    1. (32,12)\left(\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}, \dfrac{1}{2}\right)
    2. (22,22)\left(\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2}, \dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\right)
    3. (12,32)\left(\dfrac{1}{2}, \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)
    4. (0,1)(0, 1)
  7. Find the exact value of cos⁡(5π4)\cos\left(\frac{5 \pi}{4}\right).
  8. What is the reference angle of 200∘200^\circ, in degrees?
  9. In which quadrant is sin⁡θ<0\sin\theta < 0 and cos⁡θ>0\cos\theta > 0?
    1. Quadrant II
    2. Quadrant III
    3. Quadrant IV
  10. sin⁡θ=15\sin\theta = \frac{1}{5} and θ\theta is in quadrant II. Find the exact value of cos⁡θ\cos\theta.
  11. Which expression is equal to 1−cos⁡2xsin⁡x\dfrac{1 - \cos^2 x}{\sin x} (where sin⁡x≠0\sin x \ne 0)?
    1. sin⁡x\sin x
    2. cos⁡x\cos x
    3. 1−cos⁡x1 - \cos x
  12. Which equation is true for every xx?
    1. sin⁡2x+cos⁡2x=1\sin^2 x + \cos^2 x = 1
    2. sin⁡x+cos⁡x=1\sin x + \cos x = 1
    3. sin⁡2x−cos⁡2x=1\sin^2 x - \cos^2 x = 1
    4. tan⁡x=cos⁡xsin⁡x\tan x = \dfrac{\cos x}{\sin x}