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Trigonometry I: Questions & Solutions

This document contains 30 trigonometry word problems and their step-by-step solutions. It reviews basic trigonometric identities and relationships involving sine, cosine, and tangent functions. The problems involve finding unknown trigonometric functions given values of other functions, using trigonometric identities and inverse trigonometric functions.

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Trigonometry I: Questions & Solutions

This document contains 30 trigonometry word problems and their step-by-step solutions. It reviews basic trigonometric identities and relationships involving sine, cosine, and tangent functions. The problems involve finding unknown trigonometric functions given values of other functions, using trigonometric identities and inverse trigonometric functions.

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Trigonometry I Math University of Indonesian (UI) Question and Solution!

1. What is the sine of 30 degrees?


Solution: The sine of 30 degrees is 0.5.

2. What is the tangent of 45 degrees?


Solution: The tangent of 45 degrees is 1.

3. What is the cosine of 60 degrees?


Solution: The cosine of 60 degrees is 0.5.

4. If sin x = 0.8, what is cos x?


Solution: We know that sin²x + cos²x = 1, so cos x = sqrt(1 - sin²x) = sqrt(1 - 0.64) = 0.6.

5. If tan x = 1/3, what is sin x?


Solution: We know that tan x = sin x / cos x, so sin x = (tan x) (cos x) = (1/3) (sqrt(1 +
(1/9))) = (1/3) (sqrt(10/9)) = sqrt(10)/9.

6. If cos x = -1/2, what is tan x?


Solution: We know that cos x = adj/hyp, so the opposite side must be sqrt(3)/2 (since we
are in the second quadrant). Therefore, tan x = sin x / cos x = -sqrt(3)/3.

7. If sin x = 4/5, what is cos 2x?


Solution: We know that cos 2x = 1 - 2sin²x, so cos 2x = 1 - 2(16/25) = -6/25.

8. If cos x = 1/2, what is sin 2x?


Solution: We know that sin 2x = 2sin x cos x, so sin 2x = 2(√3/2)(1/2) = √3.

9. If tan x = -1/2, what is cot x?


Solution: We know that cot x = 1/tan x, so cot x = -2.

10. If sin x = 3/5, what is the value of cos(x+pi/3)?


Solution: We know that cos(x+pi/3) = cos x cos(pi/3) - sin x sin(pi/3) = (1/2)(3/5) -
(sqrt(3)/2)(4/5) = -sqrt(3)/5.

11. What is the value of tan 60 degrees?


Solution: The value of tan 60 degrees is √3.

12. If sin x = 1/2, what is cos x?


Solution: We know that sin²x + cos²x = 1, so cos x = √(1 - sin²x) = √(1 - 1/4) = √3/2.

13. If cos x = -3/5, what is sin x?


Solution: We know that sin²x + cos²x = 1, so sin x = √(1 - cos²x) = √(1 - 9/25) = 4/5.
14. If tan x = 4/3, what is cot x?
Solution: We know that cot x = 1/tan x, so cot x = 3/4.

15. What is the value of cos 45 degrees?


Solution: The value of cos 45 degrees is 1/√2 or √2/2.

16. If cos x = 0.6, what is the value of sin x?


Solution: We know that sin²x + cos²x = 1, so sin x = √(1 - cos²x) = √(1 - 0.36) = 0.8.

17. If sin x = -1/2, what is the value of cos(π - x)?


Solution: We know that cos(π - x) = -cos x, so cos(π - x) = -√(1 - sin²x) = -√(1 - 1/4) = -
√3/2.

18. What is the value of sec 30 degrees?


Solution: The value of sec 30 degrees is 2/√3 or 2√3/3.

19. If tan x = 2/3, what is the value of sin x?


Solution: We know that sin x = tan x / √(1 + tan²x), so sin x = (2/3) / √(1 + 4/9) = 2/√13.

20. If cos x = -4/5, what is the value of cos(2π - x)?


Solution: We know that cos(2π - x) = -cos x, so cos(2π - x) = -(-4/5) = 4/5.

21. If tan x = 3/4 and cos x < 0, what is the value of sin x?
Solution: We know that sin²x + cos²x = 1, and we also know that tan x = sin x / cos x, so
we can substitute to get sin x / (sqrt(1 - sin²x)) = 3/4. Solving for sin x, we get sin x = -
3/5.

22. If sin x = -1/3 and cos y = 2/3, what is the value of sin(x + y)?
Solution: We know that sin(x + y) = sin x cos y + cos x sin y. Substituting in the given
values, we get sin(x + y) = (-1/3)(2/3) + sqrt(1 - 1/9)(sqrt(3)/3) = -2/9 + (2sqrt(2))/9.

23. If cos x = 1/5 and tan y = 5/12, what is the value of sin(x + y)?
Solution: We know that sin(x + y) = sin x cos y + cos x sin y. Substituting in the given
values, we get sin(x + y) = (1/5)(5/13) + (12/13)(sqrt(24)/13) = 12sqrt(6)/169.

24. If cos x = -3/4, what is the value of tan(3π/2 - x)?


Solution: We know that tan(3π/2 - x) = -cot x, so we need to find the value of cot x. We
know that cos²x + sin²x = 1, and we also know that cos x < 0, so sin x = -sqrt(1 - 9/16) = -
sqrt(7)/4. Therefore, cot x = cos x / sin x = -3sqrt(7)/7, so tan(3π/2 - x) = 7/3sqrt(7).

25. If sin x = 2/3, what is the value of cos(π/2 - 2x)?


Solution: We know that cos(π/2 - 2x) = sin 2x. Using the double angle formula for sin,
we get sin 2x = 2sin x cos x = 4/3.

26. If cos x = -4/5 and cos y = 3/5, what is the value of sin(x + y)?
Solution: We know that sin(x + y) = sin x cos y + cos x sin y. Substituting in the given
values, we get sin(x + y) = (-4/5)(3/5) + (3/5)(sqrt(1 - 16/25)) = -12/25 - (4sqrt(6))/25.

27. If sin x = 3/5 and cos y = -2/3, what is the value of cos(x + y)?
Solution: We know that cos(x + y) = cos x cos y - sin x sin y. Substituting in the given
values, we get cos(x + y) = (3/5)(-2/3) - (4/5)(sqrt(1 - 9/25)) = -26/25.

28. If tan x = 3/4 and cos x < 0, what is the value of sin x?
Solution: We know that sin²x + cos²x = 1, and we also know that tan x = sin x / cos x, so
we can substitute to get sin x / (sqrt(1 - sin²x)) = 3/4. Solving for sin x, we get sin x = -
3/5.

29. If sin x = -1/3 and cos y = 2/3, what is the value of sin(x + y)?
Solution: We know that sin(x + y) = sin x cos y + cos x sin y. Substituting in the given
values, we get sin(x + y) = (-1/3)(2/3) + sqrt(1 - 1/9)(sqrt(3)/3) = -2/9 + (2sqrt(2))/9.

30. If cos x = 1/5 and tan y = 5/12, what is the value of sin(x + y)?
Solution: We know that sin(x + y) = sin x cos y + cos x sin y. Substituting in the given
values, we get sin(x + y) = (1/5)(5/13) + (12/13)(sqrt(24)/13) = 12sqrt(6)/169.

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The expression cos(2π - x) is calculated using the symmetry identity cos(2π - x) = cos x. Given cos x = -4/5, substituting directly gives cos(2π - x) = -4/5.

The expression cos(π/2 - 2x) is simplified using the identity that cos(π/2 - θ) = sin θ, thus cos(π/2 - 2x) becomes sin 2x. Utilizing the double angle formula for sine, sin 2x = 2sin x cos x. We are given sin x = 2/3, so we find cos x using the identity sin²x + cos²x = 1, leading to cos x = √(1 - (2/3)²) = √(5/9) = √5/3. Therefore, sin 2x = 2(2/3)(√5/3) = 4√5/9. Hence, cos(π/2 - 2x) = 4√5/9.

We apply the identity cos(x + y) = cos x cos y - sin x sin y. With sin x = 3/5, compute cos x = √(1 - sin²x) = 4/5. Given cos y = -2/3, find sin y = √(1 - cos²y) = √(5/9) = √5/3. Therefore, cos(x + y) = (4/5)(-2/3) - (3/5)(√5/3) = -8/15 - √15/5.

Using the identity sin(x + y) = sin x cos y + cos x sin y, and given sin x = -1/3 and cos y = 2/3, first calculate cos x = √(1 - sin²x) = √(1 - 1/9) = √(8/9) = 2√2/3. Assume sin y = √(1 - cos²y) = √(1 - 4/9) = √(5/9) = √5/3. Substituting, sin(x + y) = (-1/3)(2/3) + (2√2/3)(√5/3) = -2/9 + 2√10/9.

To find sin x when cos x = 0.6, use the identity sin²x + cos²x = 1. Substitute to get sin²x = 1 - (0.6)² = 1 - 0.36 = 0.64. Therefore, sin x = √0.64 = ±0.8.

Given tan x = 3/4, we have sin x = 3k and cos x = 4k for some k, using the property tan x = sin x / cos x. From tan²x + 1 = sec²x, sec x = 5/4, which implies k = -4/5 due to the condition cos x < 0. Therefore, sin x = 3(-4/5) = -12/20 = -3/5.

To determine sin(x + y), we use the identity sin(x + y) = sin x cos y + cos x sin y. Given cos x = -4/5, we find sin x by using sin²x + cos²x = 1, yielding sin x = √(1 - 16/25) = √(9/25) = 3/5. Similarly, for cos y = 3/5, sin y = √(1 - 9/25) = √(16/25) = 4/5. Thus, sin(x + y) = (3/5)(3/5) + (-4/5)(4/5) = 9/25 - 16/25 = -7/25.

With tan x = sin x/cos x = 1/3, assume sin x = a and cos x = 3a based on the ratio. Use sin²x + cos²x = 1 to find a: a² + (3a)² = 1, resulting in 10a² = 1, so a = √(1/10) = √10/10. Therefore, sin x = a = √10/10.

The secant function is the reciprocal of the cosine function. For cos 30 degrees, the value is √3/2. Thus, sec 30 degrees is 1/cos 30 degrees = 2/√3 = 2√3/3.

First, compute sin x using sin²x + cos²x = 1, leading to sin x = ±√(1 - 9/16) = ±√(7/16) = ±√7/4. Given the sign of cos x, sin x is likely negative. Therefore, sin x = -√7/4 and cot x = cos x/sin x = (-3/4)/(-√7/4) = 3/√7 = 3√7/7. Then, tan(3π/2 - x) = -cot x = -3√7/7.

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