Revision Guide 3 - Circular Functions

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Question 1 2 marks
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The graphs of y = k cos(2x) and y = sin2 (2x) intersect at x = .
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Find the value of k .

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Let f : [0, 5π) → R, f (x) = − cos and g : [0, 5π) → R, g (x) = cos + 1.
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(a) Find the coordinates of all points of intersection of f and g for x ∈ [0, 5π).

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(b) Given the graph of y = f (x) below, sketch the graph of y = g (x). Label all end-
points, points of intersection with f and axis intercepts with their coordinates.
You do not need to label turning points.
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Question 3 2 marks
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The rule of the graph below can be expressed as y = − tan(bx + c), where b, c ∈ R and
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Question 4 2 marks
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Find a set of transformations that maps the graph of y = sin x + to the graph of
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y = cos x + .
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Given sin(x) = − , where x ∈ π, , find cos(x).
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Question 2 1 mark
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Find the smallest positive solution to sin 3x − = p .
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Question 3 1 mark
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What is the period of the function f (x) = 3 cos − 2 sin(x)?
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Question 4 6 marks
A boy is riding a swing. His foot’s height above the ground may be modelled by the
graph below.

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Suppose that the rule of the curve is h(t ) = d − a sin(bt + c), where a, b, c, d ∈ R+ and
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h(t ) is in metres and t is in seconds.
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(a) Find the values of a , b , c and d .
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(b) Find the first time after the start of the boy’s movement when he is at the same
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(c) Starting from the same

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is given by s(t ) = h
t .
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Sketch the graph of y = s(t ) on the set of axes below from the start of the boy’s
motion up to the first time when he reaches maximum height. Label the start-
ing point and the points where the minimum and maximum heights are first
reached.
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Question 5 4 marks
The graph of y = 2k sin(kx), where k ∈ R+ , is shown below.
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Points A and C are turning points.

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(a) Show that the coordinates of A are , 2k .
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(b) Find the area of quadrilateral O ABC .

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Question 6 10 marks
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The temperature in a room varies according to the function

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f : [0, ∞) → R, f (t ) = 2 cos t+ + 22
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where f (t )◦C is the temperature t hours after midnight.

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(a) What is the range of f ?

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(b) What is the period of f ?

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(c) For what times in the interval [0, 24] is the temperature at least 21◦C ?
[2 marks]

(d) A thermostat is programmed so that the temperature variation in the room is

given by g : [0, ∞) → R, g (t ) = f (kt ), where k ∈ R+ . Find the set of values of k for
which g (t ) = 21 has exactly three solutions in the interval t ∈ [0, 24].
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(e) The thermostat is reprogrammedµso that the
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is given by h : [0, ∞) → R, h(t ) = cos t+ + 23.
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If h(t ) = a × f (bt + c) + d , where a, b, c, d ∈ R+ and c ∈ [0, 12], find the values of a , b , c
and d .
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