P1-Trigonometry: Past Papers Questions
P1-Trigonometry: Past Papers Questions
P1-Trigonometry
Past papers questions
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Q1.
Figure 1
Figure 1 shows a sector AOB of a circle with centre O and radius r cm.
The triangle XYZ in Figure 4 has XY = 6 cm, = 9 cm, ZX = 4 cm and angle ZXY = α.
The circular arc ZW, in Figure 4, is a major arc of the circle with centre X and radius 4 cm.
Calculate
Figure 3
Figure 3 shows a plot of the curve with equation y = sin θ, 0 ≤ θ ≤ 360°
(a) State the coordinates of the minimum point on the curve with equation
Diagram 1
Figure 5
Figure 5 shows a sketch of part of the curve C with equation , where x is measured in
radians. The point M shown in Figure 5 is a minimum point on C.
Find, in terms of α,
Q5.
A sector AOB, of a circle centre O, has radius r cm and angle θ radians.
Given that the area of the sector is 6 cm2 and that the perimeter of the sector is 10 cm,
(a) show that
(4)
(b) Hence find possible values of r and θ.
(3)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
Q6.
Figure 2
Figure 2 shows a plot of part of the curve with equation y = cos 2x with x being measured in radians.
Figure 3
The structure consists of four wooden beams, AB, BD, BC and AD.
Given that AB has length 10 cm, BC has length 6 cm and angle DAB is obtuse, find
Figure 2
The shape ABCDA consists of a sector ABCOA of a circle, centre O, joined to a triangle AOD, as shown in
Figure 2.
The radius of the circle is 6 cm, length AD is 5 cm and angle AOD is 0.7 radians.
(a) Find the area of the sector ABCOA, giving your answer to one decimal place.
(3)
Given angle ADO is obtuse,
(b) find the size of angle ADO, giving your answer to 3 decimal places.
(3)
(c) Hence find the perimeter of shape ABCDA, giving your answer to one decimal place.
(4)
(Total for question = 10 marks)
Q10.
(a) Prove that
(5)
(b) Hence solve, for 0 ≤ θ < 2π
Figure 2 shows the plan view of a house ABCD and a lawn APCDA.
(a) Show that the size of angle AOD is 1.231 radians to 3 decimal places.
(2)
The lawn APCDA is shown shaded in Figure 2.
Q12.
(a) Use the substitution t = tan x to show that the equation
Figure 3 shows part of the curve C1 with equation y = 3sinx, where x is measured in degrees.
The point P and the point Q lie on C1 and are shown in Figure 3.
(a) State
(i) the coordinates of P,
(ii) the coordinates of Q.
(3)
A different curve C2 has equation y = 3 sinx + k, where k is a constant.
The point R is the minimum point on C2 with the smallest positive x coordinate.
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