TRIGONOMETRY | PURE MATHEMATICS 1
(C2 & C12 EDITION)
ARTICLE - 1
Core Mathematics 2
JUNE 2005 | Q7
1. In the triangle ABC, AB = 8 cm, AC = 7 cm, ∠ABC = 0.5 radians and ∠ACB = x
radians.
(a) Use the sine rule to find the value of sin x, giving your answer to 3 decimal places.
Given that there are two possible values of x, (3)
(b) find these values of x, giving your answers to 2 decimal places.
(3)
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JUNE 2007 | Q4
2.
C
5 cm
4 cm A
6 cm
B
Figure 1 shows the triangle ABC, with AB = 6 cm, BC = 4 cm and CA = 5 cm.
3
(a) Show that cos A = .
4
(3)
(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the exact value of sin A.
(2)
JANUARY 2008 | Q6 TOTAL MARKS = 5
3.
C
N
θ°
B
500 m 700 m
15°
1
Figure 1 shows 3 yachts A, B and C which are assumed to be in the same horizontal plane.
Yacht B is 500 m due north of yacht A and yacht C is 700 m from A. The bearing of C
from A is 015°.
(a) Calculate the distance between yacht B and yacht C, in metres to 3 significant
figures.
(3)
The bearing of yacht C from yacht B is θ °, as shown in Figure 1.
(b) Calculate the value of θ.
(4)
TOTAL MARKS = 7
JANUARY 2011 | Q2
4. In the triangle ABC, AB = 11 cm, BC = 7 cm and CA = 8 cm.
(a) Find the size of angle C, giving your answer in radians to 3 significant figures. (3)
(b) Find the area of triangle ABC, giving your answer in cm2 to 3 significant figures.
(3)
TOTAL MARKS = 6
Core Mathematics 12
JUNE 2014 | Q1
5. N
10 km
C
65° 8 km
Figure 1 shows the position of three stationary fishing boats A, B and C,
which are assumed to be in the same horizontal plane.
Boat A is 10 km due north of boat B.
Boat C is 8 km on a bearing of 065° from boat B.
(a) Find the distance of boat C from boat A, giving your answer to the nearest (3)
10 metres.
(b) Find the bearing of boat C from boat A, giving your answer to one decimal
place. (3)
TOTAL MARKS = 6
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OCTOBER 2017 | Q4
5.
C
x cm
60°
A 3x cm B
Figure 1 shows a sketch of a triangle ABC with AB = 3x cm, AC = x cm and angle
CAB = 60°
Given that the area of triangle ABC = 24 3
(a) show that x = 4 2 (3)
(b) Hence find the exact length of BC, giving your answer as a simplified surd.
(3)
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JANUARY 2018 | Q13
N
6.
8.7 km B
3.5 km
P
Figure 4 shows the position of two stationary boats, A and B, and a port
which are assumed to be in the same horizontal plane.
Boat A is 8.7 km on a bearing of 314° from port P.
Boat B is 3.5 km on a bearing of 052° from port P.
(a) Show that angle APB is 98°
(1)
(b) Find the distance of boat B from boat A, giving your answer to one decimal place.
(2)
(c) Find the bearing of boat B from boat A, giving your answer to the nearest degree. (4)
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Pure Mathematics 1
JANUARY 2019 | Q7
7. D
35°
A B
Figure 3 shows the design for a structure used to support a roof. The
structure consists of four wooden beams, AB, BD, BC and AD.
Given AB = 6.5 m, BC = BD = 4.7 m and angle BAC = 35°
(a) find, to one decimal place, the size of angle ACB, (3)
(b) find, to the nearest metre, the total length of wood required to make this structure.
(3)
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OCTOBER 2019 | Q4
8. A parallelogram ABCD has area 40 cm2
Given that AB has length 10 cm, BC has length 6 cm and angle DAB is obtuse, find
(a) the size of angle DAB, in degrees, to 2 decimal places,
(3)
(b) the length of diagonal BD, in cm, to one decimal place. (2)
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JUNE 2021 | Q3
9. B
pm 2 2m
60°
A qm C
Figure 1 shows the plan view of a flower bed.
The flowerbed is in the shape of a triangle ABC with
● AB = p metres
● AC = q metres
● BC = 2 2 metres
● angle BAC = 60°
4
(a) Show that
p2 + q2 – pq = 8
(2)
Given that side AC is 2 metres longer than side AB, use algebra to find
(b) (i) the exact value of p,
(ii) the exact value of q.
(5)
Using the answers to part (b),
(c) calculate the exact area of the flower bed. (2)
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ARTICLE - 2
Core Mathematics 2
JUNE 2007 | Q9
⎛ π⎞
1. (a) Sketch, for 0 - x - 2π , the graph of y = sin ⎜ x + ⎟ . (2)
⎝ 6⎠
(b) Write down the exact coordinates of the points where the graph meets the coordinate
axes.
(c) Solve, for 0 - x - 2π , the equation (3)
⎛ π⎞
sin ⎜ x + ⎟ = 0.65 ,
⎝ 6⎠
giving your answers in radians to 2 decimal places. (5)
TOTAL MARKS = 10
JANUARY 2012 | Q9
1
2. (i) Find the solutions of the equation sin(3 x − 15o ) = , for which 0 - x -180o
2
(ii) y (6)
O P Q R x
Figure 4 shows part of the curve with equation
y = sin(ax − b), where a > 0, 0 < b < Κ
The curve cuts the x-axis at the points P, Q and R as shown.
find the values of a and b.
( ) ( Κ, 0) and ( Κ, 0) respectively,
Given that the coordinates of P, Q and R are Κ , 0 ,
10
3
5
11
10
(4)
TOTAL MARKS = 10
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Core Mathematics12
JANUARY 2014 | Q10
3. The curve C has equation
(a) In the space below, sketch the curve C. (2)
(b) Write down the exact coordinates of the points at which C meets the coordinate axes.
(3)
(c) Solve, for x in the interval 0 - x - 2π,
⎛ π⎞ 1
cos ⎜ x − ⎟ =
⎝ 3⎠ 2
(4)
giving your answers in the form kπ, where k is a rational number. TOTAL MARKS = 9
JUNE 2014| Q13
4. The height of sea water, h metres, on a harbour wall at time t hours after
midnight is given by
h = 3.7 + 2.5cos(30t – 40)°, - t 24
(a) Calculate the maximum value of h and the exact time of day when this
maximum first occurs.
Fishing boats cannot enter the harbour if h is less than 3 (4)
(b) Find the times during the morning between which fishing boats cannot
enter the harbour.
Give these times to the nearest minute. (6)
TOTAL MARKS = 10
JANUARY 2015 | Q11
5.
y
C
O x
Figure 4 shows a sketch of the curve C with equation y = sin (x – 60°), –360° - x - 360°
(a) Write down the exact coordinates of the points at which C meets the two coordinate
axes.
(3)
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(b) Solve, for –360° - x - 360°,
4 sin(x – 60°) = 6− 2
showing each stage of your working.
(5)
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JUNE 2016 | Q10
⎛ π⎞
6. The curve C has equation y = sin ⎜⎝ x + ⎟⎠ , 0 x 2π
4
(a) On the axes below, sketch the curve C.
(2)
(b) Write down the exact coordinates of all the points at which the curve C
meets or intersects the x-axis and the y-axis.
(c) Solve, for 0 - x -2π, the equation
(3)
⎛ π⎞ 3
sin ⎜ x + ⎟ =
⎝ 4 ⎠ 2
giving your answers in the form kπ, where k is a rational number. (4)
TOTAL MARKS = 9
JUNE 2017 | Q15
7. The height of water, H metres, in a harbour on a particular day is given by the equation
⎛ πt ⎞
H = 4 + 1.5sin ⎜ ⎟ , 0 t < 24
⎝ 6⎠
πt
where t is the number of hours after midnight, and is measured in radians.
6
(a) Show that the height of the water at 1 a.m. is 4.75 metres. (1)
(b) Find the height of the water at 2 p.m. (2)
(c) Find, to the nearest minute, the first two times when the height of the water is
3 metres. (6)
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Pure Mathematics 1
OCTOBER 2019 | Q9
8. y
O Į x
⎛ x⎞
Figure 5 shows a sketch of part of the curve C with equation y = sin ⎜ ⎟ , where x is
⎝ 12 ⎠
measured in radians. The point M shown in Figure 5 is a minimum point on C.
(1)
(a) State the period of C.
(b) State the coordinates of M.
(1)
⎛ x⎞
The smallest positive solution of the equation sin ⎜ ⎟ = k , where k is a constant, is Į
⎝ 12 ⎠
Find, in terms of Į,
⎛ x⎞
(c) (i) the negative solution of the equation sin ⎜ ⎟ = k that is closest to zero,
⎝ 12 ⎠
⎛ x⎞
(ii) the smallest positive solution of the equation cos ⎜ ⎟ = k .
⎝ 12 ⎠ (2)
TOTAL MARKS = 4
JANUARY 2020 | Q7
9.
y
P
O Q x
10
12
Figure 3 shows part of the curve C1 with equation y = 3sin x, 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 = 3sinx + k, where k is a constant.
The curve C2 has a maximum y value of 10
The point R is the minimum point on C2 with the smallest positive x coordinate.
(b) State the coordinates of R. (2)
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JANUARY 2021 | Q3
10. y
O Q x
C1
Figure 1 shows a sketch of part of the curve C1 with equation y = 4 cos x°
The point P and the point Q lie on C1 and are shown in Figure 1.
(a) State
(i) the coordinates of P,
(ii) the coordinates of Q. (3)
The curve C2 has equation y = 4 cos x° + k, where k is a constant.
Curve C2 has a minimum y value of –1
The point R is the maximum point on C2 with the smallest positive x coordinate.
(b) State the coordinates of R. (2)
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OCTOBER 2021 | Q4
11. y
O R x
Figure 2 shows a sketch of the curve with equation y = f(x), where
f(x) = cos 2x o 0xk
The point Q and the point R(k, 0) lie on the curve and are shown in Figure 2.
(a) State
(i) the coordinates of Q,
(ii) the value of k.
(b) Given that there are exactly two solutions to the equation (3)
cos 2x o = p in the region 0 x k
find the range of possible values for p.
(2)
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JANUARY 2022 | Q9
12.
y
O x
14
Figure 4 shows part of the curve with equation
y = A cos(x – 30)°
where A is a constant.
The point P is a minimum point on the curve and has coordinates (30, –3) as shown in
Figure 4.
(a) Write down the value of A. (1)
The point Q is shown in Figure 4 and is a maximum point.
(b) Find the coordinates of Q. (3)
TOTAL MARKS = 4
JANUARY 2019 | Q5
13.
y
O x
Figure 2 shows a plot of part of the curve with equation y = cos 2x with x
being measured in radians.
The point P, shown on Figure 2, is a minimum point on the curve.
(a) State the coordinates of P. (2)
A copy of Figure 2, called Diagram 1, is shown at the top of the next page.
(b) Sketch, on Diagram 1, the curve with equation y = sin x (2)
(c) Hence, or otherwise, deduce the number of solutions of the equation
(i) cos2 x = sin x that lie in the region 0 x 20π
(3)
(ii) cos 2 x = sin x that lie in the region 0 x 21π
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JUNE 2019 | Q9
14. y
2
O
90q q 270q q ș
í
í
)LJXUHVKRZVDSORWRIWKHFXUYHZLWKHTXDWLRQy = sin ș, 0 - ș -q
(a) State the coordinates of the minimum point on the curve with equation
y = 4 sin ș, 0 - ș -q
$FRS\RI)LJXUHFDOOHG'LDJUDPLVVKRZQRQWKHQH[WSDJH
E 2Q'LDJUDPVNHWFKDQGODEHOWKHFXUYHV (2)
(i) y VLQș, 0 - ș -q
(ii) y = tan ș, 0 - ș -q (2)
(c) Hence find the number of solutions of the equation
(i) tan ș = + sin ș that lie in the region 0 - ș -q
(ii) tan ș = + sin ș that lie in the region 0 - ș - q (3)
y
2
O
90q q 270q q ș
í
í
TOTAL MARKS = 7
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JUNE 2021 | Q9
15. y
O x
Figure 4
Figure 4 shows a sketch of the curve with equation
y = tan x –2π x 2π
The line l, shown in Figure 4, is an asymptote to y = tan x
(a) State an equation for l.
(1)
A copy of Figure 4, labelled Diagram 1, is shown on the next page.
(b) (i) On Diagram 1, sketch the curve with equation
1
y= +1 –2π x 2π
x
stating the equation of the horizontal asymptote of this curve.
(ii) Hence, giving a reason, state the number of solutions of the equation
1
tan x = +
x
in the region –2π x 2π
(4)
1
(c) State the number of solutions of the equation tan x = + 1 in the regi
x
(i) 0 x 40π
5
(ii) –10π x π
2 (2)
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