McClure

Math 160
Handout #6 - Review for the Final Exam

Note: It is not enough merely to do this review in preparation for the final exam.
It would be a good idea to do the 4 exams again and possibly the Chapter Tests in the text.

Unless the question is *d, it should be done without a calculator.

1) Determine which of the following statements are impossible.

a) sec x = –1.045 b) sin y = 1.045

c) csc x = 0 d) tan A = –1/3 and cot A = 3

2) Determine the exact values for all the trigonometric functions if the point (6, –8) is a point on the terminal
side of an angle in standard position.

3) Determine the quadrant(s) in which the angle terminates if the following conditions are satisfied:

a) sin A = –0.25 and cos A > 0 b) sin B > 0 and tan B < 0

c) cos θ < 0 and csc θ < 0 d) cot x > 0

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4) Find the exact values of all the trigonometric functions of -120 .

5) Find the exact value for each of the following:

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a) sin $ '
# 4 &
b) ( )
cot !

6) Prove each of the following identities:

1 ! sin y 1 csc A ! sin A

a) 2
= b) = cos2 A
cos y 1 + sin y csc A

1
c) = cos2 B
(
tan B cot B + tan B )

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7) Solve for x on the interval: 0 ≤ x < 360
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a) 2 sin x = 7 sin x + 4 b) csc x (cos x) = 2 cos x

8) Find the amplitude, period, horizontal (phase) shift, vertical shift (translation), and range for each of the following:
"x%
a) y = 3 cos (2x – π) b) y = !2 sin $ ' + 1
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9) Sketch one cycle of the graph for each of these:

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a) y = 2 cos % x ! (
$ 4'
b) (
y = 4 sin 3x ! " )

10) Find the exact value for each of the following:

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a) sin (26 ) + cos (26 ) b) 1 – 2 sin (22.5 )

tan (82o ) ! tan (37o ) o o o o

c) d) cos (144 ) cos (36 ) – sin (144 ) sin (36 )
1 + tan (82o ) tan (37o )
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e) sin (41 ) cos (49 ) + cos (41 ) sin (49 ) f) cos (75 ) – sin (75 )

2 tan (30o )
g)
1 ! tan2 (30o )

11) Solve for x, 0 ≤ x < 2π

2
a) tan (x / 2) – 1 = 0 b) cos (3x) cos (x) + sin (3x) sin (x) = –1

12) Give the exact real value for each of the following:
" !1 % "! 3 %
a) cos!1 $ ' b) sin!1 $
$ 2 '
'
# 2& # &

' ! 4 $* ' ! 1 $*
c) cos )2 arcsin # &, d) 2 tan )3 arccos # &,
( " 5 %+ ( " 2 %+

13) Write each of the following in trigonometric form:

a) –3 *b) ! 2 + i

14) Perform the indicated operations and write the results in standard form.

a) (5 – 3i) – (–3 + 5i) b) (7 + 5i) (3 – i)

1 ! 2i
c) d) i38
2 + i

15) Convert each of the following from radians to degrees:

9! !7"
a) b)
4 8

16) Convert each of the following from degrees to radians:

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a) 315 b) !22o 30"

*17) Solve the right triangle with right angle γ if b = 4.8 and α = 53 .
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*18) Find angle α if a = 7.0, b = 8.0, and c = 9.0.

*19) Solve each of the following triangles:

a) ! = 75o , " = 75o , a = 15 b) ! = 123o , a = 6.8, b = 4.2

c) ! = 20o , a = 1.0 , b = 2.0

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20) Find all trigonometric function values of ! if tan ! = and ! terminates in quadrant III.
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21) Prove: cot ! + tan ! = csc ! sec !

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A bullet is fired into the air with an initial velocity of 1200 ft / sec at an angle of 45 from the horizontal.
Find the magnitude of the horizontal and vertical components of the velocity vector.

*23) An arrow is shot into the air so that its horizontal velocity is 35.0 ft / sec and its vertical velocity is 15.0 ft / sec.
Find the velocity of the arrow.

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A ship travels 135 km on a bearing of 138 . How far east and how far south has the ship traveled?

*25) Use a calculator to approximate each of the following:

" !2 %
a) (
sin 24o 20! ) b) (
cot 71o 20! ) c) cos!1 $ '
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d) ! if tan ! = 0.0816 e) ! if sec ! = 1.923

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26) tan (73.2 ) = cot ( ? )

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27) True or False: 250 is coterminal with –110 ?

28) Raise 2 !"cos 10o + i sin 10o #$ to the tenth power, leaving your answer in trigonometric form.
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*29) Find the fifth roots of !4 ! 4i , leaving the roots in trigonometric form.

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30) Convert x + y = 9x from rectangular form to polar form.

31) Convert the equation 3r cos ! + 2r sin ! = 2 from polar form to rectangular form.

32) What is the reference angle for 358o 12! ?

33) Find θ in radians if it is a central angle in a circle of radius 6 cm and it cuts off an arc of length 3 cm.

*34) The minute hand on a clock is 2.4 cm long. How far does the tip of the minute hand travel in 20 minutes?

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35) If a sector formed by a central angle of 30 has an area of π / 3 square cm, find the radius of the circle.

*36) If a 75-ft flagpole casts a shadow that is 43 feet long, what is the angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow?

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A road up a hill makes an angle of 5 with the horizontal. If the road from the bottom of the hill to the top of the
hill is 2.5 miles long, what is the height of the hill?

*38) A person standing 5.2 feet from a mirror notices that the angle of depression from his eyes to the bottom of the
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mirror is 13 , while the angle of elevation from the top of the mirror is 12 .
Find the vertical dimension of the mirror.

39) Find the linear velocity of a point moving with uniform circular motion if the point covers 10 feet in 2 minutes.

40) Find the angular velocity of a point on the tread of a 36-inch diameter tire if the tire is moving 25
revolutions per minute.

41) Find the linear velocity of the point in problem 40.

42) Graph one cycle of:

a) y = 2 sec(x + π) b) y = 2 – tan x

43) Find the exact value of each:

a) tan "#sin!1 x $% , x > 0

() b) sec "#tan!1 5 $%
()

44) Prove each of the following:

a) cos (π / 2 – x) = sin x b) 2 cot (2A) = cot (A ) – tan (A)

4 2
c) cos (4x) = 8 cos (x) – 8 cos (x) + 1 d) sin (A + B) + sin (A – B) = 2 sin A cos B

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45) Find the exact value of tan (75 ).

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46) Find all degree solutions for 2 sin (3θ) + sin (3θ) – 1 = 0.

47) Find all real solutions for sin θ + cos θ = -1

*48) The owner of a triangular lot starts at one corner and walks 205 feet due west to the second corner. After turning
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through an angle of 87.3 , he then walks 307 feet to the third corner.

What is the area of his lot?

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Two airplanes leave an airport at 2:00 PM. One is traveling with a bearing of 30 and a ground speed of 425 mph.
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The other is traveling with a bearing of 85 and a ground speed of 375 mph.

How far apart are the two planes at 3:30 PM? (Assume there is no wind!)

*50) The telephone company plans to bury a telephone cable on the flat (horizontal) lake bottom as shown in this
sketch. To compute the amount of cable needed surveyors made the measurements shown.

Find the distance from A to C.

B

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51
2.1 miles

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42 C
A

Multiple Choice (Again, unless the question is *d, it should be done without a calculator.)
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1) sin (50 ) =
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a) cos (60 ) b) cos (130 ) c) –sin (130 ) d) –sin (310 ) e) cos (310 )

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2) cos (143 ) =
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a) cos (37 ) b) –sin (37 ) c) cos (53 ) d) –cos (53 ) e) –cos (37 )

3) What is the smallest possible value of t, such that tan (11t + 1) = 1?

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a) 45 b) 44 c) 4 d) 3 e) # &
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4) In an isosceles right triangle, one of the legs is 3 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

a) 1.5 2 cm b) 6 cm c) 3 3 cm d) 3 2 cm e) 9 cm

( 1 " 1% +
5) cot * cos!1 $ ' - =
) 2 #2& ,
1 1 2
a) b) c) 3 d) e) 2
3 2 3
6) Find the area of the triangle in problem 4.

2 2 2 2 2
a) 4.5 cm b) 4.5 2 cm c) 6 cm d) 9 cm e) 9 2 cm

7) If θ terminates in quadrant I and sin (θ) = 3 / 5, then sin (2θ) =

a) 7 / 25 b) 6/5 c) 24 / 25 d) 24 / 5 e) 12 / 25

8) If cos (x) < 0, and sin (x) < 0, then

a) π/2 < x < π b) 0 < x < π/2 c) 3π / 2 < x < 2π d) π < x <3π/2

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9) sin (555 ) =
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a) cos (195 ) b) sin (195 ) c) −sin (195 ) d) sin (15 ) e) cos (15 )

*10) In a triangle, a = 7, b = 6, and c = 3. Thus, cos (α) =

a) 1/9 b) −1 / 9 c) 3/7 d) 6/7 e) 1/2

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11) Which of the following is equivalent to 2 sin (15 ) cos (15 )?

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a) 0 b) 1 c) sin (7.5 ) d) 1/2 e) 3 /2

12) Which of the following is equivalent to tan (π − x)?

a) tan (x) b) −tan (x) c) tan (x − π) d) 1 e) 0

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13) cos % " x ( =
$2 '

a) sin (x) b) −sin (x) c) cos (x) d) −cos (x) e) sin (x) cos (x)

14) What is the period of the function: f(x) = sin (2x + π / 6) + 2

a) 2π b) π c) 4π d) 11π / 6 e) π/6

15) What is the phase shift of the function in problem 14?

a) π / 6 right b) π / 12 right c) π / 3 left d) π / 6 left e) π / 12 left

16) cos (2x) =

2 2 2 2
a) 2 cos (x) b) sin (2x) c) 2 sin (x) cos (x) d) cos (x) − sin (x) e) cos (x) + sin (x)

17) For what value(s) of x, on the interval [ 0 , 2 π ), does (2 sin x − 1) (sin x + 4) = 0?

a) 1 / 2, −4 b) π/4 c) π / 3, 2π / 3 d) 7π / 6, 11π / 6 e) π / 6, 5π / 6
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18) Solve sin (2x) = 1 on the interval: [ 0 , 360 )
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a) 30 , 150 b) 90 c) 45 , 135 d) 60 , 120 e) 45 , 225

19) csc (π / 3) =

a) 2 b) 3 c) 2 d) 2/ 3 e) 1/2

20) cot (4π / 3) =

a) 3 b) 1/ 3 c) 1 d) −1 / 3 e) − 3

2 2
21) cos (2x) − sin (2x) =

a) 2 sin x b) sin (4x) c) cos (4x) d) 1 e) 0

22) (sin x ) (cot x ) (sec x )

2 2
=

2 3
a) tan x b) cos x c) cos x d) tan x e) cos x sin x

23) For what value of x is cos (x) = 2 cos (π / 3)?

a) 0 b) π/6 c) π/2 d) 2π / 3 e) π

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24) cos (20 ) - sin (70 ) =
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a) -1 b) 0 c) 1 d) −sin (70 ) e) 2 cos (20 )

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25) If cot x = cos x for 0 ≤ x < 360 , then x =
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a) 0 b) 30 c) 45 d) 60 e) 90
Math 160
Answers to Review for the Final Exam

1) b, c, d

2) sin x = –4 / 5, cos x = 3 / 5, tan x = –4 / 3, csc x = –5 / 4, sec x = 5 / 3, cot x = –3 / 4

3) a) IV b) II c) III d) I and III

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4) sin (–120 ) = – 3 / 2, cos (–120 ) = –1 / 2, tan (–120 ) = 3,
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csc (–120 ) = –2 / 3 , sec (–120 ) = –2, cot (–120 ) = 1 / 3

5) a) –1 / 2 or – 2 / 2 b) undefined

6) Identity proofs, answers may vary

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7) a) 210 and 330 b) 45 , 90 , 135 , 225 , 270 , 315

8) a) amplitude = 3, period = ! , phase shift = ! / 2 or ! /2 to the right, translation = 0

range = [–3, 3 ]

b) amplitude = 2, period = 6 ! , phase shift = 0, translation = 1 or up 1

range = [–1, 3 ]

9) a) b)

10) a) 1 b) 1/ 2 c) 1 d) –1

e) 1 f) ! 3/2 g) 3

11) a) ! / 2, 3! / 2 b) ! / 2, 3! / 2

12) a) 3! / 4 b) !" / 3 c) –7/25 d) 0

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13) a) 3 [ cos (180 ) + i sin (180 ) ]

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b) 3 [ cos (144.7 ) + i sin (144.7 ) ]
14) a) 8 – 8i b) 26 + 8i c) -i d) -1

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15) a) 405 b) –157.5

16) a) 7π / 4 b) -π / 8

17) ! = 37o ; a = 6.4 ; c = 8.0

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18) 48.2

19) a) ! = 30o ; b = 15 ; c = 7.8

b) ! = 31.2o ; " = 25.8o ; c = 3.5

c) ! = 43.2o ; " = 116.8 ; c = 2.6 or ! = 136.8o ; " = 23.2o ; c = 1.1

!12 "5 "13 "13 5

20) sin ! = ; cos ! = ; csc ! = ; sec ! = ; cot ! =
13 13 12 5 12

21) Proof, answers vary

22) both are 848.5 ft / sec

23) 38.1 ft / sec

24) 90.3 km east and 100.3 km south

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25) a) .4120 b) .3378 c) 131.8 d) 4.7 + 180 k
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e) 58.7 + 360 k or 301.3 + 360 k

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26) 16.8

27) True

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28) 32 [ cos (100 ) + i sin (100 ) ]

29) 2 !"cos 45o + i sin 45o #$ ,

( ) ( ) 2 !"cos 117o + i sin 117o #$ ,
( ) ( ) 2 !"cos 189o + i sin 189o #$ ,
( ) ( )
2 !"cos ( 261 ) + i sin ( 261 )#$ ,
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2 !"cos 333o + i sin 333o #$
( ) ( )
30) r = 9 cos !

31) 3x + 2y = 2

32) 1o 48!

33) .5 radians
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34) 5.0 cm 43) a) b) 26
1 ! x2

35) 2 cm 44) Proofs, answers may vary

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36) 60.2 45)
3 ! 1
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37) .22 miles 46) 10 + 120 k, 50 + 120 k, 90 + 120 k

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38) 2.3 ft 47) ! + 2k! , + 2k!
2

39) 5 ft / min 48) 31,433 square feet

40) 50 ! radians per minute 49) 558 miles

41) 900 ! inches per minute 50) 1.6 miles

42) a) b)

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1) d 10) b 19) d

2) e 11) d 20) b

3) c 12) b 21) c

4) d 13) a 22) c

5) c 14) b 23) a

6) a 15) e 24) b

7) c 16) d 25) e

8) d 17) e

9) b 18) e