1. C1: Chapters 8 & 10 Trigonometry
Dr J Frost
Last modified: 1st September 2015

2. Sin Graph
What does it look like? ?
-360
-270
-180
-90 90
180
270
360

3. Sin Graph ? ? ? sin(150) = 0.5 sin(-30) = -0.5 sin(210) = -0.5
What do the following graphs look like?
-360
-270
-180
-90 90
180
270
360
Suppose we know that sin(30) = 0.5. By thinking about symmetry in the graph, how could we work out:
sin(150) = 0.5 ?
sin(-30) = -0.5 ?
sin(210) = -0.5 ?

4. Cos Graph ? What do the following graphs look like? -360 -270 -180 -90

5. Cos Graph ? ? ? cos(120) = -0.5 cos(-60) = 0.5 cos(240) = -0.5
What does it look like?
-360
-270
-180
-90 90
180
270
360
Suppose we know that cos(60) = 0.5. By thinking about symmetry in the graph, how could we work out:
cos(120) = -0.5 ?
cos(-60) = 0.5 ?
cos(240) = -0.5 ?

6. Tan Graph
What does it look like? ?
-360
-270
-180
-90 90
180
270
360

7. Tan Graph ? ? tan(-30) = -1/√3 tan(150) = -1/√3
What does it look like?
-360
-270
-180
-90 90
180
270
360
Suppose we know that tan(30) = 1/√3. By thinking about symmetry in the graph, how could we work out:
tan(-30) = -1/√3 ?
tan(150) = -1/√3 ?

8. sin and cos repeat every 360
Laws of Trigonometric Functions
We saw for example sin(30) = sin(150) and cos(30) = cos(330). It’s also easy to see by looking at the graphs that cos(40) = sin(50). What laws does this give us? !
sin(x) = sin(180 – x) ?
cos(x) = cos(360 – x) ?
sin and cos repeat every 360 ?
tan repeats every 180 ?
sin(x) = cos(90 – x) ?
Bro Tip: These 5 things are pretty much the only thing you need to learn from this Chapter!

9. Practice sin(30) = sin(150) cos(70) = cos(290) cos(30) = cos(330)
Find all the values in the range 0 to 360 for which sin/cos/tan will be the same.
sin(30) = sin(150) ?
cos(70) = cos(290) 7 ? 1
cos(30) = cos(330)
cos(-25) = cos(25) = cos(335) ? ? ? 2 8
sin(-10) = sin(190) = sin(350)
cos(80) = sin(10) 3 ? ? ? 9
cos(-40) = cos(40) = cos (320)
sin(15) = sin(165) 4 ? ? 10
sin(20) = cos(70)
sin(-60) = sin(240) = sin(300) 5 ? ? ? 11
tan(80) = sin(260)
sin(80) = sin(100) 12 ? ? 6

10. Dr Frost’s technique for remembering trig values
(once described by a KGS tutee of mine as ‘the Holy Grail of teaching’)
I literally picture this table in my head when I’m trying to remember my values.
All the values in this square are over 2.
The diagonals starting from the top left are rational. The other values in the square are not. 45 90 30 60
sin
_1_ √2 1 2 √3
cos
tan
I remember that out of tan(30) and tan(60), one is 1/√3 and the other √3. However, by considering the graph of tan, clearly tan(30) < tan(60), so tan(30) must be the smaller one, 1/√3
All the surds in this block are √2
All the surds in this block are √3

11. Practice 45 90 30 60
sin
_1_ √2 1 2 √3
cos
tan ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

12. ‘Magic Triangles’ 2 √2 1 √3 1 1 _√3_ 2 _1_ √2 cos(30) = sin(45) = ? ?
You can easily work out sin(45), cos(45), sin(30), tan(30) etc. if you were ever to forget. 30 2 √2 ? 1 √3 ? 60 45 1 1 ?
_√3_ 2 ?
_1_ √2 ?
cos(30) =
sin(45) =

13. Angle quadrants y S A 124° x T C ? ? ? ? sin(124) will be: positive
Unlike bearings, angles are generally measured anticlockwise starting from the x-axis. y
By labelling the 4 quadrants ASTC
(mnemonic: Alan Sugar Talks Crap), we can tell with Sin, Cos, Tan, or All the trigonometric functions will give a positive value for that angle. S A
124° x
sin(124) will be: positive
cos(34) will be: positive
tan(100) will be: negative
cos(213) will be: negative
tan(213) will be: positive T C ? ? ? ?

14. Angle quadrants
Given that sin α = 2/5, and that α is obtuse, find (without a calculator) the exact value of cos α.
cos 𝜙 = ? 5 ?
Therefore thinking about the graph of cos: 2 ?
cos 𝛼 =− ? ф
√21 ?
Since by thinking about the graph of cos, we can see that cos 180−𝑥 =− cos 𝑥
Imagine working instead with the acute angle ф such that sin ф = 2/5

15. Angle quadrants
Given that tan α = 5/12, and that α is acute, find the exact value of sin α and cos α. 1
sin α = 5/13, cos α = 12/13 ? ?
Given that cos α = -3/5, and that α is obtuse, find the exact value of sin α and tan α. 2
sin α = 4/5, tan α = -4/3 ? ?
Given that tan α = -√3, and that α is reflex, find the exact value of sin α and tan α. 3
Hint: if tan α is negative, then is our reflex angle between 180 and 270, or 270 and 360?
sin α = -√3/2, cos α = 1/2 ? ?

16. Onwards to Chapter 10...

17. r y = r sin   x = r cos  sin  = tan  cos 
The only 2 identities you need this chapter... r
y = r sin  ? 
x = r cos  ? ?
sin 
cos 
sin  = y/r and cos  = x/r
and tan  = y/x 1
= tan 
Pythagoras gives you... 2 ?
sin2  + cos2  = 1

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Examples of use 1
Simplify sin2 3 + cos2 3
= 1
Simplify 5 – 5sin2 
= 5cos2  2
Show that: ?
cos 4 𝜃− sin 4 𝜃 cos 2 𝜃 ≡1− tan 2 𝜃 ? 3
Given that p = 3 cos  and q = 2 sin , show that
4p2 + 9q2 = 36.
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19.  = 123.44, 176.57 Solving Trigonometric Equations ?
Edexcel May 2013 ()
 = , ?
Bro Tips for solving:
If 0 ≤  < 180, then what range does 2 – 30 have?
Immediately after the point at which you do sin-1 of both sides, list out the other possible angles in the above adjusted range. Recall that sin(x) = sin(180-x) and that sin repeats every 360.

20. Solving Trigonometric Equations
Edexcel June 2010
tan  = 0.4
tan 2x = ≤ 2x < 720
2x = , , , ,
x = 10.9, , , ? a b ?

21. Solving Trigonometric Equations
Edexcel Jan 2010 ?
(2sin x – 1)(sin x + 3) = 0
sin x = or sin x = -3
x = 30°, 150°
Bro Tip: In general, when you have sin and cos, and one is squared, change the squared term to be consistent with the other.

22. Exercises ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Edexcel Jan 2009 Edexcel Jun 2009
𝜃=−45°, 135°, 23.6°, 156.4° 𝑥=41.4°, 318.6° ? ? ?
284.5, ,
Edexcel Jun 2008
Edexcel Jan 2008
65, 155 ? ?
Edexcel Jan 2013 ?
41.2, 85.5, 161.2
θ = , , 50.8, 129.2 ?

23. Things to remember
If you square root both sides, don’t forget the . You’ll probably lose 2 marks otherwise.
sin 2 3𝑥 = ⇒ sin 3𝑥 =± 1 2 1 2
Don’t forget solutions. If you have sin, you’ll always be able to get an extra solution by using 180 – x. If you have cos you can get an extra one using 360-x.
Remember that tan repeats every 180, sin/cos every 360. 3
If you had sin2x and cos x, you’d replace the sin2 x with 1 – cos2 x. You’d then have a quadratic in terms of cos x which you can factorise. 4 5
Check whether the question expects you to give your answers in degrees or radians. If they say 0≤𝑥≤𝜋, then clearly they want radians.