Grade 11 Trigonometric Functions Practice — Easy

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Question 1 of 45: How many degrees is π radians?

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Answer key for parents & teachers (45 questions)
  1. How many degrees is π radians? — 180°. π radians = 180°. This is the key conversion: multiply radians by 180/π to get degrees.
  2. Convert 60° to radians. — π/3. 60° × (π/180°) = 60π/180 = π/3 radians.
  3. Convert 3π/4 radians to degrees. — 135°. (3π/4) × (180°/π) = 3 × 45° = 135°.
  4. What is sin(π/2)? — 1. At π/2 (90°), the unit circle point is (0, 1). Since sin = y-coordinate, sin(π/2) = 1.
  5. What is the radius of the unit circle? — 1. By definition, the unit circle has radius exactly 1, centered at the origin. "Unit" refers to the length of the radius being one unit.
  6. In the unit circle, what is the x-coordinate at angle θ equal to? — cos θ. For a unit circle, the terminal point at angle θ has coordinates (cos θ, sin θ). The x-coordinate = cos θ.
  7. What is tan(π/4)? — 1. tan(π/4) = sin(π/4)/cos(π/4) = (√2/2)/(√2/2) = 1. Or simply: at 45°, the angle is equal in both components.
  8. In which quadrant is the angle 5π/4 (225°)? — Q3. 5π/4 = 225°, which is between 180° and 270° — that is Quadrant III (bottom-left).
  9. What is cos(2π)? — 1. 2π = 360°, which brings you back to the starting point (1, 0) on the unit circle. So cos(2π) = 1.
  10. What is the period of the sine function? — 2π. The sine (and cosine) function completes one full cycle in 2π radians (360°). Its period is 2π.
  11. What is cos(π)? — −1. At π (180°), the unit circle point is (−1, 0). So cos(π) = −1.
  12. What is the radian measure of one full revolution? — 2π. One full revolution = 360° = 2π radians. This is because the circumference of the unit circle is 2π·1 = 2π.
  13. What is tan(0)? — 0. tan(0) = sin(0)/cos(0) = 0/1 = 0. The tangent is 0 wherever the sine is 0 (and cosine ≠ 0).
  14. Convert 270° to radians. — 3π/2. 270° × (π/180°) = 270π/180 = 3π/2 radians.
  15. The amplitude of y = A sin(x) is: — |A|. Amplitude = |A|. The absolute value ensures amplitude is always positive regardless of reflection.
  16. The period of y = sin(Bx) is: — 2π/B. Period = 2π/|B|. Larger B compresses the wave; smaller B stretches it.
  17. What is the period of y = cos(3x)? — 2π/3. Period = 2π/|B| = 2π/3.
  18. What is the amplitude of y = −4 sin(x)? — 4. Amplitude = |−4| = 4. The negative sign reflects the graph but doesn't change amplitude.
  19. The vertical shift D in y = A sin(Bx) + D represents: — The midline y = D. D shifts the graph vertically. The midline of the wave is y = D.
  20. For y = sin(x − π/2), the phase shift is: — Right π/2. y = sin(x − π/2): the shift is C = π/2 to the RIGHT. (x − C) → right shift by C.
  21. The Pythagorean identity states: — sin²θ + cos²θ = 1. The fundamental Pythagorean identity is sin²θ + cos²θ = 1, derived from x² + y² = 1 on the unit circle.
  22. csc θ equals: — 1/sin θ. csc θ = 1/sin θ (cosecant is the reciprocal of sine).
  23. sec θ equals: — 1/cos θ. sec θ = 1/cos θ (secant is the reciprocal of cosine).
  24. tan θ in terms of sin and cos: — sin θ/cos θ. tan θ = sin θ/cos θ. This is the quotient identity for tangent.
  25. Which identity follows from dividing sin²θ + cos²θ = 1 by cos²θ? — tan²θ + 1 = sec²θ. Dividing each term by cos²θ: tan²θ + 1 = sec²θ.
  26. sin(2θ) equals: — 2sinθ cosθ. The double-angle formula: sin(2θ) = 2 sin θ cos θ.
  27. cot θ equals: — cos θ/sin θ. cot θ = cos θ/sin θ = 1/tan θ. Cotangent is the reciprocal of tangent.
  28. Simplify: sin θ · csc θ — 1. csc θ = 1/sin θ, so sin θ · csc θ = sin θ · (1/sin θ) = 1.
  29. Simplify: (tan θ)(cot θ) — 1. tan θ = sin θ/cos θ and cot θ = cos θ/sin θ, so their product = 1.
  30. sin(A + B) equals: — sinA cosB + cosA sinB. sin(A + B) = sinA cosB + cosA sinB. The signs match the operation.
  31. cos(A + B) equals: — cosA cosB − sinA sinB. cos(A + B) = cosA cosB − sinA sinB. Cosine sum has a minus sign (opposite to the +).
  32. sin(A − B) equals: — sinA cosB − cosA sinB. sin(A − B) = sinA cosB − cosA sinB.
  33. cos(A − B) equals: — cosA cosB + sinA sinB. cos(A − B) = cosA cosB + sinA sinB. Cosine difference has a plus sign.
  34. The memory trick for sum/difference identities: cosine formulas have __ to the sign: — The opposite sign. cos(A+B) has − even though we are adding, cos(A−B) has + even though we are subtracting — opposite to the operation sign.
  35. Using sum/difference identities, which is NOT a standard formula? — sin(A+B) = sinA + sinB. sin(A+B) ≠ sinA + sinB. This is a common misconception — the correct formula requires the cross terms.
  36. The formula sin(A+B) = sinAcosB + cosAsinB is verified when A = B = 0: — sin(0) = sin(0)cos(0) + cos(0)sin(0) → 0 = 0 ✓. sin(0) = 0. Right side: (0)(1) + (1)(0) = 0. Identity checks out.
  37. The domain of arcsin(x) is: — [−1, 1]. arcsin(x) is defined only for x ∈ [−1, 1], since sine values range from −1 to 1.
  38. The range of arcsin(x) is: — [−π/2, π/2]. arcsin outputs angles in [−π/2, π/2] — the principal range (Q4 and Q1).
  39. The range of arccos(x) is: — [0, π]. arccos outputs angles in [0, π] — the principal range (Q1 and Q2).
  40. What is arcsin(1/2)? — π/6. sin(π/6) = 1/2, and π/6 is in [−π/2, π/2], so arcsin(1/2) = π/6.
  41. What is arccos(0)? — π/2. cos(π/2) = 0, and π/2 is in [0, π], so arccos(0) = π/2.
  42. What is arctan(−1)? — −π/4. tan(−π/4) = −1, and −π/4 is in (−π/2, π/2), so arctan(−1) = −π/4.
  43. What is the domain of arctan(x)? — (−∞, ∞). arctan accepts any real number as input because tan has range (−∞, ∞).
  44. arccos(1) = ? — 0. cos(0) = 1, and 0 ∈ [0, π]. So arccos(1) = 0.
  45. arcsin(0) = ? — 0. sin(0) = 0, and 0 ∈ [−π/2, π/2]. So arcsin(0) = 0.