Chapter 5

Precalculus : Building Concepts and Connections · 447 exercises

Problem 93

Find the sine and cosine of the angle \(z\) in \([0,2 \pi),\) in standard position, cohose terminal side intersects the unit circle at the giecn point. $$\left(-\frac{4}{5}, \frac{3}{5}\right)$$

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Problem 93

A bicycle with tires of 18 -inch radius travels at a speed of 20 mph. What is the angular speed of the tires? Express your answer in both degrees per second and radians per second.

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Problem 93

In this set of exercises, you will use right triangle trigonometry to study real-world problems. Unless otherwise indicated, round answers to four decimal places. A garden consists of four sections of equal dimensions. Each section is in the shape of a right triangle. One of the acute angles in each triangle measures \(24^{\circ},\) and the side adjacent to that angle is 16 feet long. (IMAGES CANNOT COPY) (a) Find the length of the hypotenuse. (b) Find the length of the side opposite the \(24^{\circ}\) angle. (c) Compute the total area of the garden (all four sections combined).

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Problem 94

Find the sine and cosine of the angle \(z\) in \([0,2 \pi),\) in standard position, cohose terminal side intersects the unit circle at the giecn point. $$(0.8,-0.6)$$

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Problem 94

A circular music box rotates at a constant rate while the music is playing. What is the linear speed of a fly that is perched on the music box at a point 2 inches from its center if it takes the music box 6 seconds to make one revolution? Express your answer in inches per second.

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Problem 95

Find the sine and cosine of the angle \(z\) in \([0,2 \pi),\) in standard position, cohose terminal side intersects the unit circle at the giecn point. $$\left(-\frac{12}{13},-\frac{5}{13}\right)$$

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Problem 95

In carly 2007 , the singer Justin Timberlake toured "in the round." This means that the stage was round and rotated during the performance. If the stage made one complete rotation every 10 minutes and Mr. Timberlake stood at a distance of 20 feet from the center of the stage during one of the songs, what was his linear speed in feet per minute?

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Problem 96

Find the sine and cosine of the angle \(z\) in \([0,2 \pi),\) in standard position, cohose terminal side intersects the unit circle at the giecn point. $$\left(-\frac{1}{2}, \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)$$

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Problem 96

A weight is moved upward through the use of a pulley 10 inches in radius. If the pulley is rotated counterclockwise through an angle of 45 ", approximate the height, in inches, that the weight will rise. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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Problem 97

Find an angle s such that \(s \neq t, 0 \leq s<2 \pi\) and \(\cos s=\cos t\) $$t=\frac{\pi}{4}$$

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Problem 97

In this set of exercises, you will use right triangle trigonometry to study real-world problems. Unless otherwise indicated, round answers to four decimal places. A photograph is 8 inches wide and 10 inches high. It must be trimmed for publication in a magazine. A 3 -inch-wide horizontal strip is to be trimmed from the top and a vertical strip is cut from the right. Let \(x\) be the width of the vertical strip that is to be trimmed from the right side of the photo. What is the value of \(x\) if the point that is to be in the upper right corner of the trimmed photograph lies along the line that makes an angle of \(60^{\circ}\) with the top edge of the original (untrimmed) photograph? The vertex of the \(60^{\circ}\) angle is at the upper-right corner of the original photo.

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Problem 98

Find an angle s such that \(s \neq t, 0 \leq s<2 \pi\) and \(\cos s=\cos t\) $$t=\frac{\pi}{2}$$

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Problem 98

A scamstress secures one end of a piece of thread to a spool. Then she uses an attachment on her scwing machine to cause the spool to spin around, which in turn causes the thread to wind around the spool. If the spool has a diameter of \(1.6 \mathrm{cm}\) and spins at a rate of 3 revolutions per second, what length of thread (in centimeters) is wound around the spool in 1 second?

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Problem 98

This set of exercises will draw on the ideas presented in this section and your general math background. $$\text { Show that } \tan \left(90^{\circ}-\theta\right)=\cot \theta$$

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Problem 99

Find an angle s such that \(s \neq t, 0 \leq s<2 \pi\) and \(\cos s=\cos t\) $$t=\frac{4 \pi}{3}$$

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Problem 99

In one of the rides at an amusement park, you sit in a circular "car" and cause it to rotate by turning a wheel in the center. The faster you turn the whecl, the faster the car rotates. How far from the center of the car are you sitting if your car makes one revolution cuery 3 seconds and your lincar speed is 5 feet per second? Express your answer in feet.

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Problem 99

This set of exercises will draw on the ideas presented in this section and your general math background. $$\text { Show that } \csc \left(90^{\circ}-\theta\right)=\sec \theta$$

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Problem 100

Find an angle s such that \(s \neq t, 0 \leq s<2 \pi\) and \(\cos s=\cos t\) $$t=\frac{11 \pi}{6}$$

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Problem 100

This set of exercises will draw on the ideas presented in this section and your general math background. Can a right triangle be used to define \(\sin 90^{\circ} ?\)

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Problem 101

Find an angle s such that \(s \neq t, 0 \leq s<2 \pi\) and \(\sin s=\sin t\) $$t=\pi$$

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Problem 101

A game played by many children involves placing a cuff around one ankle that has a ball attached to it by a string 2 feet long. The ball is spun around the child's leg while he or she jumps over the rope with the other foot. Suppose the ball is making one revolution per second. Calculate the linear speed of the ball in feet per second.

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Problem 101

This set of exercises will draw on the ideas presented in this section and your general math background. Before the widespread use of calculators, values of the sine and cosine for selected angles in the interval \(\left[0^{\circ}, 45^{\circ}\right]\) were given in tables. Why was there no need to list the sine and cosine for angles in the interval \(\left(45^{\circ}, 90^{\circ}\right) ?\)

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Problem 102

The first ferris wheel was 250 feet in diameter. It was invented by John Ferris in \(1893 .\) Assuming it made one revolution every 30 seconds, what was the angular speed of a passenger (assume the passenger is on the edge of the wheel) in degrees per minute? What was the passenger's linear speed in feet per minute?

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Problem 103

Find an angle s such that \(s \neq t, 0 \leq s<2 \pi\) and \(\sin s=\sin t\) $$t=\frac{2 \pi}{3}$$

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Problem 103

Earth rotates about an axis through its poles, making one revolution per day. (a) What is the exact angular speed of Earth about its axis? Express your answer in both degrees per hour and radians per hour. (b) The radius of Earth is approximately 3900 miles. What distance is traversed by a point on Earth's surface at the equator during any 8 -hour interval as a result of Earth's rotation about its axis? Express your answer in miles. (c) What is the linear speed (in miles per hour) of the point in part (b)?

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Problem 104

Find an angle s such that \(s \neq t, 0 \leq s<2 \pi\) and \(\sin s=\sin t\) $$t=\frac{3 \pi}{4}$$

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Problem 104

Consider an angle \(\theta\) in standard position whose vertex coincides with the center of a circle of radius \(r .\) The portion of the circle bounded by the initial side and the terminal side of the angle \(\theta\) is called a sector of the circle. (a) If \(A\) is the area of the circle, then \(A_{s}=A \frac{\theta}{2 \pi}\) represents the area of the sector because \(\frac{\theta}{2 \pi}\) gives the fraction of the area covered by the sector. Show that the area of a sector, \(A_{s},\) is \(A_{s}=\frac{r^{2} \theta}{2} .\) Here theta is in radians. (b) Find \(A_{s}\) if \(\theta=\frac{\pi}{3}\) and \(r=12\) inches.

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Problem 105

Find exact values of \(\cos 3 t\) and \(\cos \left(\frac{t}{3}\right)\) for the given values of \(t\) $$t=0$$

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Problem 105

Which is the larger angle, \(1^{\circ}\) or 1 radian? Explain.

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Problem 106

Find exact values of \(\cos 3 t\) and \(\cos \left(\frac{t}{3}\right)\) for the given values of \(t\) $$t=\frac{\pi}{2}$$

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Problem 106

What is the area of the portion of the unit circle swept Sut by an angle of \(\frac{\pi}{6}\) radians?

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Problem 107

Find the radian measure of an angle in standard position that is generated by the specified rotation. Quarter of a full revolution clockwise

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Problem 107

Find exact values of \(\cos 3 t\) and \(\cos \left(\frac{t}{3}\right)\) for the given values of \(t\) $$t=-\frac{\pi}{2}$$

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Problem 108

Find the radian measure of an angle in standard position that is generated by the specified rotation. Half of a full revolution counterclockwise

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Problem 108

Find exact values of \(\cos 3 t\) and \(\cos \left(\frac{t}{3}\right)\) for the given values of \(t\) $$t=-\pi$$

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Problem 109

Find the radian measure of an angle in standard position that is generated by the specified rotation. One-third of a full revolution counterclockwise

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Problem 109

This set of exercises will draw on the ideas presented in this section and your general math background. Does the equation \(\sin (t+\pi)=\sin t+\sin \pi\) hold for all \(t\) ? Explain.

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Problem 110

Find the radian measure of an angle in standard position that is generated by the specified rotation. Two-thirds of a full revolution clockwise

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Problem 110

This set of exercises will draw on the ideas presented in this section and your general math background. Does the equation \(\cos \left(\frac{t}{2}\right)=\frac{\cos t}{2}\) hold for all \(t\) ? Explain.

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Problem 111

Find the radian measure of an angle in standard position that is generated by the specified rotation. Two full revolutions clockwise

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Problem 111

This set of exercises will draw on the ideas presented in this section and your general math background. Find all values of \(t\) in \([0,2 \pi)\) such that \(\sin t=\cos t\)

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Problem 112

Find the radian measure of an angle in standard position that is generated by the specified rotation. Three full revolutions counterclockwise

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Problem 112

Find all values of \(t\) in \([0,2 \pi)\) such that \(\cos t=-\frac{1}{2}\)

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Problem 113

Suppose \(t\) is in \(\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right) .\) Express \(\cos (t+\pi)\) in terms of cos \(t .\) (Hint: It is helpful to sketch a figure.)

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Problem 114

Suppose \(t\) is in \(\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right) .\) Express \(\sin \left(t+\frac{\pi}{2}\right)\) in terms of sin \(t .\) (Hint: It is helpful to sketch a figure.)

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Problem 115

Show that the points \((\cos t, \sin t)\) and \(\left(\cos \left(\frac{\pi}{2}-t\right)\right.\) \(\left.\sin \left(\frac{\pi}{2}-t\right)\right)\) are symmetric with respect to the line \(y=x\) for \(t\) in \(\left[0, \frac{\pi}{4}\right)\)

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Problem 116

Derive the Pythagorean identity \(1+\cot ^{2} t=\csc ^{2} t\)

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