1. The following diagram represents a large Ferris wheel, with a diameter of 100 metres.

Let P be a point on the wheel. The wheel starts with P at the lowest point, at ground level. The
wheel rotates at a constant rate, in an anticlockwise (counterclockwise) direction. One
revolution takes 20 minutes.

(a) Write down the height of P above ground level after

(i) 10 minutes;

(ii) 15 minutes.
(2)

Let h(t) metres be the height of P above ground level after t minutes. Some values of h(t) are
given in the table below.

t h(t)
0 0.0
1 2.4
2 9.5
3 20.6
4 34.5
5 50.0

(b) (i) Show that h(8) = 90.5.

(ii) Find h(21).

(4)

(c) Sketch the graph of h, for 0 ≤ t ≤ 40.

(3)

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 (d) Given that h can be expressed in the form h(t) = a cos bt + c, find a, b and c.
(5)
(Total 14 marks)

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2. Part of the graph of y = p + q cos x is shown below. The graph passes through the points (0, 3)
and (, –1).

0
 2 x

–1

Find the value of

(a) p;

(b) q.

Working:

Answers:

(a) ..................................................................
(b) ..................................................................

(Total 6 marks)

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3. The depth, y metres, of sea water in a bay t hours after midnight may be represented by the
function

 2 
y  a  b cos  t  , where a, b and k are constants.
 k 

The water is at a maximum depth of 14.3 m at midnight and noon, and is at a minimum depth of
10.3 m at 06:00 and at 18:00.

Write down the value of

(a) a;

(b) b;

(c) k.

Working:

Answers:

(a) ..................................................................
(b) ..................................................................
(c) ..................................................................

(Total 4 marks)

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4. Let f (x) = sin 2x and g (x) = sin (0.5x).

(a) Write down

(i) the minimum value of the function f ;

(ii) the period of the function g.

(b) Consider the equation f (x) = g (x).

3π
Find the number of solutions to this equation, for 0  x  .
2
Working:

Answers:

(a) (i) ..........................................................

(ii) ..........................................................
(b) .................................................................

(Total 6 marks)

5. (a) Consider the equation 4x2 + kx + 1 = 0. For what values of k does this equation have two
equal roots?
(3)

Let f be the function f ( ) = 2 cos 2 + 4 cos  + 3, for −360    360.

(b) Show that this function may be written as f ( ) = 4 cos2  + 4 cos  + 1.

(1)

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 (c) Consider the equation f ( ) = 0, for −360    360.

(i) How many distinct values of cos  satisfy this equation?

(ii) Find all values of  which satisfy this equation.

(5)

(d) Given that f ( ) = c is satisfied by only three values of , find the value of c.
(2)
(Total 11 marks)

6. The graph of a function of the form y = p cos qx is given in the diagram below.
y
40
30
20
10
x
/2 
–10
–20
–30
–40

(a) Write down the value of p.

(b) Calculate the value of q.

(Total 6 marks)

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7. Let f (x) = 6 sin x , and g (x) = 6e–x – 3 , for 0  x  2. The graph of f is shown on the diagram
below. There is a maximum value at B (0.5, b).
y
B

x
0 1 2

(a) Write down the value of b.

(b) On the same diagram, sketch the graph of g.

(c) Solve f (x) = g (x) , 0.5  x  1.5.

Working:

Answers:

(a) .................................................
(b) .................................................
(Total 6 marks)

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8. Let f (x) = sin (2x + 1), 0  x  π.

(a) Sketch the curve of y = f (x) on the grid below.

y
2

1.5

0.5

0
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 x

–0.5

–1

–1.5

–2

(b) Find the x-coordinates of the maximum and minimum points of f (x), giving your answers
correct to one decimal place.

Working:

Answer:

(b) …………………………………………..
(Total 6 marks)

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  x
9. The diagram below shows the graph of f (x) = 1 + tan   for −360  x  360.
2

(a) On the same diagram, draw the asymptotes.

(2)

(b) Write down

(i) the period of the function;

(ii) the value of f (90).

(2)

(c) Solve f (x) = 0 for −360  x  360.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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10. Consider y = sin  x    .
 9

(a) The graph of y intersects the x-axis at point A. Find the x-coordinate of A, where
0  x  π.

(b) Solve the equation sin  x    = – 1 , for 0  x  2.

 9 2

Working:

Answers:

(a) ..................................................................

(b) ..................................................................

(Total 6 marks)

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11. Let ƒ (x) = a sin b (x − c). Part of the graph of ƒ is given below.

Given that a, b and c are positive, find the value of a, of b and of c.

(Total 6 marks)

12. The graph of a function of the form y = p cos qx is given in the diagram below.

(a) Write down the value of p.

(2)

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 (b) Calculate the value of q.
(4)
(Total 6 marks)

13. The graph of y = p cos qx + r, for –5 ≤ x ≤ 14, is shown below.

There is a minimum point at (0, –3) and a maximum point at (4, 7).

(a) Find the value of

(i) p;

(ii) q;

(iii) r.
(6)

(b) The equation y = k has exactly two solutions. Write down the value of k.
(1)
(Total 7 marks)

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 3x  x
14. Let f(x) = +1, g(x) = 4cos   – 1. Let h(x) = (g ° f)(x).
2 3

(a) Find an expression for h(x).

(3)

(b) Write down the period of h.

(1)

(c) Write down the range of h.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)

15. The diagram shows the graph of the function f given by

f (x) = A sin   x  + B,
2 

for 0  x  5, where A and B are constants, and x is measured in radians.

y (1,3) (5, 3)

(0, 1)
x
0 1 2 3 4 5

(3, –1)

The graph includes the points (1, 3) and (5, 3), which are maximum points of the graph.

(a) Write down the values of f (1) and f (5).

(2)

(b) Show that the period of f is 4.

(2)

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 The point (3, –1) is a minimum point of the graph.

(c) Show that A = 2, and find the value of B.

(5)

(d) Show that f (x) =  cos   x  .

2 
(4)

The line y = k – x is a tangent line to the graph for 0  x  5.

(e) Find

(i) the point where this tangent meets the curve;

(ii) the value of k.

(6)

(f) Solve the equation f (x) = 2 for 0  x  5.

(5)
(Total 24 marks)

16. A spring is suspended from the ceiling. It is pulled down and released, and then oscillates up
and down. Its length, l centimetres, is modelled by the function l = 33 + 5cos((720t)°), where t is
time in seconds after release.

(a) Find the length of the spring after 1 second.

(2)

(b) Find the minimum length of the spring.

(3)

(c) Find the first time at which the length is 33 cm.

(3)

(d) What is the period of the motion?

(2)
(Total 10 marks)

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17. The following graph shows the depth of water, y metres, at a point P, during one day.
The time t is given in hours, from midnight to noon.

(a) Use the graph to write down an estimate of the value of t when

(i) the depth of water is minimum;

(ii) the depth of water is maximum;

(iii) the depth of the water is increasing most rapidly.

(3)

(b) The depth of water can be modelled by the function y = A cos (B (t – 1)) + C.

(i) Show that A = 8.

(ii) Write down the value of C.

(iii) Find the value of B.

(6)

(c) A sailor knows that he cannot sail past P when the depth of the water is less than 12 m.
Calculate the values of t between which he cannot sail past P.
(2)
(Total 11 marks)

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18. Let f(t) = a cos b (t – c) + d, t ≥ 0. Part of the graph of y = f(t) is given below.

When t = 3, there is a maximum value of 29, at M.

When t = 9 , there is a minimum value of 15.

(a) (i) Find the value of a.

π
(ii) Show that b = .
6

(iii) Find the value of d.

(iv) Write down a value for c.

(7)

1
The transformation P is given by a horizontal stretch of a scale factor of , followed by a
2
 3 
translation of   .
 10 

(b) Let M′ be the image of M under P. Find the coordinates of M′.

(2)

The graph of g is the image of the graph of f under P.

(c) Find g(t) in the form g(t) = 7 cos B(t – C) + D.

(4)

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 (d) Give a full geometric description of the transformation that maps the graph of g to the
graph of f.
(3)
(Total 16 marks)

19. A formula for the depth d metres of water in a harbour at a time t hours after midnight is

 
d  P  Q cos  t , 0  t  24,
6 

where P and Q are positive constants. In the following graph the point (6, 8.2) is a minimum
point and the point (12, 14.6) is a maximum point.

d
15 (12, 14.6)

10.

(6, 8.2)
5

0 6 12 18 24 t

(a) Find the value of

(i) Q;

(ii) P.
(3)

(b) Find the first time in the 24-hour period when the depth of the water is 10 metres.
(3)

(c) (i) Use the symmetry of the graph to find the next time when the depth of the water is
10 metres.

(ii) Hence find the time intervals in the 24-hour period during which the water is less
than 10 metres deep.
(4)

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20. Consider g (x) = 3 sin 2x.

(a) Write down the period of g.

(1)

(b) On the diagram below, sketch the curve of g, for 0  x  2.

y
4
3
2
1
0
π π 3π 2π
x
–1 2 2
–2
–3
–4
(3)

(c) Write down the number of solutions to the equation g (x) = 2, for 0  x  2.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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