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Practice — Trigonometry • Expressing a sinθ + b cosθ in the form R sin(θ ± α) or R cos(θ ± α)

R sin(x+α) and extrema: check 1
Difficulty: ★★☆
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M4U-EXT-QP-9709-P3-R-FORM-O1

Maths4U Original · Short practice

Consider \(7 \sin{\left(x \right)} + 24 \cos{\left(x \right)} + 22\). Use \(a\sin x+b\cos x=R\sin(x+\alpha)\) with R>0 and \(\displaystyle 0< \alpha < \frac{\pi }{2}\). Here \(\displaystyle D=22\).

Find R.

Enter one number or fraction. Keep exact values during your working; use at least six decimal places for an approximate final answer. A calculator may be used.

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R sin(x+α) and extrema: review variant 1
Difficulty: ★★☆
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M4U-EXT-QP-9709-P3-R-FORM-O1-V1

Maths4U Original · Short practice

Consider \(24 \sin{\left(x \right)} + 10 \cos{\left(x \right)} + 23\). Use \(a\sin x+b\cos x=R\sin(x+\alpha)\) with R>0 and \(\displaystyle 0< \alpha < \frac{\pi }{2}\). Here \(\displaystyle D=23\).

Find R.

Enter one number or fraction. Keep exact values during your working; use at least six decimal places for an approximate final answer. A calculator may be used.

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R sin(x+α) and extrema: check 2
Difficulty: ★★☆
3799
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M4U-EXT-QP-9709-P3-R-FORM-O2

Maths4U Original · Short practice

Consider \(24 \sin{\left(x \right)} + 10 \cos{\left(x \right)} + 23\). Use \(a\sin x+b\cos x=R\sin(x+\alpha)\) with R>0 and \(\displaystyle 0< \alpha < \frac{\pi }{2}\). Here \(\displaystyle D=23\).

Find sin α.

Enter one number or fraction. Keep exact values during your working; use at least six decimal places for an approximate final answer. A calculator may be used.

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R sin(x+α) and extrema: review variant 2
Difficulty: ★★☆
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M4U-EXT-QP-9709-P3-R-FORM-O2-V1

Maths4U Original · Short practice

Consider \(32 \sin{\left(x \right)} + 24 \cos{\left(x \right)} + 24\). Use \(a\sin x+b\cos x=R\sin(x+\alpha)\) with R>0 and \(\displaystyle 0< \alpha < \frac{\pi }{2}\). Here \(\displaystyle D=24\).

Find sin α.

Enter one number or fraction. Keep exact values during your working; use at least six decimal places for an approximate final answer. A calculator may be used.

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R sin(x+α) and extrema: check 3
Difficulty: ★★☆
3801
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M4U-EXT-QP-9709-P3-R-FORM-O3

Maths4U Original · Short practice

Consider \(32 \sin{\left(x \right)} + 24 \cos{\left(x \right)} + 24\). Use \(a\sin x+b\cos x=R\sin(x+\alpha)\) with R>0 and \(\displaystyle 0< \alpha < \frac{\pi }{2}\). Here \(\displaystyle D=24\).

Find cos α.

Enter one number or fraction. Keep exact values during your working; use at least six decimal places for an approximate final answer. A calculator may be used.

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R sin(x+α) and extrema: review variant 3
Difficulty: ★★☆
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M4U-EXT-QP-9709-P3-R-FORM-O3-V1

Maths4U Original · Short practice

Consider \(40 \sin{\left(x \right)} + 42 \cos{\left(x \right)} + 25\). Use \(a\sin x+b\cos x=R\sin(x+\alpha)\) with R>0 and \(\displaystyle 0< \alpha < \frac{\pi }{2}\). Here \(\displaystyle D=25\).

Find cos α.

Enter one number or fraction. Keep exact values during your working; use at least six decimal places for an approximate final answer. A calculator may be used.

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R sin(x+α) and extrema: check 4
Difficulty: ★★☆
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M4U-EXT-QP-9709-P3-R-FORM-O4

Maths4U Original · Short practice

Consider \(40 \sin{\left(x \right)} + 42 \cos{\left(x \right)} + 25\). Use \(a\sin x+b\cos x=R\sin(x+\alpha)\) with R>0 and \(\displaystyle 0< \alpha < \frac{\pi }{2}\). Here \(\displaystyle D=25\).

Find the maximum value of the full expression including D.

Enter one number or fraction. Keep exact values during your working; use at least six decimal places for an approximate final answer. A calculator may be used.

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R sin(x+α) and extrema: review variant 4
Difficulty: ★★☆
3804
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M4U-EXT-QP-9709-P3-R-FORM-O4-V1

Maths4U Original · Short practice

Consider \(63 \sin{\left(x \right)} + 16 \cos{\left(x \right)} + 26\). Use \(a\sin x+b\cos x=R\sin(x+\alpha)\) with R>0 and \(\displaystyle 0< \alpha < \frac{\pi }{2}\). Here \(\displaystyle D=26\).

Find the maximum value of the full expression including D.

Enter one number or fraction. Keep exact values during your working; use at least six decimal places for an approximate final answer. A calculator may be used.

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