0606 P11 - Nov 2025 - Q1 - 5 marks
The diagram shows the graph of \(y=3\cos2x-1\) for \(0^\circ\leqslant x\leqslant360^\circ\).
(a) Write down the amplitude and period of the graph.
(b) Sketch the graph, showing its key points.
0606 P23 - Jun 2025 - Q5 - 4 marks
In this question, all angles are in radians. (a) Write down the period of \(5 \tan \left(\frac{x}{4}\right)+1\).
(b) On the axes, sketch the graph of \(y=5 \tan \left(\frac{x}{4}\right)+1\) for \(-2 \pi \leqslant x \leqslant 4 \pi\).
State the intercept with the \(y\)-axis. Show clearly the positions of any asymptotes.
0606 P12 - Mar 2025 - Q2 - 3 marks
The diagram shows the curve \(y=a\cos bx+c\) for \(-180^\circ\leqslant x\leqslant180^\circ\).
It is given that \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are integers.
Find the values of \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\).
0606 P11 - Nov 2024 - Q3 - 4 marks
The diagram shows part of the graph of \(\mathrm{f}(x)=a \cos b x+c\), where \(a, b\) and \(c\) are constants. Given that \(\mathrm{f}(x)\) has a period of \(960^{\circ}\), find the values of \(a, b\) and \(c\).
0606 P12 - Nov 2024 - Q1 - 7 marks
The curve \(y=a \cos b x+c\), where \(a, b\) and \(c\) are integers, passes through the points \(\left(-\frac{\pi}{6},-2\right)\) and \(\left(\frac{\pi}{9}, \frac{1}{2}\right)\). The curve has a period of \(\frac{2 \pi}{3}\). (a) Find the values of \(a, b\) and \(c\). (b) Find the least value of \(y\) on the curve for \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant \frac{\pi}{2}\), and state the value of \(x\) at which this occurs.
0606 P13 - Nov 2024 - Q2 - 4 marks
On the axes, sketch the graph of \(y=4+5 \sin \frac{\theta}{2}\), for \(-360^{\circ} \leqslant \theta \leqslant 360^{\circ}\). State the intercept with the \(y\)-axis.
0606 P12 - Mar 2024 - Q1 - 5 marks
Given that \(y=2+4 \cos 3 \theta\), for \(-120^{\circ} \leqslant \theta \leqslant 120^{\circ}\), (a) write down the amplitude of \(y\)
(b) write down the period of \(y\).
(c) On the axes, sketch the graph of \(y\).
0606 P11 - Jun 2024 - Q5 - 5 marks
(a) The diagram shows the graph of \(y=a \cos b x+c\), for \(-360^{\circ} \leqslant x \leqslant 360^{\circ}\), where \(a, b\) and \(c\) are constants. Find the values of \(a, b\) and \(c\).
(b) The line \(y=p\) is a tangent to the curve \(y=3-2 \sin 6 \theta\). Write down the possible values of \(p\).
0606 P12 - Jun 2024 - Q1 - 3 marks
The diagram shows the graph of \(\quad y=a \sin b x+c\) for \(-360^{\circ} \leqslant x \leqslant 360^{\circ}\), where \(a, b\) and \(c\) are constants. Find the values of \(a, b\) and \(c\).
0606 P13 - Jun 2024 - Q1 - 3 marks
The diagram shows the graph of \(y=a \sin b x+c\), for \(-320^{\circ} \leqslant x \leqslant 320^{\circ}\), where \(a, b\) and \(c\) are constants. Find the values of \(a, b\) and \(c\).
0606 P12 - Jun 2023 - Q1 - 3 marks
The diagram shows the graph of \(y=a\cos bx+c\). Find the values of the constants \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\).
0606 P13 - Jun 2023 - Q1 - 4 marks
(a) Write down the period, in radians, of \(3\tan\frac{\theta}{2}-3\).
(b) On the axes, sketch the graph of \(y=3\tan\frac{\theta}{2}-3\) for \(-\pi\leq\theta\leq\pi\), stating the coordinates of the points where the graph meets the axes.
0606 P21 - Jun 2023 - Q2 - 5 marks
The function \(g\) is defined for \(0^\circ\leq x\leq120^\circ\) by
\(g(x)=2+4\cos6x.\)
(a) Sketch the graph of \(y=g(x)\).
(b) State the amplitude of \(g\).
(c) State the period of \(g\).
0606 P11 - Nov 2023 - Q1 - 3 marks
The diagram shows part of the graph of
\(y=a\cos\left(\frac{x}{b}\right)+c,\)
where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are integers. Find the values of \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\).
0606 P12 - Nov 2023 - Q2 - 5 marks
The function \(g\) is defined by
\(g(x)=5\sin\left(\frac{3x}{4}\right)-2\)
for all values of \(x\).
(a) Write down the amplitude of \(g\).
(b) Write down the period of \(g\) in degrees.
(c) Sketch the graph of \(y=g(x)\), for \(-180^\circ\leq x\leq180^\circ\).
0606 P13 - Nov 2023 - Q3 - 4 marks
On the axes, draw the graph of
\(y=2\sin\frac{x}{3}-1\)
for \(-360^\circ \leq x \leq 360^\circ\).
0606 P12 - Mar 2022 - Q3 - 8 marks
The curve with equation \(y=a\sin bx+c\), where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are constants, passes through the points \((4\pi,11)\) and \(\left(-\frac{4\pi}{3},5\right)\). It is given that \(a\sin bx+c\) has period \(16\pi\).
(a) Find the exact values of \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\).
(b) Using your answer to part (a), find the coordinates of the minimum point on the curve for \(0\le x\le16\pi\).
0606 P22 - Mar 2023 - Q1 - 3 marks
Sketch the graph of
\(y=\left|4\cos 2x\right|\)
for \(0\leq x\leq \pi\), giving the coordinates of the points where the graph meets the axes.
0606 P12 - Jun 2022 - Q1 - 3 marks
The diagram shows the graph of \(y=a\sin bx+c\), where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are integers, for \(-180^{\circ}\le x\le 180^{\circ}\). Find the values of \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\).
0606 P23 - Jun 2022 - Q5 - 5 marks
The graph of \(y=a\tan bx+c\) has asymptotes at \(x=-4\pi\) and \(x=4\pi\), and passes through the points \(P(0,3)\) and \(Q(2\pi,7)\).
(a) Find the period of the graph.
(b) Find the values of \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\).
0606 P11 - Nov 2022 - Q2 - 5 marks
(a) On the axes, sketch the graph of
\(y=5\sin\frac{x}{2}+1\)
for \(-2\pi\leq x\leq 2\pi\).
(b) Write down the amplitude of \(5\sin\frac{x}{2}+1\).
(c) Write down the period of \(5\sin\frac{x}{2}+1\).
0606 P12 - Nov 2022 - Q1 - 3 marks
The diagram shows the graph of \(y=a\sin bx+c\), where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are integers. Find the values of \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\).
0606 P13 - Nov 2022 - Q1 - 3 marks
On the axes, sketch the graph of
\(y=4\sin3x-2\)
for \(-\frac{\pi}{3}\leq x\leq\frac{\pi}{3}\).
0606 P12 - Mar 2021 - Q2 - 3 marks
The diagram shows the graph of \(y=a\sin bx+c\), where \(x\) is in radians and \(-2\pi\leqslant x\leqslant2\pi\), and where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are positive constants.
Find the value of each of \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\).
0606 P13 - Jun 2021 - Q8 - 7 marks
The graph shows the curve
\(y=a\cos bx+c,\)
for \(0\leq x\leq2.8\), where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are constants and \(x\) is in radians. The curve meets the \(y\)-axis at \((0,3)\) and the \(x\)-axis at the point \(P\) and point \(R\left(\frac{5\pi}{6},0\right)\).
The curve has a minimum at point \(Q\). The period of \(a\cos bx+c\) is \(\pi\) radians.
(a) Find the value of each of \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\).
(b) Find the coordinates of \(P\).
(c) Find the coordinates of \(Q\).
0606 P21 - Jun 2021 - Q4 - 5 marks
The graph of
\(y=a+2\tan bx,\)
where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants, passes through the point \((0,-4)\) and has period \(480^\circ\).
(a) Find the value of \(a\) and of \(b\).
(b) On the axes, sketch the graph of \(y\) for values of \(x\) between \(0^\circ\) and \(480^\circ\).
0606 P22 - Jun 2021 - Q5 - 5 marks
The function \(\mathrm f\) is defined, for \(0^\circ\leq x\leq810^\circ\), by
\(\mathrm f(x)=-2+\cos\frac{2x}{3}.\)
(a) Write down the amplitude of \(\mathrm f\).
(b) Find the period of \(\mathrm f\).
(c) On the axes, sketch the graph of \(y=\mathrm f(x)\).
0606 P11 - Nov 2021 - Q1 - 4 marks
The diagram shows the graph of \(y=a\sin\frac{x}{b}+c\) for \(-360^\circ\leq x\leq 360^\circ\), where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are integers.
(a) Write down the period of \(a\sin\frac{x}{b}+c\).
(b) Find the value of \(a\), of \(b\) and of \(c\).
0606 P12 - Nov 2021 - Q5 - 3 marks
Find the possible values of the constant \(c\) for which the line \(y=c\) is a tangent to the curve
\(y=5\sin\frac{x}{3}+4.\)
0606 P23 - Nov 2021 - Q3 - 5 marks
(a) The curve has equation
\(y=a\cos bx+c,\)
where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are integers. Find the values of \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\).
(b) Another curve has equation
\(y=2\sin3x+4.\)
Write down:
(i) the amplitude,
(ii) the period in radians.
0606 P22 - Mar 2020 - Q8 - 6 marks
The diagram shows the graph of \(y=f(x)\), where
\(f(x)=a\cos bx+c\)
for \(0\leq x\leq \frac{8\pi}{3}\).
Explain why \(f\) is a function, state the range of \(f\), and find the values of \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\).
0606 P11 - Jun 2020 - Q2 - 4 marks
(a) Write down the period of
\(2\cos\frac{x}{3}-1.\)
(b) Sketch the graph of
\(y=2\cos\frac{x}{3}-1\)
for \(-360^\circ\leq x\leq360^\circ\).
0606 P12 - Jun 2020 - Q10 - 7 marks
(a) Solve
\(\tan3x=-1\)
for \(-\frac{\pi}{2}\leq x\leq\frac{\pi}{2}\) radians, giving your answers in terms of \(\pi\).
(b) Use your answers to part (a) to sketch the graph of
\(y=4\tan3x+4\)
for \(-\frac{\pi}{2}\leq x\leq\frac{\pi}{2}\) radians. Show the coordinates of the points where the curve meets the axes.
0606 P23 - Jun 2020 - Q6 - 5 marks
(a) The curve \(y=a\sin bx+c\) has a period of \(180^\circ\), an amplitude of \(20\) and passes through the point \((90^\circ,-3)\). Find the value of each of the constants \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\).
(b) The function \(g\) is defined, for \(-135^\circ\leq x\leq135^\circ\), by
\(g(x)=3\tan\frac{x}{2}-4.\)
Sketch the graph of \(y=g(x)\), stating the coordinates of the point where the graph crosses the y-axis.
0606 P11 - Nov 2020 - Q2 - 5 marks
(a) Write down the amplitude of \(1+4\cos\frac{x}{3}\).
(b) Write down the period of \(1+4\cos\frac{x}{3}\).
(c) Sketch the graph of \(y=1+4\cos\frac{x}{3}\) for \(-180^\circ\leq x\leq180^\circ\).
0606 P12 - Nov 2020 - Q3 - 5 marks
The function \(\mathrm{f}\) is given by
\(\mathrm{f}(x)=2\cos\frac{x}{3}-1.\)
(a) Write down the amplitude of \(\mathrm{f}\).
(b) Write down the period of \(\mathrm{f}\).
(c) Sketch the graph of \(y=\mathrm{f}(x)\) for \(-\pi\leq x\leq3\pi\).
0606 P22 - Mar 2019 - Q3 - 5 marks
The function \(f\) is defined, for \(0^\circ\leq x\leq360^\circ\), by \(f(x)=a+b\sin cx\), where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are constants with \(b\gt 0\) and \(c\gt 0\). The graph of \(y=f(x)\) meets the \(y\)-axis at the point \((0,-1)\), has a period of \(120^\circ\) and an amplitude of \(5\).
(i) Sketch the graph of \(y=f(x)\).
(ii) Write down the value of each of the constants \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\).
0606 P11 - Jun 2019 - Q2 - 5 marks
(i) Write down the amplitude of \(4\sin 3x-1\).
(ii) Write down the period of \(4\sin 3x-1\).
(iii) Sketch the graph of \(y=4\sin 3x-1\) for \(-90^\circ\leq x\leq90^\circ\).
0606 P23 - Jun 2019 - Q4 - 5 marks
The function \(f\) is defined, for \(0^\circ\leq x\leq360^\circ\), by \(f(x)=4+3\sin2x\).
(i) Sketch the graph of \(y=f(x)\).
(ii) State the period of \(f\).
(iii) State the amplitude of \(f\).
0606 P12 - Nov 2019 - Q1 - 5 marks
(i) Sketch the graph of
\(y=2\cos3x-1\quad\text{for }-90^\circ\leq x\leq90^\circ.\)
(ii) Write down the amplitude of \(2\cos3x-1\).
(iii) Write down the period of \(2\cos3x-1\).
0606 P13 - Nov 2019 - Q2 - 6 marks
(i) Sketch the graph of
\(y=5\cos4x-3\quad\text{for }-90^\circ\leq x\leq90^\circ.\)
(ii) Write down the amplitude of \(y\).
(iii) Write down the period of \(y\).
0606 P21 - Nov 2019 - Q2 - 3 marks
The figure shows part of the graph of \(y=p+q\cos rx\). Find the value of each of the integers \(p\), \(q\) and \(r\).
0606 P22 - Mar 2018 - Q4 - 5 marks
(a) (i) State the amplitude of \(15\sin2x-5\).
(ii) State the period of \(15\sin2x-5\).
(b) The diagram shows the graph of \(y=f(x)\), where \(f(x)\) is a trigonometric function.
(i) Write down two possible expressions for the trigonometric function \(f(x)\).
(ii) State the number of solutions of the equation \(f(x)=1\) for \(-180^\circ\leq x\leq180^\circ\).
0606 P11 - Jun 2018 - Q4 - 7 marks
(i) The curve
\(y=a+b\sin cx\)
has an amplitude of \(4\) and a period of \(\dfrac{\pi}{3}\). Given that the curve passes through the point \(\left(\dfrac{\pi}{12},2\right)\), find the value of each of the constants \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\).
(ii) Using your values of \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\), sketch the graph of \(y=a+b\sin cx\) for \(0\leq x\leq\pi\) radians.
0606 P12 - Jun 2018 - Q1 - 4 marks
It is given that \(y=1+\tan3x\).
(i) State the period of \(y\).
(ii) Sketch the graph of \(y=1+\tan3x\) for \(0^\circ\leqslant x\leqslant180^\circ\).
0606 P13 - Jun 2018 - Q4 - 7 marks
(i) The curve
\(y=a+b\sin cx\)
has an amplitude of \(4\) and a period of \(\dfrac{\pi}{3}\). Given that the curve passes through the point \(\left(\dfrac{\pi}{12},2\right)\), find the value of each of the constants \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\).
(ii) Using your values of \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\), sketch the graph of \(y=a+b\sin cx\) for \(0\leq x\leq\pi\) radians.
0606 P11 - Nov 2018 - Q1 - 5 marks
(a) Sketch the graph of \(y=3\cos2x-1\), for \(0^\circ\leq x\leq360^\circ\).
(b) Given that \(y=4\sin6x\), write down
(i) the amplitude of \(y\),
(ii) the period of \(y\).
0606 P12 - Nov 2018 - Q10 - 7 marks
The diagram shows part of the curve \(y=a+4\cos bx\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are positive constants. The curve meets the \(y\)-axis at the point \((0,6)\) and the \(x\)-axis at the point \(\left(\dfrac{\pi}{6},0\right)\). The curve meets the \(x\)-axis again at the point \(P\) and has a minimum at the point \(M\).
(i) Find the value of \(a\) and of \(b\).
Using your values of \(a\) and \(b\), find
(ii) the exact coordinates of \(P\),
(iii) the exact coordinates of \(M\).
0606 P13 - Jun 2017 - Q2 - 2 marks
Given that \(y=3+4\cos 9x\), write down
(i) the amplitude of \(y\),
(ii) the period of \(y\).
0606 P21 - Jun 2017 - Q4 - 6 marks
(a) Given that \(y=7\cos10x-3\), where the angle \(x\) is measured in degrees, state
(i) the period of \(y\),
(ii) the amplitude of \(y\).
(b) Find the equation of the curve shown, in the form \(y=ag(bx)+c\), where \(g(x)\) is a trigonometric function and \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are integers to be found.
0606 P12 - Nov 2017 - Q2 - 4 marks
The graph of \(y=a\sin(bx)+c\) has an amplitude of \(4\), a period of \(\dfrac{\pi}{3}\), and passes through the point \(\left(\dfrac{\pi}{12},2\right)\). Find the value of each of the constants \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\).
0606 P13 - Nov 2017 - Q1 - 2 marks
Given that \(y=2\operatorname{sec}^2\theta\) and \(x=\tan\theta-5\), express \(y\) in terms of \(x\).
0606 P13 - Nov 2017 - Q4 - 4 marks
The graph of \(y=a\cos(bx)+c\) has an amplitude of \(3\), a period of \(\dfrac{\pi}{4}\), and passes through the point \(\left(\dfrac{\pi}{12},\dfrac52\right)\). Find the value of each of the constants \(a\), \(b\), and \(c\).