Trigonometry
- Solve these equations for
.
Give your answers as a multiple of
.
(a)
(b)
2. A circle has radius 4 cm . The perimeter of a sector of the circle is equal to the area of the sector. Find the angle in the sector, giving your answer in degrees to 1 decimal place.
3. (a) When is small, show that
can be approximated by
.
(b) Hence, approximate the value of .
Calculate the percentage error in your approximation to 3 significant figures.
4. The diagram below shows the cross section of a cylinder of radius 2.5 m . A belt is wrapped around the cylinder and passes through a point 5 metres from the centre of the cylinder.

(a)
(b)
2. A circle has radius 4 cm . The perimeter of a sector of the circle is equal to the area of the sector. Find the angle in the sector, giving your answer in degrees to 1 decimal place.
3. (a) When
(b) Hence, approximate the value of
4. The diagram below shows the cross section of a cylinder of radius 2.5 m . A belt is wrapped around the cylinder and passes through a point 5 metres from the centre of the cylinder.

Find the length of the belt.
5. (a) Sketch the graph of for
,
(b) Sketch the line on the same axes, and indicate the point where the graphs intersect.
Use small angle approximations to find an approximate value for the
-coordinate of the intersection point.
6. Find the perimeter and area of the shaded sections of these shapes.
(a)

(b)

5. (a) Sketch the graph of
(b) Sketch the line
6. Find the perimeter and area of the shaded sections of these shapes.
(a)

(b)
