MATHEMATICS 17 Exercise Set 5

1. Find the exact value of the following.

(a) Arc sec

4
5

(b) Arc sin

sin

15
7

(c) cot

Arc tan

2
2

(d) sin

3
2
+
1
2
Arc cos

7
8

(e) cos

Arc tan

12
5

+ Arc csc

5
4

2. How many triangles can be formed given the following conditions, where is the angle opposite the
side with measure a and h is the altitude to side c of the triangle:
(a) = 45

, h =

32, a = 9
(b) = 150

, h = 2

2, a = 3

2
3. Find the measure of the remaining 2 angles and 1 side of a triangle with = 30

, a =

2, and b = 2.
4. Find the solution set of:
(a) cos
1
(3x + 7) 2 sin
1

1
2

= sec
1
2
(b) Arc cos

2x + Arc sin2x =

2
(c) 2 sin
3
x = 2 sin x 2 sin x cos x, 0 x < 2
(d) cot
4
x csc
2
x = 5, 180

x < 360

5. Simplify and express in polar form:

(3)

2cis22.5

3 3i

6. Find the solutions of the equation z

5
= 2

3 + 2i.
7. On a class outing, the 2 buses of the U2 and Q2 math 17 class were separated. The U2 bus traveled in the
direction N17.5

E with a constant speed of 40 mph, while the Q2 bus traveled in the direction S77.5

W
in a uniform rate. If the distance between them after 1 and a half hours is 30

7 miles, what is the speed

of the Q2 bus?