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SAT Math - Trigonometry Practice Test
Test your SAT Math - Trigonometry skills with 30 random practice test questions. Great for students preparing for the SAT Math - Trigonometry section!
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1. If cos(θ)=−1/2 and sin(θ)<0, what is θ?
[H] cos=−1/2 at 120° and 240°. sin<0 in Q3: θ=240°.
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2. The double angle formula for cosine: cos(2θ)=1−2sin²(θ). What is cos(2θ) when sin(θ)=4/5?
[H] cos2θ=1−2(16/25)=1−32/25=−7/25.
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3. The number of revolutions per minute of a wheel with angular velocity 120π rad/min:
[H] 120π/(2π)=60 rev/min.
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4. The value of cos(π/9)cos(2π/9)cos(4π/9) =
[H] 1/8.
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5. What is the value of tan(π)?
[M] sin(π)=0,cos(π)=−1. tan=0.
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6. The equation cos(x)=cos(y) implies:
[H] cos(x)=cos(y) when x=2nπ+y or x=2nπ−y, i.e., x=2nπ±y.
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7. Given the triangle with a=7, b=7, A=45°. How many triangles are possible?
[H] a=b=7, A=45°. Since a=b: triangle is isosceles with A=B=45°. One unique triangle (C=90°).
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8. The number of real solutions to tan(x)=x is:
[VH] Infinitely many solutions.
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9. For y = 3sin(x) + 2, the range is:
[M] 3(−1)+2=−1 to 3(1)+2=5.
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10. What is the value of 2sin(45°)cos(45°)?
[M] sin(2×45°)=sin90°=1.
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11. The period of y = cos(x/3) is:
[M] Period = 2π ÷ (1/3) = 6π.
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12. What is the value of sin(30°) + sin(60°)?
[M] 1/2 + √3/2 = (1+√3)/2.
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13. For f(x) = 5 cos(3x − π) + 2, what is the amplitude?
[M] Amplitude = |5| = 5.
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14. Using the product-to-sum formula, cos 5x · cos 3x =
[H] cosA·cosB = ½[cos(A−B)+cos(A+B)] = ½[cos2x+cos8x].
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15. The inverse tangent addition formula: arctan(x)+arctan(y)= arctan((x+y)/(1−xy)) when:
[VH] arctan(x)+arctan(y)=arctan((x+y)/(1−xy)) when xy<1 (principal value range).
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16. For f(x) = 2 cos²x − 1, the period is:
[H] f(x) = cos(2x). Period = π.
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17. How many degrees in one radian (approximately)?
[VH] 180/π≈57.3°.
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18. The value of sin 6° · sin 42° · sin 66° · sin 78° =
[VH] Known result: sin6°·sin42°·sin66°·sin78° = 1/16.
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19. What is the value of cos(330°)?
[M] Q4, ref = 30°. cos positive. cos 30° = √3/2.
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20. An angle of 5 radians is approximately:
[M] 5×180/π≈286.5°.
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21. Solve: 3tan²x − 1 = 0 in [0°, 360°).
[H] tan²x = 1/3 → tan x = ±1/√3 → x = 30°, 150°, 210°, 330°.
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22. The area of a triangle with a=8, b=6, and included angle C=30° is:
[H] A=½(8)(6)sin30°=24(0.5)=12.
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23. For the Dottie number d (fixed point of cosine), cos(d)=d. The value d satisfies:
[VH] Both: d≈0.739085 and it's defined by cos(d)=d.
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24. For f(x) = 4cos(x/2 − π/4), the period and phase shift are:
[H] Period=2π/(1/2)=4π. f=4cos((1/2)(x−π/2)). Phase shift right π/2.
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25. If sinα+sinβ=a and cosα+cosβ=b, what is cos(α−β)?
[VH] (sinα+sinβ)²+(cosα+cosβ)²=2+2cos(α−β)=a²+b². cos(α−β)=(a²+b²−2)/2.
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26. What is the value of sec²(30°)?
[M] sec30°=2/√3. sec²=4/3.
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27. Find all x in [0,2π): sinx·cosx = 1/4.
[H] sin2x=1/2. 2x=π/6,5π/6,π/6+2π,5π/6+2π. x=π/12,5π/12,13π/12,17π/12.
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28. The value of tan 20° + tan 40° + √3 tan 20° tan 40° =
[H] Using tan(A+B)=(tanA+tanB)/(1−tanAtanB). tan60°=√3=(tan20°+tan40°)/(1−tan20°tan40°). So tan20°+tan40°=√3(1−tan20°tan40°) → tan20°+tan40°+√3tan20°tan40°=√3.
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29. What is 1+tan²(θ) equal to?
[M] Pythagorean identity: 1+tan²θ=sec²θ.
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30. What is arccos(1)?
[M] cos 0 = 1. arccos(1) = 0.
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