Practice Trigonometric Functions in Math

Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.

Quick Recap

Trigonometric functions (sin, cos, tan, etc.) relate angles in right triangles to side ratios and extend to periodic functions of real numbers via the unit circle.

Angles have numbers associated with them—sin, cos, tan capture different ratios.

Showing a random 20 of 50 problems.

Example 1

challenge
In triangle ABCABC, A=30°\angle A = 30°, B=105°\angle B = 105°, a=8a = 8. Find bb using the Law of Sines.

Example 2

hard
In triangle ABCABC, a=7a = 7, b=9b = 9, C=60°\angle C = 60°. Find side cc using the Law of Cosines.

Example 3

hard
If sinθ=35\sin\theta = \frac{3}{5} and θ\theta is in Quadrant II, find cosθ\cos\theta and tanθ\tan\theta.

Example 4

easy
Evaluate cos0\cos 0^\circ.

Example 5

medium
If sinθ=35\sin\theta=\frac{3}{5} and θ\theta is acute, find cosθ\cos\theta.

Example 6

easy
In a right triangle, sinθ=opposite?\sin\theta=\frac{\text{opposite}}{?}.

Example 7

medium
Evaluate sin60+cos30\sin 60^\circ+\cos 30^\circ.

Example 8

medium
Find the period of f(x)=sin(2x)f(x)=\sin(2x).

Example 9

medium
Evaluate cos(60°)\cos(-60°).

Example 10

easy
What is the range of cosx\cos x?

Example 11

easy
Evaluate sin30\sin 30^\circ.

Example 12

easy
Evaluate cos90°\cos 90°.

Example 13

easy
In a right triangle with legs 33 and 44 and hypotenuse 55, sinθ\sin\theta for the angle opposite the side of length 33 is what?

Example 14

medium
Convert 210°210° to radians.

Example 15

challenge
Solve 2sin2xsinx1=02\sin^2 x-\sin x-1=0 for 0x<3600^\circ\le x<360^\circ.

Example 16

medium
If cosθ=513\cos\theta=\frac{5}{13} and θ\theta acute, find tanθ\tan\theta.

Example 17

medium
Evaluate sin(45°)\sin(-45°).

Example 18

easy
Evaluate sin90\sin 90^\circ.

Example 19

easy
Evaluate tan45\tan 45^\circ.

Example 20

medium
Evaluate sin ⁣(5π6)\sin\!\left(\dfrac{5\pi}{6}\right).