AP Precalculus
Name: ______________________________ Date:________________ Period: _____                            3A Review
Unit 3A Review – Trigonometric and Polar Functions
Reviews do NOT cover all material from the lessons but will hopefully remind you of key points. To be prepared, you
must study all packets for lessons 3.1 – 3.2.
1. The graph below shows one period of a periodic function. Sketch the rest of the graph on the given axes.
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                              1   2   3    4   5   6   7   8                    x
                                        
                                        
        a. Is the function above increasing, decreasing or both on the interval 20    𝑥   24.
 The measurement of an angle in standard position is listed. In which quadrant is the terminal ray?
 2. 6.6𝜋                                                  3.    2.3𝜋
 Below are various measurements of a circle’s radius, an angle within the circle, or the arc subtended by the
 angle. SKETCH the approximate angle on the axes and find the missing value.
 4. Radius is 8.2 and the length of an arc subtended by an 5. Radius is 5.27 and an angle is 0.56𝜋 radians. Find the
    angle is 37.63. Find the measure of the angle.            length of the arc subtended by the angle.
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 6. An angle is 3.56 radians and the length of an arc subtended by the angle is 5.2. What is the radius of the circle?
 Each figure below gives a circle in the 𝒙𝒚-plane with center at the origin, and an angle 𝜽 in standard
 position. Find the value of each expression.
 7.                                                    8.
                                                                                              1
                                                                      0.95, 0.312
                                                                                               0.5
                                 𝜃          8, 0                                               𝛼
                                                                               1     0.5            0.5   1
                                                                                                  0.5
          3.1, 7.375                                                                            1
     a. sin 𝜃                                                      a. sin 𝛼
     b. cos 𝜃                                                      b. cos 𝛼
     c. tan 𝜃                                                      c. tan 𝛼
 Find the value of each expression. Do not look back at the Unit Circle for help!
 9. cos 𝜋          10. sin          11. cos           12. cos            13. sin                          14. cos
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For each problem, an angle in standard position in the 𝒙𝒚-plane is given in radians. A circle is centered at the
origin with the given radius. What are the coordinates of the point of intersection of the terminal ray of the angle
and the circle?
15. 𝜃       ,𝑟    6                                         16. 𝜃         ,𝑟    10
In the 𝒙𝒚-plane, the terminal ray of angle 𝜽 in standard position intersects a circle of radius 𝒓 at the given point.
What are the values of 𝜽 and 𝒓, with 𝟎 𝜽 𝟐𝝅?
17.   √3, 1                                                 18.      6, 6√3
The function 𝒇 is given by 𝒇 𝜽     𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝜽. Describe the concavity of 𝒇 on the interval, and if 𝒇 is increasing or
decreasing on the interval.
19.      𝜃 𝜋                                                20.       𝜃    2𝜋
The function 𝒇 is given by 𝒇 𝜽     𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝜽. Describe the concavity of 𝒇 on the interval, and if 𝒇 is increasing or
decreasing on the interval.
21. 0 𝜃                                                     22. 𝜋     𝜃
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 Write the given function for each graph. Use a positive coefficient for all equations.
 23. Write a sine function.          24. Write a cosine function.         25. Write a sine function.
                              y                                              y                                                      y
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
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  𝑦         ______________________                 𝑦         ______________________                     𝑦         ______________________
 State the amplitude, period, phase shift, and vertical shift.
 26. 𝑦 3 cos 5𝑥 𝜋                                       27. 𝑦                                 sin 4𝑥    2
      Amp: _______                        Period: _______
                                                                                   Amp: _______                         Period: _______
      Midline: _____________ Freq: _______
                                                                                   Midline: _____________ Freq: _______
      Max value: _______                  Min value: _______
                                                                                   Max value: _______                   Min value: _______
      Phase shift: ______________
                                                                                   Phase shift: ______________
 Graph each function on the given set of axes.
 28. 𝑦 2 cos 𝑥                                                                   29. 𝑦       3 sin 2𝑥   1
 30. 𝑦            3 sin           𝜋                                              31. 𝑦       2 cos 2𝑥   𝜋          1
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32. Suppose you are riding a Ferris wheel. After everyone is loaded, the wheel starts to turn, and the ride lasts
     for 105 seconds. Your height ℎ (in feet) above the ground at any time 𝑡 (in seconds) can be modeled by
     the equation ℎ 𝑡    50 sin     𝑡 4        65. You do not need a calculator for any question except the
     last two.
    a. What is the period?
    b. What does the period represent?
    c. What is the frequency?
    d. What does the frequency represent?
    e. What is your maximum height?
    f. What is your minimum height?
    g. How many circles will the Ferris Wheel make during the ride?
    h. Calculator active. How high are you when the ride begins?
    i. Calculator acctive. What is your height when the ride stops?
33. The following data set can be modeled by a sinusoidal function. Use the data to answer each problem below.
           𝒙         0         1        2         3        4           5      6          7        8        9
          𝒇 𝒙       16         2        10         1       18        21      40         52       37       29
           𝒙        10        11       12        13        14        15       16        17       18        19
          𝒇 𝒙       12          2       11        4        17        22      38         49       39       26
 a. Estimate the period and              b. Estimate the vertical shift            c. Estimate the amplitude.
    frequency.                              (midline).
 d. Using the above information, create a sinusoidal function model.
 e. Using a calculator, find a sinusoidal model from the given data set. Your answer should look similar to your
    estimate in part d.
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