Problem Set 1: Preliminary Concepts
Math 513 - Modern & Plane Trigonometry
EUGENIO E. BALASABAS
MATH 513
I. The Coordinate System and Distance Formula
1. Find the directed and undirected distances from
a. -5 to 19
ANSWER: The directed distance 5 and 19
Undirected distance is 24
b. 46 to -18
Answer: The directed distance 18 and 46
Undirected distance is 64
2. Plot each given pair of points in the plane and find the distance between them.
a. (-3 , 2) and (5 , 3)
b. (-1 , 3) and (2 , 5)
II. Angles and Angular Measures
1. Determine the quadrant where the terminal side of each of the following angles lies:
a. 5930 Answer: QUADRANT III
b. b. -1570 Answer: : QUADRANT III
2. Find two angles coterminal with
a. 4590
b. -2370
3. Convert the following to degrees and minutes:
a. 49.640
b. b. 78.350
4. Convert the following to degree measures:
a. 350 30’
b. b. 740 8’ 24”
III. Triangles
1. Which of the following sets of measures could be lengths of the sides of a triangle?
a. { 4 , 9 , 13 } b. { 5 , 8 , 10 } c. { 2 , 2 , 4 }
2. Which of the following sets of measures could be lengths of the sides of a right triangle?
b. { 3 , 4 , 6 } b. { 5 , 12 , 13 } c. { 6 , 9 , 11 }
3. Find the measure of the third angle of the triangle given the measures of its two other angles:
a. 390 , 650
b. 140 12’ , 930 48’
c. 1230 15’ 32” , 160 12’ 47”
IV. The Circle: Its Arcs and Central Angle
1. Determine the quadrant where each arc having the following given length would terminate:
a. s = 12 QUARTER 4
b. -18.46 QUARTER 1
c. s = 39.75 QUARTER 3
2. Change to radians (Use 10 = 0.01745)
a. 4500 =7.85 Rad
b. -3450 = -6.0rad2
c. 293.70 =5.125 rad
3. Change to degrees (Use 1 rad = 57.30)
a. 34 rad =1948.2 degrees
b. 0.9 rad =51.57 degrees
c. 14 π =2520 degrees
V. Arc, Sector and Segment of a Circle
1. Find the arc length cut by a circle with the given radius r and θ.
a. r = 4 cm , θ = π/2 rad
b. r = 18.11 cm , θ = 1350