🔍 Chapter 8: Sinusoidal Functions

Assessment FOR Learning — Prerequisite Diagnostic
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Purpose: Verify Chapter 7 trig (special angles, primary ratios) and Chapter 1 transformations before building sinusoidal models.
Prerequisite Skills
Question 1 [3 marks]
Compute \( \sin 0°, \sin 90°, \sin 180°, \sin 270°, \sin 360° \).
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Question 2 [3 marks]
Compute \( \cos 0°, \cos 90°, \cos 180°, \cos 270°, \cos 360° \).
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Question 3 [3 marks]
Sketch the parent function \( y = x^2 \), then sketch \( y = 2(x - 3)^2 + 1 \). State the transformations.
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Question 4 [3 marks]
If a function repeats every 4 units, what is its period? If the maximum is 10 and minimum is 2, what is the amplitude? The midline?
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Question 5 [3 marks]
For \( y = a f(k(x - d)) + c \), name the role of each parameter \( a, k, d, c \).
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Question 6 [3 marks]
A wave repeats every 8 seconds. Find the value of \( k \) so that \( \sin(kt) \) has a period of 8 s (in degrees per second).
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Reflection
Question 7 [Reflection]
Where in everyday life have you seen a periodic pattern? (Tides? Day length? Sound? Heartbeat?) Pick one and describe its period and amplitude in words.
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