53) Before exercising, an athlete measures her air flow and obtains a = 0.65 sin 2π
5t where a is measured in
liters per second and t is the time in seconds. If a > 0, the athlete is inhaling; if a < 0, the athlete is exhaling.
The time to complete one complete inhalation/exhalation sequence is a respiratory cycle. Find the values of
t for which the athlete’s air flow is zero. Find all values of t for t < 20 seconds.
54) A mass hangs from a spring which oscillates up and down. The position P (in feet) of the mass at time t (in
seconds) is given by P = 4 cos (4t). For what values of t, 0 ≤ t < π, will the position be 2 2 feet? Find the
exact values. Do not use a calculator.
55) The path of a projectile fired at an inclination θ(in degrees) to the horizontal with an initial velocity v0is a
parabola. The range R of the projectile, that is, the horizontal distance that the projectile travels, is found
by using the formula
R =
v2
0
gsin (2θ)
where g is the acceleration due to gravity. Suppose the projectile is fired with an initial velocity of 400 feet
per seconds and g = 32 feet per second2. What angle θ, 0° ≤ θ < 90°, would you select for the range to be
2500 feet? (There should be two values of θ.)
56) Wildlife management personnel use predator–prey equations to model the populations of certain
predators and their prey in the wild. Suppose the population M of a predator after t months is given by
M = 750 + 125 sin π
6t
while the population N of its primary prey is given by
N = 12,250 + 3050 cos π
6t
Find the values of t, 0 ≤ t < 12, for which the predator population is 875. Find the values of t, 0 ≤ t < 12, for
which the prey population is 10,725.
57) A consumer notes the sinusoidal nature of her monthly power bills. In winter when she uses electricity to
heat her home and in summer when she cools her home, the bills are high. In spring and fall, significantly
less electricity is used and the bills are much smaller. The following function models this behavior.
C = 60 + 40 cos π
3t – π
3
Here C is the cost of power in dollars for the month t, 1 ≤ t ≤ 12, with t = 1 corresponding to January. For
what values of t, 1 ≤ t ≤ 12, is the cost exactly $80?
58) The average daily temperature T of a city in the United States is approximated by
T = 55 – 23 cos 2π
365 (t – 30)
where t is in days, 1 ≤ t ≤ 365, and t = 1 corresponds to January 1. For what range of values of t is the
average daily temperature above 70°F? Use a calculator and round answers to the nearest whole number.
2 Solve Trigonometric Equations Using a Calculator
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Use a calculator to solve the equation on the interval 0 ≤θ<2π. Round the answer to two decimal places.
1) sin θ = 0.47
A) {0.49
2.65} B) {0.49
5.79} C) {0.49
3.63} D) {0.49
2.06}
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