Target Mathematics

3.3: Trigonometric AP sum and convergent GP

0606/12/F/M/22 — Question 9 · 12 marks

(a)
The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are sin3x\sin 3x, 5sin3x5\sin 3x, 9sin3x9\sin 3x. Find the exact values of xx, where 0xπ20\leqslant x\leqslant\dfrac{\pi}{2}, for which the sum to twenty terms is equal to 390390.
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(b)(i)
The first three terms of a geometric progression are 20cosy20\cos y, 10cos2y10\cos^{2} y, 5cos3y5\cos^{3} y.
Explain why this progression has a sum to infinity.
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(b)(ii)
Find the value of yy, where yy is in radians and 0<y<π20<y<\dfrac{\pi}{2}, for which the sum to infinity is 99. Give your answer correct to 22 decimal places.
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