Target Mathematics

3.30: Sec–cot identity and equation

0606/11/M/J/23 — Question 6 · 10 marks

(a)
Show that secθ+cotθ=tanθ+cosecθ\mathrm{sec}\,\theta + \mathrm{cot}\,\theta = \mathrm{tan}\,\theta + \mathrm{cosec}\,\theta.
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(b)
Hence solve sec3θ+cot3θ=2\mathrm{sec}\,3\theta + \mathrm{cot}\,3\theta = 2 for 540θ540-540^{\circ} \leqslant \theta \leqslant 540^{\circ}.
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