Target Mathematics

3.49: Sin–cot identity and tan equation

0606/22/M/J/24 — Question 6 · 8 marks

(a)
Show that sin3xcotx\mathrm{sin}\,3x\,\mathrm{cot}\,x can be written as sinxtanx\mathrm{sin}\,x\,\mathrm{tan}\,x.
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(b)
Solve tan2xcosx=0\mathrm{tan}^{2} x - \mathrm{cos}\,x = 0 for πxπ-\pi \leqslant x \leqslant \pi.
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