1.25: Past-paper question 11

4PM1/2R/June/2023 — Question 11 · 12 marks

(a) Use a formula on page 2 to show that sin2A=12(1cos2A)\displaystyle \mathrm{sin}^2 A = \frac{1}{2}(1 - \mathrm{cos} 2A)
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(b) Show that sin4x+cos4x=3+cos4x4\displaystyle \mathrm{sin}^4 x + \mathrm{cos}^4 x = \frac{3 + \mathrm{cos} 4x}{4}
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(c) Hence solve, in degrees to one decimal place, the equation
8sin4(θ2)+8cos4(θ2)=5sin(2θ)+6for0θ<1808\mathrm{sin}^4\left(\frac{\theta}{2}\right) + 8\mathrm{cos}^4\left(\frac{\theta}{2}\right) = 5\mathrm{sin}(2\theta) + 6 \quad \mathrm{for} 0^\circ \leq \theta < 180^\circ
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