Edexcel FP2 2011 June — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicComplex numbers 2

  1. (a) Use de Moivre's theorem to show that
$$\sin 5 \theta = 16 \sin ^ { 5 } \theta - 20 \sin ^ { 3 } \theta + 5 \sin \theta$$ Hence, given also that \(\sin 3 \theta = 3 \sin \theta - 4 \sin ^ { 3 } \theta\),
(b) find all the solutions of $$\sin 5 \theta = 5 \sin 3 \theta$$ in the interval \(0 \leqslant \theta < 2 \pi\). Give your answers to 3 decimal places.