OCR MEI C4 2008 January — Question 1

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2008
SessionJanuary
TopicHarmonic Form

1 Express \(3 \cos \theta + 4 \sin \theta\) in the form \(R \cos ( \theta - \alpha )\), where \(R > 0\) and \(0 < \alpha < \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi\).
Hence solve the equation \(3 \cos \theta + 4 \sin \theta = 2\) for \(- \pi \leqslant \theta \leqslant \pi\).