OCR MEI C4 2016 June — Question 1

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicHarmonic Form

1 Express \(\cos \theta - 3 \sin \theta\) in the form \(R \cos ( \theta + \alpha )\), where \(R > 0\) and \(0 < \alpha < \frac { \pi } { 2 }\).
Hence show that the equation \(\cos \theta - 3 \sin \theta = 4\) has no solution.