OCR C4 — Question 2

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
TopicHarmonic Form

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