OCR MEI C4 — Question 2

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
TopicHarmonic Form

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