CAIE P3 2012 June — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicAddition & Double Angle Formulae

6 It is given that \(\tan 3 x = k \tan x\), where \(k\) is a constant and \(\tan x \neq 0\).
  1. By first expanding \(\tan ( 2 x + x )\), show that $$( 3 k - 1 ) \tan ^ { 2 } x = k - 3$$
  2. Hence solve the equation \(\tan 3 x = k \tan x\) when \(k = 4\), giving all solutions in the interval \(0 ^ { \circ } < x < 180 ^ { \circ }\).
  3. Show that the equation \(\tan 3 x = k \tan x\) has no root in the interval \(0 ^ { \circ } < x < 180 ^ { \circ }\) when \(k = 2\).