| Exam Board | OCR MEI |
| Module | C4 (Core Mathematics 4) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Session | June |
| Topic | Harmonic Form |
3 Express \(2 \sin \theta - 3 \cos \theta\) in the form \(R \sin ( \theta - \alpha )\), where \(R\) and \(\alpha\) are constants to be determined, and \(0 < \alpha < \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi\).
Hence write down the greatest and least possible values of \(1 + 2 \sin \theta - 3 \cos \theta\).