CAIE FP1 2014 November — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2014
SessionNovember
TopicComplex numbers 2

6 Use de Moivre's theorem to show that $$\cos 5 \theta \equiv \cos \theta \left( 16 \sin ^ { 4 } \theta - 12 \sin ^ { 2 } \theta + 1 \right)$$ By considering the equation \(\cos 5 \theta = 0\), show that the exact value of \(\sin ^ { 2 } \left( \frac { 1 } { 10 } \pi \right)\) is \(\frac { 3 - \sqrt { 5 } } { 8 }\).