CAIE P1 2020 November — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2020
SessionNovember
TopicTrig Equations

6
  1. Prove the identity \(\left( \frac { 1 } { \cos x } - \tan x \right) \left( \frac { 1 } { \sin x } + 1 \right) \equiv \frac { 1 } { \tan x }\).
  2. Hence solve the equation \(\left( \frac { 1 } { \cos x } - \tan x \right) \left( \frac { 1 } { \sin x } + 1 \right) = 2 \tan ^ { 2 } x\) for \(0 ^ { \circ } \leqslant x \leqslant 180 ^ { \circ }\).