| Exam Board | Edexcel |
| Module | PMT Mocks (PMT Mocks) |
| Topic | Trig Graphs & Exact Values |
8. The length of the daylight, \(D ( t )\) in a town in Sweden can be modelled using the equation
$$D ( t ) = 12 + 9 \sin \left( \frac { 360 t } { 365 } - 63.435 \right) \quad 0 \leq t \leq 365$$
where \(t\) is the number of days into the year, and the argument of \(\sin x\) is in degrees
a. Find the number of daylight hours after 90 days in that year.
b. Find the values of \(t\) when \(D ( t ) = 17\), giving your answers to the nearest integer. (Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable)