Edexcel Paper 1 2019 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 1 (Paper 1)
Year2019
SessionJune
TopicTrig Equations

  1. (a) Solve, for \(- 180 ^ { \circ } \leqslant \theta \leqslant 180 ^ { \circ }\), the equation
$$5 \sin 2 \theta = 9 \tan \theta$$ giving your answers, where necessary, to one decimal place.
[0pt] [Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.]
(b) Deduce the smallest positive solution to the equation $$5 \sin \left( 2 x - 50 ^ { \circ } \right) = 9 \tan \left( x - 25 ^ { \circ } \right)$$