Edexcel Paper 2 2018 June — Question 9

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 2 (Paper 2)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicDifferentiation from First Principles

  1. Given that \(\theta\) is measured in radians, prove, from first principles, that
$$\frac { \mathrm { d } } { \mathrm {~d} \theta } ( \cos \theta ) = - \sin \theta$$ You may assume the formula for \(\cos ( A \pm B )\) and that as \(h \rightarrow 0 , \frac { \sin h } { h } \rightarrow 1\) and \(\frac { \cos h - 1 } { h } \rightarrow 0\)
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