Edexcel Paper 2 2022 June — Question 15

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 2 (Paper 2)
Year2022
SessionJune
TopicGeometric Sequences and Series

  1. In this question you must show all stages of your working.
\section*{Solutions relying on calculator technology are not acceptable.} Given that the first three terms of a geometric series are $$12 \cos \theta \quad 5 + 2 \sin \theta \quad \text { and } \quad 6 \tan \theta$$
  1. show that $$4 \sin ^ { 2 } \theta - 52 \sin \theta + 25 = 0$$ Given that \(\theta\) is an obtuse angle measured in radians,
  2. solve the equation in part (a) to find the exact value of \(\theta\)
  3. show that the sum to infinity of the series can be expressed in the form $$k ( 1 - \sqrt { 3 } )$$ where \(k\) is a constant to be found.