Edexcel Paper 2 2020 October — Question 10

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 2 (Paper 2)
Year2020
SessionOctober
TopicAddition & Double Angle Formulae

  1. In this question you must show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
  1. Show that $$\cos 3 A \equiv 4 \cos ^ { 3 } A - 3 \cos A$$
  2. Hence solve, for \(- 90 ^ { \circ } \leqslant x \leqslant 180 ^ { \circ }\), the equation $$1 - \cos 3 x = \sin ^ { 2 } x$$