Edexcel Paper 2 2021 October — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModulePaper 2 (Paper 2)
Year2021
SessionOctober
TopicSmall angle approximation

  1. Given that \(\theta\) is small and measured in radians, use the small angle approximations to show that
$$4 \sin \frac { \theta } { 2 } + 3 \cos ^ { 2 } \theta \approx a + b \theta + c \theta ^ { 2 }$$ where \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers to be found.