AQA C3 2010 June — Question 5

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
Year2010
SessionJune
TopicReciprocal Trig & Identities

5
  1. Show that the equation $$10 \operatorname { cosec } ^ { 2 } x = 16 - 11 \cot x$$ can be written in the form $$10 \cot ^ { 2 } x + 11 \cot x - 6 = 0$$
  2. Hence, given that \(10 \operatorname { cosec } ^ { 2 } x = 16 - 11 \cot x\), find the possible values of \(\tan x\).