AQA C4 2013 June — Question 2

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicAddition & Double Angle Formulae

2 The acute angles \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are given by \(\tan \alpha = \frac { 2 } { \sqrt { 5 } }\) and \(\tan \beta = \frac { 1 } { 2 }\).
    1. Show that \(\sin \alpha = \frac { 2 } { 3 }\), and find the exact value of \(\cos \alpha\).
    2. Hence find the exact value of \(\sin 2 \alpha\).
  1. Show that the exact value of \(\cos ( \alpha - \beta )\) can be expressed as \(\frac { 2 } { 15 } ( k + \sqrt { 5 } )\), where \(k\) is an integer.