CAIE P3 2024 November — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2024
SessionNovember
TopicAddition & Double Angle Formulae

7
  1. Show that the equation \(\tan ^ { 3 } x + 2 \tan 2 x - \tan x = 0\) may be expressed as $$\tan ^ { 4 } x - 2 \tan ^ { 2 } x - 3 = 0$$ for \(\tan x \neq 0\).
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  2. Hence solve the equation \(\tan ^ { 3 } 2 \theta + 2 \tan 4 \theta - \tan 2 \theta = 0\) for \(0 < \theta < \pi\). Give your answers in exact form.