SPS SPS SM Pure 2020 February — Question 7 2 marks

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS SM Pure (SPS SM Pure)
Year2020
SessionFebruary
Marks2
TopicHarmonic Form

7 A scientist is studying the flight of seabirds in a colony. She models the height above sea level, \(H\) metres, of one of the birds in the colony by the equation $$H = \frac { 140 } { A + 45 \sin 2 t ^ { \circ } - 28 \cos 2 t ^ { \circ } } , \quad 0 \leq t \leq T ,$$ where \(t\) seconds is the time after the bird leaves its nest, and \(A\) and \(T\) are constants. \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{022274c9-7ed2-4436-ae97-d410d7d566fc-10_559_679_513_678} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 1}
\end{figure} Figure 1 is a sketch showing the graph of \(H\) against \(t\).
It is given that this seabird's nest is \(\mathbf { 2 0 } \mathbf { ~ m }\) above sea level.
  1. Show that \(A = 35\).
    It is also given that $$45 \sin 2 t ^ { \circ } - 28 \cos 2 t ^ { \circ } \equiv 53 \sin ( 2 t - \alpha ) ^ { \circ }$$ where \(\alpha\) is a constant in the range \(0 < \alpha < 90\).
  2. Find the value of \(\alpha\) to one decimal place.
    Find, according to this model,
  3. the minimum height of the sea bird above sea level, giving your answer to the nearest cm,
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  4. the limitation on the value of \(T\).