SPS SPS FM 2021 March — Question 5

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS FM (SPS FM)
Year2021
SessionMarch
TopicHarmonic Form

5. (a) Express \(2 \cos \theta + 5 \sin \theta\) in the form \(R \cos ( \theta - \alpha )\), where \(R > 0\) and \(0 < \alpha < \frac { \pi } { 2 }\). Give the values of \(R\) and \(\alpha\) to 3 significant figures. The temperature \(T ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }\), of an unheated building is modelled using the equation $$T = 15 + 2 \cos \left( \frac { \pi t } { 12 } \right) + 5 \sin \left( \frac { \pi t } { 12 } \right) , \quad 0 \leq t < 24$$ where \(t\) hours is the number of hours after 1200 .
(b) Calculate the maximum temperature predicted by this model and the value of \(t\) when this maximum occurs.
(c) Calculate, to the nearest half hour, the times when the temperature is predicted to be \(12 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }\).