SPS SPS SM Pure 2024 February — Question 5

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS SM Pure (SPS SM Pure)
Year2024
SessionFebruary
TopicTrig Graphs & Exact Values

5. The diagram shows the graph of \(y = 1.5 + \sin ^ { 2 } x\) for \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant 2 \pi\).
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  1. Show that the equation of the graph can be written in the form \(y = a - b \cos 2 x\) where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants to be determined.
  2. Write down the period of the function \(1.5 + \sin ^ { 2 } x\).
  3. Determine the \(x\)-coordinates of the points of intersection of the graph of \(y = 1.5 + \sin ^ { 2 } x\) with the graph of \(y = 1 + \cos 2 x\) in the interval \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant 2 \pi\).