Edexcel C3 — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
TopicTrig Equations

8. (a) Prove that $$\frac { 1 - \cos 2 \theta } { \sin 2 \theta } \equiv \tan \theta , \theta \neq \frac { n \pi } { 2 } , \quad n \in \mathbb { Z }$$ (b) Solve, giving exact answers in terms of \(\pi\), $$2 ( 1 - \cos 2 \theta ) = \tan \theta , \quad 0 < \theta < \pi$$ [P2 January 2002 Question 6]