Edexcel C12 2019 January — Question 14

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC12 (Core Mathematics 1 & 2)
Year2019
SessionJanuary
TopicTrig Equations

14. In this question solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.
  1. Solve, for \(- 180 ^ { \circ } \leqslant x < 180 ^ { \circ }\), the equation $$\sin \left( x + 60 ^ { \circ } \right) = - 0.4$$ giving your answers, in degrees, to one decimal place.
  2. (a) Show that the equation $$2 \sin \theta \tan \theta - 3 = \cos \theta$$ can be written in the form $$3 \cos ^ { 2 } \theta + 3 \cos \theta - 2 = 0$$ (b) Hence solve, for \(0 \leqslant \theta < 360 ^ { \circ }\), the equation $$2 \sin \theta \tan \theta - 3 = \cos \theta$$ showing each stage of your working and giving your answers, in degrees, to one decimal place.