Edexcel C12 2017 October — Question 12

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC12 (Core Mathematics 1 & 2)
Year2017
SessionOctober
TopicTrig Equations

12. (i) Solve, for \(0 < \theta \leqslant 360 ^ { \circ }\), $$3 \sin \left( \theta + 30 ^ { \circ } \right) = 2 \cos \left( \theta + 30 ^ { \circ } \right)$$ giving your answers, in degrees, to 2 decimal places.
(Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)
(ii) (a) Given that $$\frac { \cos ^ { 2 } x + 2 \sin ^ { 2 } x } { 1 - \sin ^ { 2 } x } = 5$$ show that $$\tan ^ { 2 } x = k , \quad \text { where } k \text { is a constant. }$$ (b) Hence solve, for \(0 < x \leqslant 2 \pi\), $$\frac { \cos ^ { 2 } x + 2 \sin ^ { 2 } x } { 1 - \sin ^ { 2 } x } = 5$$ giving your answers, in radians, to 3 decimal places.