Edexcel P2 2024 June — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicReciprocal Trig & Identities

  1. In this question you must show all stages of your working. Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
    1. Solve, for \(0 < x \leqslant \pi\), the equation
    $$5 \sin x \tan x + 13 = \cos x$$ giving your answer in radians to 3 significant figures.
  2. The temperature inside a greenhouse is monitored on one particular day. The temperature, \(H ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }\), inside the greenhouse, \(t\) hours after midnight, is modelled by the equation $$H = 10 + 12 \sin ( k t + 18 ) ^ { \circ } \quad 0 \leqslant t < 24$$ where \(k\) is a constant.
    Use the equation of the model to answer parts (a) to (c).
    Given that
    • the temperature inside the greenhouse was \(20 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }\) at 6 am
    • \(0 < k < 20\)
      (a) find all possible values for \(k\), giving each answer to 2 decimal places.
    Given further that \(0 < k < 10\)
    (b) find the maximum temperature inside the greenhouse,
    (c) find the time of day at which this maximum temperature occurs. Give your answer to the nearest minute.