Edexcel C2 2005 January — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
Year2005
SessionJanuary
TopicTrig Equations

4. (a) Show that the equation $$5 \cos ^ { 2 } x = 3 ( 1 + \sin x )$$ can be written as $$5 \sin ^ { 2 } x + 3 \sin x - 2 = 0 .$$ (b) Hence solve, for \(0 \leqslant x < 360 ^ { \circ }\), the equation $$5 \cos ^ { 2 } x = 3 ( 1 + \sin x )$$ giving your answers to 1 decimal place where appropriate.