Edexcel P3 2022 January — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP3 (Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2022
SessionJanuary
TopicAddition & Double Angle Formulae

2. (a) Show that the equation $$8 \cos \theta = 3 \operatorname { cosec } \theta$$ can be written in the form $$\sin 2 \theta = k$$ where \(k\) is a constant to be found.
(b) Hence find the smallest positive solution of the equation $$8 \cos \theta = 3 \operatorname { cosec } \theta$$ giving your answer, in degrees, to one decimal place.