Edexcel C3 2009 January — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
Year2009
SessionJanuary
TopicAddition & Double Angle Formulae

6. (a) (i) By writing \(3 \theta = ( 2 \theta + \theta )\), show that $$\sin 3 \theta = 3 \sin \theta - 4 \sin ^ { 3 } \theta$$ (ii) Hence, or otherwise, for \(0 < \theta < \frac { \pi } { 3 }\), solve $$8 \sin ^ { 3 } \theta - 6 \sin \theta + 1 = 0 .$$ Give your answers in terms of \(\pi\).
(b) Using \(\sin ( \theta - \alpha ) = \sin \theta \cos \alpha - \cos \theta \sin \alpha\), or otherwise, show that $$\sin 15 ^ { \circ } = \frac { 1 } { 4 } ( \sqrt { } 6 - \sqrt { } 2 )$$