Edexcel C3 2005 June — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
Year2005
SessionJune
TopicReciprocal Trig & Identities

  1. (a) Given that \(\sin ^ { 2 } \theta + \cos ^ { 2 } \theta \equiv 1\), show that \(1 + \tan ^ { 2 } \theta \equiv \sec ^ { 2 } \theta\).
    (b) Solve, for \(0 \leqslant \theta < 360 ^ { \circ }\), the equation
$$2 \tan ^ { 2 } \theta + \sec \theta = 1 ,$$ giving your answers to 1 decimal place.