Edexcel C3 2009 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
Year2009
SessionJune
TopicReciprocal Trig & Identities

2. (a) Use the identity \(\cos ^ { 2 } \theta + \sin ^ { 2 } \theta = 1\) to prove that \(\tan ^ { 2 } \theta = \sec ^ { 2 } \theta - 1\).
(b) Solve, for \(0 \leqslant \theta < 360 ^ { \circ }\), the equation $$2 \tan ^ { 2 } \theta + 4 \sec \theta + \sec ^ { 2 } \theta = 2$$