Edexcel C3 2011 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicReciprocal Trig & Identities

6. (a) Prove that $$\frac { 1 } { \sin 2 \theta } - \frac { \cos 2 \theta } { \sin 2 \theta } = \tan \theta , \quad \theta \neq 90 n ^ { \circ } , n \in \mathbb { Z }$$ (b) Hence, or otherwise,
  1. show that \(\tan 15 ^ { \circ } = 2 - \sqrt { 3 }\),
  2. solve, for \(0 < x < 360 ^ { \circ }\), $$\operatorname { cosec } 4 x - \cot 4 x = 1$$