CAIE
FP1
2003
November
Q8
11 marks
Challenging +1.2
Given that \(z = e^{i\theta}\) and \(n\) is a positive integer, show that
$$z^n + \frac{1}{z^n} = 2 \cos n\theta \quad \text{and} \quad z^n - \frac{1}{z^n} = 2i \sin n\theta.$$ [2]
Hence express \(\sin^6 \theta\) in the form
$$p \cos 6\theta + q \cos 4\theta + r \cos 2\theta + s,$$
where the constants \(p\), \(q\), \(r\), \(s\) are to be determined. [4]
Hence find the mean value of \(\sin^6 \theta\) with respect to \(\theta\) over the interval \(0 \leq \theta \leq \frac{1}{4}\pi\). [5]