1.05o Trigonometric equations: solve in given intervals

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AQA FP1 2012 June Q4
6 marks Moderate -0.3
4 Find the general solution, in degrees, of the equation $$\sin \left( 70 ^ { \circ } - \frac { 2 } { 3 } x \right) = \cos 20 ^ { \circ }$$
AQA FP1 2013 June Q3
8 marks Standard +0.3
3
  1. Find the general solution, in degrees, of the equation $$\cos \left( 5 x + 40 ^ { \circ } \right) = \cos 65 ^ { \circ }$$
  2. Given that $$\sin \frac { \pi } { 12 } = \frac { \sqrt { 3 } - 1 } { 2 \sqrt { 2 } }$$ express \(\sin \frac { \pi } { 12 }\) in the form \(\left( \cos \frac { \pi } { 4 } \right) ( \cos ( a \pi ) + \cos ( b \pi ) )\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are rational.
    (3 marks)
AQA FP1 2015 June Q4
6 marks Moderate -0.3
4
  1. Find the general solution, in degrees, of the equation $$2 \sin \left( 3 x + 45 ^ { \circ } \right) = 1$$
  2. Use your general solution to find the solution of \(2 \sin \left( 3 x + 45 ^ { \circ } \right) = 1\) that is closest to \(200 ^ { \circ }\).
    [0pt] [1 mark]
AQA FP2 2012 June Q8
14 marks Challenging +1.2
8
  1. Use De Moivre's Theorem to show that, if \(z = \cos \theta + \mathrm { i } \sin \theta\), then $$z ^ { n } + \frac { 1 } { z ^ { n } } = 2 \cos n \theta$$
    1. Expand \(\left( z ^ { 2 } + \frac { 1 } { z ^ { 2 } } \right) ^ { 4 }\).
    2. Show that $$\cos ^ { 4 } 2 \theta = A \cos 8 \theta + B \cos 4 \theta + C$$ where \(A , B\) and \(C\) are rational numbers.
  2. Hence solve the equation $$8 \cos ^ { 4 } 2 \theta = \cos 8 \theta + 5$$ for \(0 \leqslant \theta \leqslant \pi\), giving each solution in the form \(k \pi\).
  3. Show that $$\int _ { 0 } ^ { \frac { \pi } { 2 } } \cos ^ { 4 } 2 \theta d \theta = \frac { 3 \pi } { 16 }$$
WJEC Further Unit 6 2019 June Q3
14 marks Standard +0.8
3. A light elastic string, of natural length \(l \mathrm {~m}\) and modulus of elasticity 14 N , is hanging vertically with its upper end fixed and a particle of mass \(m \mathrm {~kg}\) attached to the lower end. The particle is initially in equilibrium and air resistance is to be neglected.
  1. Find, in terms of \(m , g\) and \(l\), the extension, \(e\), of the string when the particle is in equilibrium. The particle is pulled vertically downwards a further distance from its equilibrium position and released. In its subsequent motion, the string remains taut. Let \(x \mathrm {~m}\) denote the extension of the string from the equilibrium position at time \(t \mathrm {~s}\).
    1. Write down, in terms of \(x , m , g\) and \(l\), an expression for the tension in the string.
    2. Hence, show that the particle is moving with Simple Harmonic Motion which satisfies the differential equation, $$\frac { \mathrm { d } ^ { 2 } x } { \mathrm {~d} t ^ { 2 } } = - \frac { 14 } { m l } x$$
    3. State the maximum distance that the particle could be pulled vertically downwards from its equilibrium position and still move with Simple Harmonic Motion. Give a reason for your answer.
  2. Given that \(m = 0.5 , l = 0.7\) and that the particle is pulled to the position where \(x = 0.2\) before being released,
    1. find the maximum speed of the particle,
    2. determine the time taken for the particle to reach \(x = 0.15\) for the first time.
WJEC Further Unit 6 2023 June Q3
13 marks Standard +0.3
3. The vertical motion of a point on the surface of the water in a certain harbour may be modelled as Simple Harmonic Motion about a mean level. The diagram shows that, on a particular day, the depth of water in the harbour at low tide is 2 m and the depth of the water in the harbour at high tide is 10 m . The table below shows the times of high and low tides on this day. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{d7f600c5-af4a-4708-bfd9-92b37a95c634-4_405_912_621_233}
Tidal Times
High/LowTime
Depth
(metres)
Low Tide5 a.m.2
High Tide11 a.m.10
Low Tide5 p.m.2
High Tide11 p.m.10
  1. Write down the period and amplitude of the motion.
  2. Let \(x \mathrm {~m}\) denote the height of water above mean level \(t\) hours after 5a.m. Find an expression for \(x\) in terms of \(t\).
  3. The depth of water must be at least 4 m for boats to safely use the harbour. Determine the earliest time, after low tide at 5 a.m., at which boats can safely leave the harbour and hence find the latest possible time of return before the next low tide.
  4. Calculate the rate at which the level of water is falling at 2 p.m.
Edexcel FP1 AS 2018 June Q1
7 marks Standard +0.3
  1. (a) Use the substitution \(t = \tan \left( \frac { x } { 2 } \right)\) to show that the equation
$$5 \sin x + 12 \cos x = 2$$ can be written in the form $$7 t ^ { 2 } - 5 t - 5 = 0$$ (b) Hence solve, for \(- 180 ^ { \circ } < x < 180 ^ { \circ }\), the equation $$5 \sin x + 12 \cos x = 2$$ giving your answers to one decimal place.
Edexcel FP1 AS 2019 June Q1
9 marks Standard +0.3
  1. (a) Write down the \(t\)-formula for \(\sin x\).
    (b) Use the answer to part (a)
    1. to find the exact value of \(\sin x\) when
    $$\tan \left( \frac { x } { 2 } \right) = \sqrt { 2 }$$
  2. to show that $$\cos x = \frac { 1 - t ^ { 2 } } { 1 + t ^ { 2 } }$$ (c) Use the \(t\)-formulae to solve for \(0 < \theta \leqslant 360 ^ { \circ }\) $$7 \sin \theta + 9 \cos \theta + 3 = 0$$ giving your answers to one decimal place.
Edexcel FP1 AS 2023 June Q2
7 marks Standard +0.8
  1. (a) Use the substitution \(t = \tan \left( \frac { x } { 2 } \right)\) to show that the equation
$$3 \cos x - 2 \sin x = 1$$ can be written in the form $$2 t ^ { 2 } + 2 t - 1 = 0$$ (b) Hence solve, for \(- 180 ^ { \circ } < x < 180 ^ { \circ }\), the equation $$3 \cos x - 2 \sin x = 1$$ giving your answers to one decimal place.
Edexcel FP1 AS 2024 June Q4
12 marks Standard +0.3
  1. (a) Given that \(t = \tan \frac { X } { 2 }\) prove that
$$\cos x \equiv \frac { 1 - t ^ { 2 } } { 1 + t ^ { 2 } }$$ (b) Show that the equation $$3 \tan x - 10 \cos x = 10$$ can be written in the form $$( t + 2 ) \left( a t ^ { 2 } + b t + c \right) = 0$$ where \(t = \tan \frac { X } { 2 }\) and \(a , b\) and \(c\) are integers to be determined.
(c) Hence solve, for \(- 180 ^ { \circ } < x < 180 ^ { \circ }\), the equation $$3 \tan x - 10 \cos x = 10$$
Edexcel FP1 2020 June Q8
16 marks Challenging +1.8
8. $$f ( x ) = \frac { 3 } { 13 + 6 \sin x - 5 \cos x }$$ Using the substitution \(t = \tan \left( \frac { x } { 2 } \right)\)
  1. show that \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) can be written in the form $$\frac { 3 \left( 1 + t ^ { 2 } \right) } { 2 ( 3 t + 1 ) ^ { 2 } + 6 }$$
  2. Hence solve, for \(0 < x < 2 \pi\), the equation $$\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { 3 } { 7 }$$ giving your answers to 2 decimal places where appropriate.
  3. Use the result of part (a) to show that $$\int _ { \frac { \pi } { 3 } } ^ { \frac { 4 \pi } { 3 } } f ( x ) d x = K \left( \arctan \left( \frac { \sqrt { 3 } - 9 } { 3 } \right) - \arctan \left( \frac { \sqrt { 3 } + 3 } { 3 } \right) + \pi \right)$$ where \(K\) is a constant to be determined.
Edexcel FP1 2022 June Q2
7 marks Standard +0.8
  1. During 2029, the number of hours of daylight per day in London, H, is modelled by the equation
$$H = 0.3 \sin \left( \frac { x } { 60 } \right) - 4 \cos \left( \frac { x } { 60 } \right) + 11.5 \quad 0 \leqslant x < 365$$ where \(x\) is the number of days after 1st January 2029 and the angle is in radians.
  1. Show that, according to the model, the number of hours of daylight in London on the 31st January 2029 will be 8.13 to 3 significant figures.
  2. Use the substitution \(t = \tan \left( \frac { x } { 120 } \right)\) to show that \(H\) can be written as $$H = \frac { a t ^ { 2 } + b t + c } { 1 + t ^ { 2 } }$$ where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are constants to be determined.
  3. Hence determine, according to the model, the date of the first day of 2029 when there will be at least 12 hours of daylight in London.
Edexcel AEA 2012 June Q7
24 marks Hard +2.3
7. \(\left[ \arccos x \right.\) and \(\arctan x\) are alternative notation for \(\cos ^ { - 1 } x\) and \(\tan ^ { - 1 } x\) respectively \(]\) \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{fc5d0d07-b750-4646-bdcb-419a290200c9-5_387_935_322_566} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Figure 2}
\end{figure} Figure 2 shows a sketch of the curve \(C _ { 1 }\) with equation \(y = \cos ( \cos x ) , 0 \leqslant x < 2 \pi\) .
The curve has turning points at \(( 0 , \cos 1 ) , P , Q\) and \(R\) as shown in Figure 2.
  1. Find the coordinates of the points \(P , Q\) and \(R\) . The curve \(C _ { 2 }\) has equation \(y = \sin ( \cos x ) , 0 \leqslant x < 2 \pi\) .The curves \(C _ { 1 }\) and \(C _ { 2 }\) intersect at the points \(S\) and \(T\) .
  2. Copy Figure 2 and on this diagram sketch \(C _ { 2 }\) stating the coordinates of the minimum point on \(C _ { 2 }\) and the points where \(C _ { 2 }\) meets or crosses the coordinate axes. The coordinates of \(S\) are \(( \alpha , d )\) where \(0 < \alpha < \pi\) .
  3. Show that \(\alpha = \arccos \left( \frac { \pi } { 4 } \right)\) .
  4. Find the value of \(d\) in surd form and write down the coordinates of \(T\) . The tangent to \(C _ { 1 }\) at the point \(S\) has gradient \(\tan \beta\) .
  5. Show that \(\beta = \arctan \sqrt { } \left( \frac { 16 - \pi ^ { 2 } } { 32 } \right)\) .
  6. Find,in terms of \(\beta\) ,the obtuse angle between the tangent to \(C _ { 1 }\) at \(S\) and the tangent to \(C _ { 2 }\) at \(S\) .
CAIE P3 2024 November Q6
8 marks Standard +0.3
  1. Given that the \(x\)-coordinate of \(M\) lies in the interval \(\frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi < x < \frac { 3 } { 4 } \pi\), find the exact coordinates of \(M\). \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{656df2a8-fc4d-49f3-a649-746103b4576e-10_2718_35_107_2012} \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{656df2a8-fc4d-49f3-a649-746103b4576e-11_2725_35_99_20}
  2. Find the exact area of the region \(R\).
AQA C2 2011 June Q6
10 marks Moderate -0.3
  1. The area of the shaded region is given by \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { 2 } \sin x \mathrm {~d} x\), where \(x\) is in radians. Use the trapezium rule with five ordinates (four strips) to find an approximate value for the area of the shaded region, giving your answer to three significant figures.
  2. Describe the geometrical transformation that maps the graph of \(y = \sin x\) onto the graph of \(y = 2 \sin x\).
  3. Use a trigonometrical identity to solve the equation $$2 \sin x = \cos x$$ in the interval \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant 2 \pi\), giving your solutions in radians to three significant figures.
OCR MEI C2 Q11
5 marks Moderate -0.8
  1. Solve the equation \(\cos x = 0.4\) for \(0 ^ { \circ } \leqslant x \leqslant 360 ^ { \circ }\).
  2. Describe the transformation which maps the graph of \(y = \cos x\) onto the graph of \(y = \cos 2 x\).
OCR H240/01 2020 November Q11
10 marks Challenging +1.2
    1. Show that the \(x\)-coordinate of \(A\) satisfies the equation \(\left( m ^ { 2 } + 1 \right) x ^ { 2 } - 10 ( m + 1 ) x + 40 = 0\).
    2. Hence determine the equation of the tangent to the circle at \(A\) which passes through \(P\). [4] A second tangent is drawn from \(P\) to meet the circle at a second point \(B\). The equation of this tangent is of the form \(y = n x + 2\), where \(n\) is a constant less than 1 .
  1. Determine the exact value of \(\tan A P B\).
OCR PURE Q6
7 marks Standard +0.3
  1. Show that the equation \(6 \cos ^ { 2 } \theta = \tan \theta \cos \theta + 4\) can be expressed in the form \(6 \sin ^ { 2 } \theta + \sin \theta - 2 = 0\).
  2. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{d6430776-0b87-4e5e-8f78-c6228ee163d5-4_446_1150_1119_338} The diagram shows parts of the curves \(y = 6 \cos ^ { 2 } \theta\) and \(y = \tan \theta \cos \theta + 4\), where \(\theta\) is in degrees. Solve the inequality \(6 \cos ^ { 2 } \theta > \tan \theta \cos \theta + 4\) for \(0 ^ { \circ } < \theta < 360 ^ { \circ }\).
OCR MEI Paper 2 2023 June Q17
6 marks Standard +0.8
17 In this question you must show detailed reasoning. Solve the equation \(2 \sin x + \sec x = 4 \cos x\), where \(- \pi < x < \pi\).
OCR MEI Paper 3 2024 June Q6
5 marks Standard +0.3
6 In this question you must show detailed reasoning. Solve the equation \(\tan x - 3 \cot x = 2\) for values of \(x\) in the interval \(0 ^ { \circ } \leqslant x \leqslant 360 ^ { \circ }\).
OCR MEI AS Paper 1 2019 June Q2
3 marks Standard +0.3
2 In this question you must show detailed reasoning. Fig. 2 shows the graphs of \(y = 4 \sin x ^ { \circ }\) and \(y = 3 \cos x ^ { \circ }\) for \(0 \leqslant x \leqslant 360\). \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{0b1c272a-f0f4-4931-be89-5d045804a7af-3_549_768_813_258} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 2}
\end{figure} Find the \(x\)-coordinates of the two points of intersection, giving your answers correct to 1 decimal place.
OCR H240/01 2018 March Q11
12 marks Moderate -0.3
11 The height, in metres, of the sea at a coastal town during a day may be modelled by the function $$\mathrm { f } ( t ) = 1.7 + 0.8 \sin ( 30 t ) ^ { \circ }$$ where \(t\) is the number of hours after midnight.
  1. (a) Find the maximum height of the sea as given by this model.
    (b) Find the time of day at which this maximum height first occurs.
  2. Determine the time when, according to this model, the height of the sea will first be 1.2 m . The height, in metres, at a different coastal town during a day may be modelled by the function $$\mathrm { g } ( t ) = a + b \sin ( c t + d ) ^ { \circ }$$ where \(t\) is the number of hours after midnight.
  3. It is given that at this different coastal town the maximum height of the sea is 3.1 m , and this height occurs at 0500 and 1700. The minimum height of the sea is 0.7 m , and this height occurs at 1100 and 2300 . Find the values of the constants \(a , b , c\) and \(d\).
  4. It is instead given that the maximum height of the sea actually occurs at 0500 and 1709 . State, with a reason, how this will affect the value of \(c\) found in part (iii). \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{74a37bca-0b28-4c48-bd21-a9304f31b8f8-6_563_568_322_751} The diagram shows the curve \(y = \mathrm { e } ^ { \sqrt { x + 1 } }\) for \(x \geqslant 0\).
  5. Use the substitution \(u ^ { 2 } = x + 1\) to find \(\int \mathrm { e } ^ { \sqrt { x + 1 } } \mathrm {~d} x\).
  6. Make \(x\) the subject of the equation \(y = \mathrm { e } ^ { \sqrt { x + 1 } }\).
  7. Hence show that \(\int _ { \mathrm { e } } ^ { \mathrm { e } ^ { 4 } } \left( ( \ln y ) ^ { 2 } - 1 \right) \mathrm { d } y = 9 \mathrm { e } ^ { 4 }\). \section*{END OF QUESTION PAPER} \section*{OCR} Oxford Cambridge and RSA
OCR H240/02 2018 March Q6
11 marks Standard +0.3
6 In this question you must show detailed reasoning.
  1. Use the formula for \(\tan ( A - B )\) to show that \(\tan \frac { \pi } { 12 } = 2 - \sqrt { 3 }\).
  2. Solve the equation \(2 \sqrt { 3 } \sin 3 A - 2 \cos 3 A = 1\) for \(0 ^ { \circ } \leqslant A < 180 ^ { \circ }\).
OCR H240/03 2018 September Q3
7 marks Standard +0.3
3
  1. Given that \(\sqrt { 2 \sin ^ { 2 } \theta + \cos \theta } = 2 \cos \theta\), show that \(6 \cos ^ { 2 } \theta - \cos \theta - 2 = 0\).
  2. In this question you must show detailed reasoning. Solve the equation $$6 \cos ^ { 2 } \theta - \cos \theta - 2 = 0$$ giving all values of \(\theta\) between \(0 ^ { \circ }\) and \(360 ^ { \circ }\) correct to 1 decimal place.
  3. Explain why not all the solutions from part (ii) are solutions of the equation $$\sqrt { 2 \sin ^ { 2 } \theta + \cos \theta } = 2 \cos \theta$$
OCR AS Pure 2017 Specimen Q6
9 marks Standard +0.3
6 In this question you must show detailed reasoning. The cubic polynomial \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\) is defined by \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = 4 x ^ { 3 } + 4 x ^ { 2 } + 7 x - 5\).
  1. Show that \(( 2 x - 1 )\) is a factor of \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\).
  2. Hence solve the equation \(4 \sin ^ { 3 } \theta + 4 \sin ^ { 2 } \theta + 7 \sin \theta - 5 = 0\) for \(0 ^ { \circ } \leq \theta \leq 360 ^ { \circ }\).