It is given that
f(θ)=5cosθ+sinθf(\theta) = 5\cos\theta + \sin\thetaf(θ)=5cosθ+sinθ
and that f(θ)=Rcos(θ−α)f(\theta) = R\cos(\theta - \alpha)f(θ)=Rcos(θ−α), where R>0 R > 0\,R>0 and 0≤α≤π2\displaystyle 0 \leq \alpha \leq \frac{\pi}{2}0≤α≤2π.
Find the value of R R\,R and the value of α\alphaα, each to three decimal places.
Hence solve, for 0≤θ≤2π0 \leq \theta \leq 2\pi0≤θ≤2π, the equation
5cosθ+sinθ=25\cos\theta + \sin\theta = 25cosθ+sinθ=2
Give your answers to three decimal places.
Find the minimum value of
5cos4x+sin4x+155\cos 4x + \sin 4x + 155cos4x+sin4x+15
and the smallest positive value of x x\,x at which this minimum occurs. Give each answer to three decimal places.
317 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Maths 1.8 E: Trigonometry, covering 1.8.1 Trigonometric definitions, rules and radians, 1.8.2 Small angle approximations (A-level only), 1.8.3 Trigonometric functions and exact values, 1.8.4 Reciprocal and inverse trigonometric functions (A-level only), 1.8.5 Trigonometric identities, 1.8.6 Compound and double angle formulae (A-level only), 1.8.7 Solving trigonometric equations, 1.8.8 Proofs with trigonometric identities, and 1.8.9 Trigonometry in context. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.