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1.8 E: Trigonometry

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Question 27

In an investigation of harmonic motion, a physicist requires the double-angle identities for an angle θ\thetaθ.

a.

Starting with the identity for sin⁡(A+B)\sin(A + B)sin(A+B), find an expression for sin⁡2θ \sin 2\theta\,sin2θ in terms of sin⁡θ \sin \theta\,sinθ and cos⁡θ\cos \thetacosθ.

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b.

Starting with the identity for cos⁡(A+B)\cos(A + B)cos(A+B), find an expression for cos⁡2θ \cos 2\theta\,cos2θ in terms of sin⁡θ \sin \theta\,sinθ and cos⁡θ\cos \thetacosθ.

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ci.

Use the result from part (b) to express cos⁡2θ \cos 2\theta\,cos2θ as a function of cos⁡θ \cos \theta\,cosθ only.

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cii.

Use the result from part (b) to express cos⁡2θ \cos 2\theta\,cos2θ as a function of sin⁡θ \sin \theta\,sinθ only.

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d.

Derive the formula for tan⁡2θ \tan 2\theta\,tan2θ in terms of tan⁡θ \tan \theta\,tanθ using the expansion of tan⁡(A+B)\tan(A + B)tan(A+B).

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1.8 E: Trigonometry Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /1.8 E: Trigonometry

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.

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