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1.4.6 Trigonometry

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Question 30
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Solve, for 0<θ<360∘0 < \theta < 360^\circ0<θ<360∘, the equation

4sin⁡(θ+40∘)=3cos⁡(θ+40∘) 4 \sin(\theta + 40^\circ) = 3 \cos(\theta + 40^\circ) 4sin(θ+40∘)=3cos(θ+40∘)

giving your answers to one decimal place.

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iia.

Show that the equation

2sin⁡3x=6sin⁡x−5sin⁡xcos⁡x 2 \sin^3 x = 6 \sin x - 5 \sin x \cos x 2sin3x=6sinx−5sinxcosx

can be written in the form

sin⁡x(acos⁡2x+bcos⁡x+c)=0 \sin x (a \cos^2 x + b \cos x + c) = 0 sinx(acos2x+bcosx+c)=0

where aaa, bbb and ccc are constants to be found.

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iib.

Hence solve for −π≤x≤π-\pi \le x \le \pi−π≤x≤π the equation

2sin⁡3x=6sin⁡x−5sin⁡xcos⁡x 2 \sin^3 x = 6 \sin x - 5 \sin x \cos x 2sin3x=6sinx−5sinxcosx

giving your answers to two decimal places where appropriate.

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