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Question 25

It is given that

f(θ)=5cos⁡θ+sin⁡θf(\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​.

a.

Find the value of R R\,R and the value of α\alphaα, each to three decimal places.

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b.

Hence solve, for 0≤θ≤2π0 \leq \theta \leq 2\pi0≤θ≤2π, the equation

5cos⁡θ+sin⁡θ=25\cos\theta + \sin\theta = 25cosθ+sinθ=2

Give your answers to three decimal places.

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c.

Find the minimum value of

5cos⁡4x+sin⁡4x+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.

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221 exam-style questions on CCEA A Level Maths 3.4 Trigonometry (A-level only), covering 3.4.1 Trigonometry (A-level only), 3.4.2 Trigonometry (A-level only), 3.4.3 Trigonometry (A-level only), 3.4.4 Trigonometry (A-level only), 3.4.5 Trigonometry (A-level only), 3.4.6 Trigonometry (A-level only), 3.4.7 Trigonometry (A-level only), and 3.4.8 Trigonometry (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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