Trigonometry and Modelling

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Question 49
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Show that the equation 3cos⁡θ−2=5sin⁡θtan⁡θ3\cos \theta - 2 = 5 \sin \theta \tan \theta3cosθ−2=5sinθtanθ can be written in the form 8cos⁡2θ−2cos⁡θ−5=08\cos^2 \theta - 2\cos \theta - 5 = 08cos2θ−2cosθ−5=0

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Hence solve, for 0≤x<π0 \le x < \pi0≤x<π, 3cos⁡2x−2=5sin⁡2xtan⁡2x3\cos 2x - 2 = 5 \sin 2x \tan 2x3cos2x−2=5sin2xtan2x giving your answers, where appropriate, to 2 decimal places.

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