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1.5.12 Double angle and compound angle formulae (A-level only)

1.5.12 Double angle and compound angle formulae (A-level only)

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A robotic arm's horizontal extension EEE (in cm) is modelled by the function E(α)=5cos⁡2α+14cos⁡αE(\alpha) = 5 \cos 2\alpha + 14 \cos \alphaE(α)=5cos2α+14cosα, where α \alpha\,α is the motor angle in degrees and 0≤α<360∘0 \le \alpha < 360^\circ0≤α<360∘. Determine, to one decimal place, the values of α \alpha\,α for which the extension is exactly 3 cm. (Solutions based entirely on graphical or numerical methods are not acceptable.)

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