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1.5 Trigonometry

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Question 43

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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1.5 Trigonometry Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /1.5 Trigonometry

317 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Maths 1.5 Trigonometry, covering 1.5.1 Definitions for all arguments, 1.5.2 Sine and cosine rules, 1.5.3 Area of a triangle, 1.5.4 Radian measure (A-level only), 1.5.5 Small angle approximations (A-level only), 1.5.6 Graphs of basic trigonometric functions, 1.5.7 Exact values in radians (A-level only), 1.5.8 Reciprocal and inverse trigonometric ratios (A-level only), 1.5.9 Graphs of reciprocal and inverse functions (A-level only), 1.5.10 Trigonometric identities, 1.5.11 Further trigonometric identities (A-level only), 1.5.12 Double angle and compound angle formulae (A-level only), 1.5.13 Geometrical proofs of formulae (A-level only), 1.5.14 Harmonic form Rcos / Rsin (A-level only), 1.5.15 Trigonometric equations, 1.5.16 Proof involving trigonometric functions (A-level only), and 1.5.17 Trigonometric functions in context. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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