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Question 41

A mathematician is verifying a table of trigonometric identities for the variable α\alphaα.

a.

Using the compound angle identity for sin⁡(A+B)\sin(A + B)sin(A+B), derive the identity for sin⁡2α \sin 2\alpha\,sin2α in terms of sin⁡α \sin \alpha\,sinα and cos⁡α\cos \alphacosα.

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b.

Using the compound angle identity for cos⁡(A+B)\cos(A + B)cos(A+B), derive the identity for cos⁡2α \cos 2\alpha\,cos2α in terms of sin⁡α \sin \alpha\,sinα and cos⁡α\cos \alphacosα.

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ci.

Hence, write cos⁡2α \cos 2\alpha\,cos2α as an expression containing only the term cos⁡α\cos \alphacosα.

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cii.

Hence, write cos⁡2α \cos 2\alpha\,cos2α as an expression containing only the term sin⁡α\sin \alphasinα.

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d.

Utilize the addition formula for tan⁡(A+B)\tan(A + B)tan(A+B) to find an expression for tan⁡2α \tan 2\alpha\,tan2α in terms of tan⁡α\tan \alphatanα.

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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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