EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

The curves C1 and C2 have equations y=1+4 cos 2x and y=2 cos2x-4 sin 2x.

Show that the x-coordinates of the points where C1 and C2 intersect satisfy the equation 3 cos 2x+4 sin 2x=0.

Important Questions on Trigonometry

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

The curves C1 and C2 have equations y=1+4 cos 2x and y=2 cos2x-4 sin 2x. Express 3 cos 2x+4 sin 2x in the form R sin (2x+α), where R>0 and 0°<α<90° and  give the exact value of R and the value of α correct to 2 decimal places.

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

The curves C1 and C2 have equations y=1+4 cos 2x and y=2 cos2x-4 sin 2x. Find all the roots of the equation 3 cos 2x+4 sin 2x=0 for 0°<x<180°.