CAPE Pure Mathematics Unit 1 · May/June 2008 · Paper 2 · Question 3(b)(i)
Prove that sin 2θ - tan θ cos 2θ = tan θ.
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- 3(a)(i)State the values of tan α and tan β.[2 marks]
- 3(a)(ii)Without using tables or calculators, find the tangent of the angle between the two lines.[4 marks]
- 3(b)(ii)Express tan θ in terms of sin 2θ and cos 2θ.[2 marks]
- 3(b)(iii)Hence show, without using tables or calculators, that tan 22.5° = √2 - 1.[4 marks]
- 3(c)(i)a)Prove that sin((A+B)/2) = cos(C/2).[3 marks]
- 3(c)(i)b)Prove that sin B + sin C = 2 cos(A/2) cos((B-C)/2).[2 marks]
- 3(c)(ii)Hence, show that sin A + sin B + sin C = 4 cos(A/2) cos(B/2) cos(C/2).[5 marks]
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