P2 June 2001

(i) Prove, by counter-example, that the statement

“sec( A+B)≡sec A+sec B , for all A and B ”

is false
(2)
(ii) Prove that

nπ
tanθ+cot θ≡2 cosec 2 θ , θ≠ ,n∈
2 ℤ.
(5)

P2 January 2002
(a) Prove that
1−cos 2 θ nπ
sin 2 θ  tan  ,   2 , n  ℤ.
(3)
(b) Solve, giving exact answers in terms of ,
2(1 – cos 2 ) = tan  , 0< <.
(6)

P2 June 2002
(a) Write down formulae for sin (A + B) and sin (A – B).

Using X = A + B and Y = A – B, prove that

X +Y X−Y
sin X + sin Y = 2 sin 2 cos 2 .
(4)
(b) Hence, or otherwise, solve, for 0   < 360,
sin 4  + sin 2  = 0.
(5)
P2 June 2003
√3
(i) Given that cos(x + 30) = 3 cos(x – 30), prove that tan x =  2 .
(5)
1−cos2 θ
(ii) (a) Prove that sin 2 θ  tan  .
(3)
(b) Verify that  = 180 is a solution of the equation sin 2 = 2 – 2 cos 2.
(1)
 (c) Using the result in part (a), or otherwise, find the other two solutions, 0 <  < 360,
of the equation using sin 2 = 2 – 2 cos 2.
(4)

P2 November 2003
(a) Prove that
1−tan2 θ
≡cos 2 θ
1+tan 2 θ .
(4)

(b) Hence, or otherwise, prove

π
tan 8 = 3 – 22.
2

(5)
P2 November 2004
nπ
(θ≠ , n∈ ¿
(i) Prove that tan  + cot   2 cosec 2, 2 ℤ¿) .
(5)
5 π
(ii) Given that sin  = 13 , 0 <  < 2 , find the exact value of

(a) cos ,

(b) cos 2.

(4)
π
Given also that 13 cos (x + ) + 5 sin x = 6, and 0 <  < 2 ,
(c) find the value of x.
(5)

P2 June 2005
(a) Given that 2 sin ( + 30) = cos ( + 60), find the exact value of tan  .
(5)
(b) (i) Using the identity cos (A + B)  cos A cos B – sin A sin B, prove that

cos 2A  1 – 2 sin2 A.
(2)
(ii) Hence solve, for 0  x < 2 ,

cos 2x = sin x,

giving your answers in terms of .

(5)

1
(iii) Show that sin 2y tan y + cos 2y  1, for 0  y < 2 .
(3)
C3 June 2005
(a) Using the identity cos (A + B)  cos A cos B – sin A sin B, prove that

cos 2A  1 – 2 sin2 A.
(2)

C3 January 2006
(a) Show that

cos 2 x
), n  ℤ,
1
(i) cos x +sin x  cos x – sin x, x  (n – 4

(2)

1 1
(ii) 2 (cos 2x – sin 2x)  cos2 x – cos x sin x – 2 .
(3)
(b) Hence, or otherwise, show that the equation

( cos 2θ
cos  cos θ+sin θ
)=
1
2

can be written as
sin 2 = cos 2.
(3)
(c) Solve, for 0   < 2,
sin 2 = cos 2,
giving your answers in terms of .
(4)

C3 June 2006
3
(a) Given that cos A = 4 , where 270 < A < 360, find the exact value of sin 2A.
(5)

(b) (i) Show that cos

( 2 x+
π
)
3 + cos
2 x− (
π
3  cos 2x.)
(3)
Given that

2
y = 3 sin x + cos
( 2 x+ )
π
3 + cos ( 2 x− )
π
3 ,
dy
(ii) show that dx = sin 2x.
 (4)
C3 January 2007
(a) By writing sin 3 as sin (2 +  ), show that

sin 3 = 3 sin  – 4 sin3  .

(5)
√3
(b) Given that sin  = 4 , find the exact value of sin 3 .
(2)

C3 June 2007
(a) Prove that
sin θ cos θ
cos θ + sin θ = 2 cosec 2,   90n.
(4)
(b) Sketch the graph of y = 2 cosec 2θ for 0° < θ < 360°.
(2)
(c) Solve, for 0° < θ < 360°, the equation

sin θ cos θ
cos θ + sin θ = 3

giving your answers to 1 decimal place.

(6)

C3 January 2008
(a) Use the double angle formulae and the identity

cos(A + B) ≡ cosA cosB − sinA sinB

to obtain an expression for cos 3x in terms of powers of cos x only.

(4)
C3 January 2009
(a) (i) By writing 3θ = (2θ + θ), show that

sin 3θ = 3 sin θ – 4 sin3 θ.

(4)
π
(ii) Hence, or otherwise, for 0 < θ < 3 , solve

8 sin3 θ – 6 sin θ + 1 = 0.

Give your answers in terms of π.

(5)
(b) Using sin (θ – ) = sin θ cos  – cos θ sin , or otherwise, show that

1
sin 15 = 4 (6 – 2).
(4)

C3 June 2009
(a) Use the identity cos (A + B) = cos A cos B – sin A sin B, to show that

cos 2A = 1 − 2 sin2 A
(2)

The curves C1 and C2 have equations

C1: y = 3 sin 2x
C2: y = 4 sin2 x − 2 cos 2x

(b) Show that the x-coordinates of the points where C1 and C2 intersect satisfy the equation

4 cos 2x + 3 sin 2x = 2
(3)
C3 June 2009
(a) Write down sin 2x in terms of sin x and cos x.
(1)
(b) Find, for 0 < x < π, all the solutions of the equation

cosec x − 8 cos x = 0.

giving your answers to 2 decimal places.

(5)

C3 January 2010
Solve
cosec2 2x – cot 2x = 1
for 0  x  180.
(7)

C3 June 2010
(a) Show that
sin 2 θ
1+cos 2 θ = tan θ.
(2)
(b) Hence find, for –180° ≤ θ < 180°, all the solutions of

2 sin 2θ
1+cos 2 θ = 1.

Give your answers to 1 decimal place.

(3)

C3 January 2011
Find all the solutions of

2 cos 2 = 1 – 2 sin 

in the interval 0   < 360°.

(6)
C3 June 2011
(a) Prove that

1 cos2 θ
  90n, n  ℤ.
−
sin 2 θ sin 2 θ = tan ,
(4)
(b) Hence, or otherwise,

(i) show that tan 15 = 2 – 3,

(3)
(ii) solve, for 0 < x < 360°,

cosec 4x – cot 4x = 1.
(5)

C3 January 2012
Solve, for 0    180°,
2 cot2 3 = 7 cosec 3 – 5.

Give your answers in degrees to 1 decimal place.

(10)

C3 January 2012
(a) Starting from the formulae for sin (A + B) and cos (A + B), prove that

tan A+tan B
tan (A + B) = 1−tan A tan B .
(4)
(b) Deduce that

tan
( θ+ )
π 1+√ 3 tan θ
6 = √ 3−tanθ .
(3)
(c) Hence, or otherwise, solve, for 0  θ  π,

1 + √3 tan θ = (√3 − tan θ) tan (π − θ).

Give your answers as multiples of π.

(6)
C3 June 2012
(a) Express 4 cosec2 2θ − cosec2 θ in terms of sin θ and cos θ.
(2)
(b) Hence show that
4 cosec2 2θ − cosec2 θ = sec2 θ .
(4)
(c) Hence or otherwise solve, for 0 < θ < ,

4 cosec2 2θ − cosec2 θ = 4

giving your answers in terms of .

(3)

C3 January 2013
(i) Without using a calculator, find the exact value of

(sin 22.5° + cos 22.5°)2.

You must show each stage of your working.

(5)

(ii) (a) Show that cos 2 + sin  = 1 may be written in the form

k sin2  – sin  = 0, stating the value of k.

(2)
(b) Hence solve, for 0   < 360°, the equation

cos 2 + sin  = 1.
(4)
ANSWERS:
C3 June 2005
N/A

C3 January 2006
π 5 π 9 π 13 π
, , ,
(c)  = 8 8 8 8

C3 June 2006
3 √7
−
(a) 8

C3 January 2007
9√3
(b) 16

C3 June 2007
(c)  = 20.9,69.1, 200.9,249.1

C3 January 2009
(a) 4 cos3 x – 3 cos x

C3 January 2009
π 5π
θ=
(a) (ii) 18 , 18

C3 June 2009
N/A

C3 June 2009
Radians x  0.12634..., 1.44445...
Degrees x  7.23875..., 82.76124...
(a) sin 2x = 2sin x cos x (b)

C3 January 2010
x = 22.5, 112.5

C3 June 2010
(b) 26.6, –153.4

C3 January 2011
 = 54, 126, 198, 342
C3 June 2011
(b) (ii) x = 22.5, 112.5, 202.5, 292.5

C3 January 2012
6.5, 53.5, 126.5, 173.5

C3 January 2012
5 π 11 π
(c) 12 , 12

C3 June 2012
4 1 π 2π
2
(a) (2 sin θ cosθ ) –sin θ
2
(c)  = 3 , 3