题目
Problem
In this question you must show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
(a) Use de Moivre’s theorem to show that
cos5x≡cosx(asin4x+bsin2x+c)
where a, b and c are integers to be determined.
(4)
(b) Hence solve, for 0<θ<2π
cos5θ=sin2θsinθ−cosθ
giving your answers to 3 decimal places.
(4)
解答
(a)
解法一
思路
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用 de Moivre’s theorem 展开
(cosx+isinx)5.
取实部得到 cos5x,再把 cos2x 换成 1−sin2x,使括号里只含 sinx。
答题过程
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By de Moivre’s theorem,
(cosx+isinx)5=cos5x+isin5x.
Taking the real terms in the binomial expansion,
cos5x==cos5x+10cos3x(isinx)2+5cosx(isinx)4cos5x−10cos3xsin2x+5cosxsin4x.
Factor out cosx:
cos5x=cosx(cos4x−10cos2xsin2x+5sin4x).
Using cos2x=1−sin2x,
cos5x===cosx{(1−sin2x)2−10(1−sin2x)sin2x+5sin4x}cosx(1−2sin2x+sin4x−10sin2x+10sin4x+5sin4x)cosx(16sin4x−12sin2x+1).
Therefore
a=16,b=−12,c=1.
(b)
解法一
思路
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把 (a) 的结果代入,再用
sin2θ=2sinθcosθ.
由于 0<θ<2π,所以 cosθ=0,可以除以 cosθ。
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Using part (a),
cos5θ=cosθ(16sin4θ−12sin2θ+1).
The equation is
cos5θ=sin2θsinθ−cosθ.
So
cosθ(16sin4θ−12sin2θ+1)=2sin2θcosθ−cosθ.
Since 0<θ<2π, cosθ=0. Divide by cosθ:
16sin4θ−12sin2θ+1=16sin4θ−14sin2θ+2=8sin4θ−7sin2θ+1=2sin2θ−100.
Let
u=sin2θ.
Then
8u2−7u+1=u==0167±49−32167±17.
Since 0<θ<2π,
sinθ=167±17.
Therefore
θ==sin−1167+17orsin−1167−170.986…or0.438….
Thus, to 3 decimal places,
θ=0.438, 0.986.