题目
Problem
In this question you must show all stages of your working.
Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
(a) Prove that
cosxsin2x+sinxcos2x≡cosecxx=2nπ, n∈Z
(3)
(b) Hence solve, for −2π<θ<2π,
7+cos2θsin4θ+sin2θcos4θ=3cot22θ
giving your answers in radians to 3 significant figures where appropriate.
(6)
题目中文翻译
本题必须写出全部解题步骤。
不接受完全依赖计算器技术的解法。
(a) 证明
cosxsin2x+sinxcos2x≡cosecxx=2nπ, n∈Z
(b) 由此在 −2π<θ<2π 内解方程
7+cos2θsin4θ+sin2θcos4θ=3cot22θ
答案用弧度表示,并在适当处保留 3 位有效数字。
解答
(a)
Start with the left hand side:
cosxsin2x+sinxcos2x
Use
sin2x=2sinxcosx
and
cos2x=1−2sin2x
Then
cosxsin2x+sinxcos2x=cosx2sinxcosx+sinx1−2sin2x=2sinx+sinx1−2sinx=sinx1=cosecx
Therefore
cosxsin2x+sinxcos2x≡cosecx
(b)
Using part (a), with x=2θ,
cos2θsin4θ+sin2θcos4θ=cosec2θ
So the equation becomes
7+cosec2θ=3cot22θ
Use
cot22θ=cosec22θ−1
Then
7+cosec2θ=3(cosec22θ−1)
Expand:
7+cosec2θ=3cosec22θ−3
Rearrange:
3cosec22θ−cosec2θ−10=0
Let
u=cosec2θ
Then
3u2−u−10=0
Factorise:
(3u+5)(u−2)=0
So
u=−35oru=2
Therefore
cosec2θ=−35orcosec2θ=2
This gives
sin2θ=−53orsin2θ=21
Since
−2π<θ<2π
we have
−π<2θ<π
For
sin2θ=21
we get
2θ=6π,65π
so
θ=12π,125π
For
sin2θ=−53
the solutions in −π<2θ<π are
2θ=−0.6435…,−2.4981…
so
θ=−0.32175…,−1.2490…
Therefore
θ=12π, 125π, −0.322, −1.25
where the decimal answers are given to 3 significant figures.