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IAL 2025 Oct Q9

A Level / Edexcel / P3

IAL 2025 Oct Paper · Question 9

题目

Problem

In this question you must show all stages of your working.

Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.

(a) Express

6sin2θcot2θ+4sinθcosθ6\sin^2\theta\cot 2\theta+4\sin\theta\cos\theta

in terms of sin2θ\sin 2\theta and cos2θ\cos 2\theta only.

(3)

(b) Hence show that the equation

3cot2θ14=6sin2θcot2θ+4sinθcosθ3\cot 2\theta-14=6\sin^2\theta\cot 2\theta+4\sin\theta\cos\theta

can be written in the form

5sin22θ+14sin2θ3=05\sin^2 2\theta+14\sin 2\theta-3=0
(3)

(c) Hence solve, for 0<x<900<x<90^\circ, the equation

3cot2x14=6sin2xcot2x+4sinxcosx3\cot 2x-14=6\sin^2x\cot 2x+4\sin x\cos x

giving your answers to one decimal place.

(3)
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) 将

6sin2θcot2θ+4sinθcosθ6\sin^2\theta\cot 2\theta+4\sin\theta\cos\theta

化为只含 sin2θ\sin 2\thetacos2θ\cos 2\theta 的形式。

(b) 由此证明方程

3cot2θ14=6sin2θcot2θ+4sinθcosθ3\cot 2\theta-14=6\sin^2\theta\cot 2\theta+4\sin\theta\cos\theta

可写成

5sin22θ+14sin2θ3=05\sin^2 2\theta+14\sin 2\theta-3=0

的形式。

(c) 由此在 0<x<900<x<90^\circ 内解方程

3cot2x14=6sin2xcot2x+4sinxcosx3\cot 2x-14=6\sin^2x\cot 2x+4\sin x\cos x

答案精确到小数点后 1 位。

解答

(a)

Use

sin2θ=1cos2θ2\sin^2\theta=\frac{1-\cos2\theta}{2}

and

4sinθcosθ=2sin2θ4\sin\theta\cos\theta=2\sin2\theta

Then

6sin2θcot2θ+4sinθcosθ=6(1cos2θ2)cot2θ+2sin2θ=3(1cos2θ)cot2θ+2sin2θ\begin{aligned} 6\sin^2\theta\cot2\theta+4\sin\theta\cos\theta &=6\left(\frac{1-\cos2\theta}{2}\right)\cot2\theta+2\sin2\theta \\ &=3(1-\cos2\theta)\cot2\theta+2\sin2\theta \end{aligned}

Since

cot2θ=cos2θsin2θ\cot2\theta=\frac{\cos2\theta}{\sin2\theta}

we get

6sin2θcot2θ+4sinθcosθ=3(1cos2θ)cos2θsin2θ+2sin2θ\boxed{ 6\sin^2\theta\cot2\theta+4\sin\theta\cos\theta =\frac{3(1-\cos2\theta)\cos2\theta}{\sin2\theta} +2\sin2\theta }

Equivalently,

6sin2θcot2θ+4sinθcosθ=(33cos2θ)cos2θsin2θ+2sin2θ\boxed{ 6\sin^2\theta\cot2\theta+4\sin\theta\cos\theta =\frac{(3-3\cos2\theta)\cos2\theta}{\sin2\theta} +2\sin2\theta }

This is in terms of sin2θ\sin2\theta and cos2θ\cos2\theta only.

(b)

From part (a), the equation becomes

3cot2θ14=(33cos2θ)cos2θsin2θ+2sin2θ3\cot2\theta-14 =\frac{(3-3\cos2\theta)\cos2\theta}{\sin2\theta} +2\sin2\theta

Write the left side using cot2θ=cos2θsin2θ\cot2\theta=\frac{\cos2\theta}{\sin2\theta}:

3cos2θsin2θ14=(33cos2θ)cos2θsin2θ+2sin2θ\frac{3\cos2\theta}{\sin2\theta}-14 =\frac{(3-3\cos2\theta)\cos2\theta}{\sin2\theta} +2\sin2\theta

Multiply by sin2θ\sin2\theta:

3cos2θ14sin2θ=(33cos2θ)cos2θ+2sin22θ3\cos2\theta-14\sin2\theta =(3-3\cos2\theta)\cos2\theta+2\sin^2 2\theta

Expand the right side:

3cos2θ14sin2θ=3cos2θ3cos22θ+2sin22θ3\cos2\theta-14\sin2\theta =3\cos2\theta-3\cos^2 2\theta+2\sin^2 2\theta

Cancel 3cos2θ3\cos2\theta from both sides:

14sin2θ=3cos22θ+2sin22θ-14\sin2\theta=-3\cos^2 2\theta+2\sin^2 2\theta

Use

cos22θ=1sin22θ\cos^2 2\theta=1-\sin^2 2\theta

Then

14sin2θ=3(1sin22θ)+2sin22θ=3+5sin22θ\begin{aligned} -14\sin2\theta &=-3(1-\sin^2 2\theta)+2\sin^2 2\theta \\ &=-3+5\sin^2 2\theta \end{aligned}

Hence

5sin22θ+14sin2θ3=05\sin^2 2\theta+14\sin2\theta-3=0

as required.

(c)

Using part (b), solve

5sin22x+14sin2x3=05\sin^2 2x+14\sin2x-3=0

Let

u=sin2xu=\sin2x

Then

5u2+14u3=05u^2+14u-3=0

Factorise:

5u2+14u3=(5u1)(u+3)5u^2+14u-3=(5u-1)(u+3)

So

u=15oru=3u=\frac15\quad\text{or}\quad u=-3

Since u=sin2xu=\sin2x, we must have 1u1-1\le u\le 1, so u=3u=-3 is impossible.

Therefore

sin2x=15\sin2x=\frac15

Given

0<x<900<x<90^\circ

we have

0<2x<1800<2x<180^\circ

In this interval, sin2x=15\sin2x=\frac15 has two solutions:

2x=sin1(15)2x=\sin^{-1}\left(\frac15\right)

or

2x=180sin1(15)2x=180^\circ-\sin^{-1}\left(\frac15\right)

So

x=5.768x=5.768\ldots^\circ

or

x=84.231x=84.231\ldots^\circ

Therefore, to one decimal place,

x=5.8, 84.2\boxed{x=5.8^\circ,\ 84.2^\circ}