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Edexcel AL Mathematics: Trigonometric identities

Section 1: The compound angle identities


Exercise level 2 solutions
1. cos A cos( A − B) + sin A sin( A − B) = cos ( A − ( A − B) )
= cos B

2. (a) 1 − 2sin x − 4 cos2 x = 0


1 − 2sin x − 4(1 − 2sin2 x ) = 0
1 − 2sin x − 4 + 8sin2 x = 0
8sin2 x − 2sin x − 3 = 0
(4 sin x − 3)(2sin x + 1) = 0
sin x = 34 or − 21
sin x = 3
4
 x = 48.6 or 131.4
sin x = − 21  x = 210 or 330
x = 48.6,131.4,210,330

(b) sin2 x − tan x = 0


sin x
2sin x cos x − =0
cos x
2sin x cos2 x − sin x = 0
sin x (2cos2 x − 1) = 0
1
sin x = 0 or cos x = 
2
sin x = 0  x = 0 or 180 or 360
1
cos x =  x = 45 or 315
2
1
cos x = −  x = 135 or 225
2
x = 0, 45,135,180,225,315,360

(c) tan2x + tan x = 0

Edexcel AL Maths: Trigonometric identities 1 © MEI 22/03/24


Exercise level 2 solutions page 1 of 4 integralmaths.org
2 tan x
+ tan x = 0
1 − tan2 x
2 tan x + tan x (1 − tan2 x ) = 0
tan x (2 + 1 − tan2 x ) = 0
tan x (3 − tan2 x ) = 0
tan x (tan x + 3)(tan x − 3) = 0
tan x = 0 or − 3 or 3
tan x = 0  x = 0 or 180 or 360
tan x = − 3  x = 120 or 240
tan x = 3  x = 60 or 300
The values of x are 0,60,120,180,240,300,360

3. (a) L.H.S. = cos4 x − sin4 x

Notice that the expression is the difference of two squares, so you can easily factorise

= (cos2 x + sin2 x )(cos2 x − sin2 x )

cos 2 A + sin 2 A = 1 and cos 2 A = cos 2 A − sin 2 A

= 1 cos2 x
= cos2 x
= R.H.S

cos x − sin x
(b) L.H.S. =
cos x + sin x

Multiply top and bottom by cos x + sin x , as this will give the numerator you are aiming for

=
( cos x − sin x )( cos x + sin x )
( cos x + sin x )( cos x + sin x )
cos2 x − sin2 x
=
cos2 x + 2sin x cos x + sin2 x

cos 2 A = cos 2 A − sin 2 A , cos 2 A + sin 2 A = 1 and sin 2 A = 2sin A cos A

Edexcel AL Maths: Trigonometric identities 1 © MEI 22/03/24


Exercise level 2 solutions page 2 of 4 integralmaths.org
cos2 x
=
1 + sin2 x
= R.H.S.

cot2 x − 1
(c) L.H.S. =
cot2 x + 1
cos2 x
sin2 x
−1
= cos2 x
sin2 x
+1

Multiply top and bottom through by sin 2 x

cos2 x − sin2 x
=
cos2 x + sin2 x
cos2 x
=
1
= cos2 x
= R.H.S.

sin x 1 − cos x
(d) L.H.S. = +
1 + cos x sin x

Write the expression with a common denominator

sin2 x + (1 − cos x )(1 + cos x )


=
(1 + cos x )sin x
sin x + 1 − cos2 x
2
=
(1 + cos x )sin x

1 − cos2 x = sin 2 x

2sin2 x
=
(1 + cos x )sin x
2sin x
=
1 + cos x

Use the double angle formulae with x and 1


2 x rather than 2x and x, so sin x = 2sin 12 x cos 12 x and
cos x = 2cos2 12 x −1

4 sin 21 x cos 21 x
=
2cos2 21 x

Edexcel AL Maths: Trigonometric identities 1 © MEI 22/03/24


Exercise level 2 solutions page 3 of 4 integralmaths.org
2sin 21 x
=
cos 21 x
= 2 tan 21 x
= R.H.S.

4. sin3 x = sin x
sin(2 x + x ) = sin x
sin2 x cos x + cos2 x sin x = sin x
2sin x cos x cos x + (2cos2 x − 1)sin x = sin x
2sin x cos2 x + 2sin x cos2 x − sin x = sin x
4 sin x cos2 x − 2sin x = 0
sin x (2cos2 x − 1) = 0
1
sin x = 0 or cos x = 
2
sin x = 0  x = 0 or 
1  3
cos x =   x = or
2 4 4
 3
The solutions are 0, , ,
4 4

Edexcel AL Maths: Trigonometric identities 1 © MEI 22/03/24


Exercise level 2 solutions page 4 of 4 integralmaths.org

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