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Edexcel AL Mathematics: Trigonometry

Section 1: Working with radians


Exercise level 2 solutions
1. (a) cos = 0.4
Solutions are in the first and fourth quadrants

 = 1.16 or 2 − 1.16
 = 1.2 or 5.1 radians (1 d.p.)

(b) tan = −1.2


Solutions are in the second and fourth quadrants

 =  − 0.88 or 2 − 0.88
 = 2.3 or 5.4 radians (1 d.p.)

(c) sin2  = 1
sin  1

sin = 1   =
2
3
sin = −1   =
2
 3
= or
2 2

2. (a) 2sin x cos x = sin x


2sin x cos x − sin x = 0
sin x (2cos x − 1) = 0
1
sin x = 0 or cos x =
2
sin x = 0  x = 0 or 
1 
cos x = x=
2 3

x = 0, ,
3

(b) 2sin2 x − cos x − 1 = 0

Edexcel AL Maths: Trigonometry 1 © MEI 22/03/24


Exercise level 2 solutions page 1 of 3 integralmaths.org
Use the identity sin 2 x + cos2 x = 1

2(1 − cos2 x ) − cos x − 1 = 0


2 − 2cos2 x − cos x − 1 = 0
2cos2 x + cos x − 1 = 0
(2cos x − 1)(cos x + 1) = 0
cos x = 21 or cos x = −1

cos x = 1
x=
2
3
cos x = −1  x = 

x= or 
3

3
3. (a) cos2 x =
2

You are going to divide by 2 so need to consider −2  2 x  2 to get −  x   . The values for 2x are
in the first and fourth quadrants

   
2 x = −2 + , − , , 2 −
6 6 6 6
11   11
x=− , − , ,
12 12 12 12

1
(b) tan2 x =
3
1
tan x = 
3
   
x= −, − , , −
6 6 6 6
5   5
x=− , − , ,
6 6 6 6

(c) 2sin2 x = sin x + 1


(2sin x + 1)(sin x − 1) = 0
sin x = − 21 or sin x = 1
  
x = − + , − ,
6 6 2
5  
x=− , − ,
6 6 2

Edexcel AL Maths: Trigonometry 1 © MEI 22/03/24


Exercise level 2 solutions page 2 of 3 integralmaths.org
(d) 4 − 5sin x = 2cos2 x
2sin2 x − 5sin x + 2 = 0
(2sin x − 1)(sin x − 2) = 0
sin x = 21 or sin x = 2 (not valid)
 5
x= ,
6 6

Edexcel AL Maths: Trigonometry 1 © MEI 22/03/24


Exercise level 2 solutions page 3 of 3 integralmaths.org

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