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Edexcel AL Mathematics: Trigonometric identities

Section 1: The compound angle identities


Exercise level 1 solutions
3
1. cos x =
5
9 16 4
(a) sin x = 1 − cos2 x = 1 − = =
25 25 5

Since x is acute, sin x is positive

sin2 x = 2sin x cos x


4 3
= 2 
5 5
24
=
25

(b) cos2 x = 2cos2 x − 1


2
3
= 2   −1
5
18
= −1
25
7
=−
25

sin x 4
4
(c) tan x = = 5
=
cos x 3
5
3

Since x is acute, tan x is positive

2tan x
tan2 x =
1 − tan2 x
2  34
=
1 − 169
8
3
=
− 79
24
=−
7

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


Exercise level 1 solutions page 1 of 3 integralmaths.org
(d) sin3 x = sin(2 x + x )
= sin2 x cos x + cos2 x sin x
24 3  7  4
=  + − 
25 5  25  5
44
=
125

2.

5 4 13 12

x y
3 5

3 4 4
cos x =  sin x = and tan x =
5 5 3
12 5 12
sin y =  cos y = and tan y =
13 13 5

(a) sin( x + y ) = sin x cos y + cos x sin x


4 5 3 12
=  + 
5 13 5 13
56
=
65

(b) cos( x − y ) = cos x cos y + sin x sin x


3 5 4 12
=  + 
5 13 5 13
63
=
65

tan x + tan y
(c) tan( x + y ) =
1 − tan x tan y
4
+ 12
= 3 4 5 12
1− 3  5
56
= 15

1 − 15
48

56
=−
33

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


Exercise level 1 solutions page 2 of 3 integralmaths.org
3. (a) cos3x cos2x − sin3x sin2x = 0.5

Using cos( A + B) = cos A cos B − sin A sin B with A = 3x and B = 2 x

cos(3 x + 2 x ) = 0.5
cos5 x = 0.5

You want solutions in the range 0  x   and you are going to divide by 5 so you need to look for solutions
for 5x in the range 0  5x  5 . Remember that cos is positive in the first and fourth quadrants

 5 7 11 13
5x = , , , ,
3 3 3 3 3
  7 11 13
x= , , , ,
15 3 15 15 15

(b) sin5x cos x + cos5x sin x = 1

Using sin( A + B) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B with A = 5x and B = x

sin(5 x + x ) = 1
sin6 x = 1

You want solutions in the range 0  x   and you are going to divide by 6 so you need to look for solutions
for 6x in the range 0  6 x  6 .

 5 9
6x = , ,
2 2 2
 5 3
x= , ,
12 12 4

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


Exercise level 1 solutions page 3 of 3 integralmaths.org

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