June 2018 Paper 1 Q5

EdexcelCurrent spec5 marksDifferentiationTrigonometry

5. Given that

\[y = \frac{3\sin\theta}{2\sin\theta + 2\cos\theta} \qquad -\frac{\pi}{4} \lt \theta \lt \frac{3\pi}{4}\]

show that

\[\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}\theta} = \frac{A}{1 + \sin 2\theta} \qquad -\frac{\pi}{4} \lt \theta \lt \frac{3\pi}{4}\]

where \(A\) is a rational constant to be found. (5)