A2 October 2020 Q8

EdexcelCurrent spec16 markst-Formulae

8.

\[\mathrm{f}(x) = \frac{3}{13 + 6\sin x - 5\cos x}\]

Using the substitution \(t = \tan\left(\dfrac{x}{2}\right)\)

(a) show that \(\mathrm{f}(x)\) can be written in the form \[\frac{3(1 + t^2)}{2(3t + 1)^2 + 6}\] (3)
(b) Hence solve, for \(0 \lt x \lt 2\pi\), the equation \[\mathrm{f}(x) = \frac{3}{7}\] giving your answers to 2 decimal places where appropriate. (5)
(c) Use the result of part (a) to show that \[\int_{\frac{\pi}{3}}^{\frac{4\pi}{3}}\mathrm{f}(x)\,\mathrm{d}x = K\left(\arctan\left(\frac{\sqrt{3} - 9}{3}\right) - \arctan\left(\frac{\sqrt{3} + 3}{3}\right) + \pi\right)\] where \(K\) is a constant to be determined. (8)