C3 June 2013 (R) Q3

EdexcelOld spec10 marksTrigonometry

3. \[\mathrm{f}(x)=7\cos x+\sin x\]Given that \(\mathrm{f}(x)=R\cos(x-\alpha)\), where \(R>0\) and \(0<\alpha<90^\circ\),

(a) find the exact value of \(R\) and the value of \(\alpha\) to one decimal place. (3)
(b) Hence solve the equation\[7\cos x+\sin x=5\]for \(0\leqslant x<360^\circ\), giving your answers to one decimal place. (5)
(c) State the values of \(k\) for which the equation\[7\cos x+\sin x=k\]has only one solution in the interval \(0\leqslant x<360^\circ\) (2)