C3 June 2010 Q7

EdexcelOld spec15 marksModellingTrigonometry

7.

(a) Express \(2\sin\theta - 1.5\cos\theta\) in the form \(R\sin(\theta - \alpha)\), where \(R \gt 0\) and \(0 \lt \alpha \lt \dfrac{\pi}{2}\). Give the value of \(\alpha\) to 4 decimal places. (3)
(b)
(i) Find the maximum value of \(2\sin\theta - 1.5\cos\theta\).
(ii) Find the value of \(\theta\), for \(0 \leqslant \theta \lt \pi\), at which this maximum occurs.
(3)

Tom models the height of sea water, \(H\) metres, on a particular day by the equation

\[H = 6 + 2\sin\left(\frac{4\pi t}{25}\right) - 1.5\cos\left(\frac{4\pi t}{25}\right), \quad 0 \leqslant t \lt 12,\]

where \(t\) hours is the number of hours after midday.

(c) Calculate the maximum value of \(H\) predicted by this model and the value of \(t\), to 2 decimal places, when this maximum occurs. (3)
(d) Calculate, to the nearest minute, the times when the height of sea water is predicted, by this model, to be 7 metres. (6)