Range of a scaled sine used to solve an equation with a cosine of a sine

Range of a scaled sine used to solve an equation with a cosine of a sine

IB Year 6 | Grade 12
7 marks
  1. Write down the minimum value and the maximum value of \(\frac{\pi}{2}\sin x\).[1]
  2. Hence solve the equation \(4\cos^2\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\sin x\right)=2\) for \(0\le x\le2\pi\).[6]

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Answer:(a) Minimum \(-\frac{\pi}{2}\), maximum \(\frac{\pi}{2}\) (b) \(x=\frac{\pi}{6},\ \frac{5\pi}{6},\ \frac{7\pi}{6},\ \frac{11\pi}{6}\)

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