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Compound and double angle formulaeAQA A-Level Maths: Mind map

What this mind map covers

  • Compound sin and cos
  • Compound tan
  • Double angle
  • Exact values
  • Equations
  • Proof

Exam questions on Compound and double angle formulae

  1. Angles AA and BB are acute, with sin⁡A=35\sin A=\frac35 and cos⁡B=513\cos B=\frac{5}{13}.
    Find the exact value of tan⁡(A+B)\tan(A+B).2 marks
  2. The angle θ\theta is acute and tan⁡θ=34\tan\theta=\frac34.
    Find the exact value of tan⁡2θ\tan2\theta.2 marks
  3. In this question, work without a calculator and give exact answers. Note that 75∘=45∘+30∘75^\circ=45^\circ+30^\circ.
    Show that sin⁡75∘=6+24\sin75^\circ=\frac{\sqrt6+\sqrt2}{4}.3 marks
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Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).