9709 P31 - Nov 2014 - Q8 - 9 marks
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(i) By expanding \(\sin(2\theta + \theta)\), demonstrate that \(\sin 3\theta = 3 \sin \theta - 4 \sin^3 \theta\).
(ii) Prove that, using the substitution \(x = \frac{2 \sin \theta}{\sqrt{3}}\), the equation \(x^3 - x + \frac{1}{6}\sqrt{3} = 0\) can be rewritten in the form \(\sin 3\theta = \frac{3}{4}\).
(iii) Solve the equation \(x^3 - x + \frac{1}{6}\sqrt{3} = 0\), providing answers to three significant figures.
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