9709 P3 - Jun 2007 - Q5
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(i) Express \(\cos \theta + (\sqrt{3}) \sin \theta\) in the form \(R \cos(\theta - \alpha)\), where \(R > 0\) and \(0 < \alpha < \frac{1}{2} \pi\), giving the exact values of \(R\) and \(\alpha\).
(ii) Hence show that \(\int_{0}^{\frac{1}{2}\pi} \frac{1}{(\cos \theta + (\sqrt{3}) \sin \theta)^2} \, d\theta = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\).
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