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Problem 533
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(i) Sketch, on the same diagram, the graphs of \(y = \sin x\) and \(y = \cos 2x\) for \(0^\circ \leq x \leq 180^\circ\).
(ii) Verify that \(x = 30^\circ\) is a root of the equation \(\sin x = \cos 2x\), and state the other root of this equation for which \(0^\circ \leq x \leq 180^\circ\).
(iii) Hence state the set of values of \(x\), for \(0^\circ \leq x \leq 180^\circ\), for which \(\sin x < \cos 2x\).
Solution
(i) The graph of \(y = \sin x\) starts at \((0,0)\), peaks at \((90^\circ, 1)\), and returns to \((180^\circ, 0)\). The graph of \(y = \cos 2x\) starts at \((0, 1)\), completes one full cycle by \(180^\circ\), and oscillates between -1 and 1.
(ii) To verify \(x = 30^\circ\) is a root, calculate \(\sin 30^\circ = 0.5\) and \(\cos 60^\circ = 0.5\), confirming \(\sin 30^\circ = \cos 60^\circ\). The other root is found by solving \(\sin x = \cos 2x\) for \(0^\circ \leq x \leq 180^\circ\), giving \(x = 150^\circ\).
(iii) The inequality \(\sin x < \cos 2x\) holds for \(0 \leq x < 30\) and \(150 < x \leq 180\).