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Variation 1 · answer guide

Trigonometric equation — Different right-hand side

Question

Solve for .

This practice question was inspired by Question 11(e) in the 2023 NSW HSC Mathematics Extension 1 examination, © NESA. It is an original TestMum variation that practises the same mathematical idea, not an official NESA question.

Step by step

  1. Set up the solution: rewrite the equation into a familiar trig form, solve each branch, then filter by the interval..
  2. Finish the calculation, then check that the result meets the question’s conditions. in the given interval (and excluded).
  3. State the final answer clearly in the form the question requested.Only .

Common mistake: changing so many features that the new example no longer tests the same mathematical idea.

Verification: Maximum of is , attained once per period.

Any mark labels are a TestMum study aid, not an official NESA marking allocation.

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