Variation 2 · answer guide
Trigonometric identity — Different upper limit with identity
Question
(i) Show .
(ii) Hence evaluate .
This practice question was inspired by Question 13(b) in the 2024 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
- Set up the solution: apply the named identity first and simplify before integrating or solving.(i) Same identity proof as the exam.
- Finish the calculation, then check that the result meets the question’s conditions.(ii) .
- State the final answer clearly in the form the question requested.Answer: .
Common mistake: changing so many features that the new example no longer tests the same mathematical idea.
Verification: Same reduction; new upper limit introduces .
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