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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

  1. Set up the solution: apply the named identity first and simplify before integrating or solving.(i) Same identity proof as the exam.
  2. Finish the calculation, then check that the result meets the question’s conditions.(ii) .
  3. 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 .

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

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