Solve sums of sines or cosines by sum-to-product
This type of question, asked 7 times: 9 May 2023 S1, 10 May 2024 S1, 13 May 2024 S2, 20 Apr 2025 S2, 15 Apr 2026 S1, 16 Apr 2026 S1, 20 Apr 2026 S1. All 7 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
9 May 2023 S1
144The general solution of sinx−3sin2x+sin3x=cosx−3cos2x+cos3x is
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Question 2
10 May 2024 S1
123Number of solutions of sinθ+sin4θ+sin7θ=0,θ∈(0,π)
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Question 3
13 May 2024 S2
115The solutions of sinx+sin5x=sin3x in (0,2π) are
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Question 4
20 Apr 2025 S2
117The possible values of θ∈(0,π) such that sinθ+sin(4θ)+sin(7θ)=0 are
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Question 5
15 Apr 2026 S1
55If cos(pθ)+cos(qθ)=0 and p=q, then the general value of θ (where n is any integer) is...
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Question 6
16 Apr 2026 S1
55If 0≤x≤2π , then the number of values of x for which sinx−sin2x+sin3x=0 is
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Question 7
20 Apr 2026 S1
56The general solution of cosx+sinx=cos2x+sin2x is x=npπ or x=3nqπ+6π for n∈Z then p:q=
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