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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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  1. Question 1

    9 May 2023 S1

    144
    The general solution of sin⁡x−3sin⁡2x+sin⁡3x=cos⁡x−3cos⁡2x+cos⁡3x\sin x-3\sin 2x+\sin 3x=\cos x-3\cos 2x+\cos 3x is

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  2. Question 2

    10 May 2024 S1

    123
    Number of solutions of sin⁡θ+sin⁡4θ+sin⁡7θ=0,  θ∈(0,π)\sin\theta+\sin4\theta+\sin7\theta=0,\;\theta\in(0,\pi)

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  3. Question 3

    13 May 2024 S2

    115
    The solutions of sin⁡x+sin⁡5x=sin⁡3x\sin x+\sin 5x=\sin 3x in (0,π2)\left(0,\frac{\pi}{2}\right) are

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  4. Question 4

    20 Apr 2025 S2

    117
    The possible values of θ∈(0,π)\theta\in (0,\pi) such that sin⁡θ+sin⁡(4θ)+sin⁡(7θ)=0\sin\theta+ \sin(4\theta) + \sin(7\theta) = 0 are

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  5. Question 5

    15 Apr 2026 S1

    55
    If cos⁡(pθ)+cos⁡(qθ)=0\cos(p\theta) + \cos(q\theta) = 0 and p≠qp \neq q, then the general value of θ\theta (where n is any integer) is...

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  6. Question 6

    16 Apr 2026 S1

    55
    If 0≤x≤π20 \le x \le \dfrac{\pi}{2} , then the number of values of xx for which sin⁡x−sin⁡2x+sin⁡3x=0\sin x - \sin 2x + \sin 3x = 0 is

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  7. Question 7

    20 Apr 2026 S1

    56
    The general solution of cos⁡x+sin⁡x=cos⁡2x+sin⁡2x\cos x + \sin x = \cos 2x + \sin 2x is x=npπx = np\pi or x=nqπ3+π6x = \dfrac{nq\pi}{3} + \dfrac{\pi}{6} for n∈Zn \in Z then p:q=p : q =

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