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Not entirely sure what you mean.
 

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Two circles intersect at point P and Q. The tangent to one circle at P meets the other at A and the tangent to the second circle at P meets the first circle at B. Show that triangles PQA and BQP are similar.
 

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Two circles intersect at point P and Q. The tangent to one circle at P meets the other at A and the tangent to the second circle at P meets the first circle at B. Show that triangles PQA and BQP are similar.




 
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Not sure if it is just me, but above you diagram of the circles there are two squares. I think they are meant to be images?? Am I the only one seeing this??

Using a mac.....
 

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Not sure if it is just me, but above you diagram of the circles there are two squares. I think they are meant to be images?? Am I the only one seeing this??

Using a mac.....
You're not the only one.
 

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Not sure if it is just me, but above you diagram of the circles there are two squares. I think they are meant to be images?? Am I the only one seeing this??

Using a mac.....
I think those squares are LaTeX lines, since the other LaTeX stuff on this page is like that too. LaTeX hasn't been working here lately. It doesn't matter though, since you can see the proof from the diagram, it's basically just using the alternate segment theorem. Also, it usually helps to join the common chord for these types of questions, as that diagram did (the chord PQ).
 

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PQR is an isosceles triangle with PQ = PR . A line through R, perpendicular to PR meets the bisector of angle QPR at S. Show that P,Q,R and S are concyclic.
 

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PQR is an isosceles triangle with PQ = PR . A line through R, perpendicular to PR meets the bisector of angle QPR at S. Show that P,Q,R and S are concyclic.


Construct a line through Q, perpendicular to QP. Note that this line also passes through S. Let angle QPR = 2alpha. Since PS bisects angle QPR, angle QPS=angle SPR=alpha. Now, find angle RQP and angle PRQ, using the fact that triangle QPR is iscosceles and the angle sum of a triangle is 180 degrees. Then find angle SQR and angle QRS, using the fact that angles on a straight line add up to 180 degrees. After doing that find angle RSQ, using the fact that the angle sum of a triangle is 180 degrees. Now, you should have angle QPR=2alpha and RSQ=180-2alpha. Since these angles are supplementary, QPRS is a cyclic quadrilateral, and hence Q, P, R, S are concyclic.
 
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Solve the equation 2cos2E - 7sinE = 4 for 0 < or equal to E < or equal to 360
 

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Show that 4x^5 + 32x^3 + 66x / x^4 + 8x^2 + 16 = 4x + 2x/ (x^2 + 4)^2

I did this.

But I got the next part wrong.

Using the substitution u = x^2 + 4 or otherwise, find the Integral of 4x^5 + ....... (above) dx

I let u = x^2 + 4

x^2 = u - 4

x = (u -4) ^ 1/2

du /dx = 2x

du = 2x dx

Integral of 4x^5 ...... dx

= Integral of 4x + 2x/ ...... dx

= Integral 4 (u-4)^1/2 + u^-2 du

= 4( u -4)^3/2 . 2/3 + u^-1 . -1 + C

= 8/3 x^3 - 1/x^2 + 4 + C

Not sure where I have gone wrong.
 

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Solve 2cos^2 x - 3sinxcosx + 2sin^2 x = 0

I tried dividing by cos^2 x

to get

2tan^2 x - 3tanx + 2 = 0

Not sure where to go from here though, as you can't factorise, use completing the square or the quadratic formula.
 
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Solve 2cos^2 x - 3sinxcosx + 2sin^2 x = 0

I tried dividing by cos^2 x

to get

2tan^2 x - 3tanx + 2 = 0

Not sure where to go from here though, as you can't factorise, use completing the square or the quadratic formula.
 
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Solve the equation sec^2 x - 2 tanx = 0 for 0 < or equal to x < or equal to 180

I got this but I think I am very wrong.

1/cos^2 x -2 sinx/cosx = 0

( x cos^2x)

1 - 2sinxcosx = 0

1 - sin2x = 0

sin2x = 1

2x = 90
x = 45

Is that wrong??
 

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Re: Year 11 Mathematics 3 Unit Cambridge Question & Answer Thread

Solve the equation sec^2 x - 2 tanx = 0 for 0 < or equal to x < or equal to 180

I got this but I think I am very wrong.

1/cos^2 x -2 sinx/cosx = 0

( x cos^2x)

1 - 2sinxcosx = 0

1 - sin2x = 0

sin2x = 1

2x = 90
x = 45

Is that wrong??
Why don't you substitute to check?
Also consider whether you have missed any solutions.
 

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