Question 1

Paper 1, no calculatorEasy4 marks

A point moves around a circle of radius 1. Its position is described by an angle xx measured from the positive horizontal axis, where 0≤x≤2π0\leq x\leq 2\pi

At one measurement, the point’s vertical coordinate is 12\frac12 At another measurement, its horizontal coordinate is −32-\frac{\sqrt3}{2}

(a)

Determine all possible values of xx for the first measurement.

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(b)

Determine all possible values of xx for the second measurement.

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