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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2020 Paper 1 2 Solution by
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The Pythagorean trigonometric identity makes the second factor , which is strictly positive. It is therefore enough to solve . The sine addition formula givesThe shifted angle lies between and . On this interval the sine is nonpositive precisely from onwards. Restoring the original angle and retaining its strict upper bound gives
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