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Students need to rewrite a given trig espression in terms of one trig ratio only, Written as a scan solution and upload question, no randomisation.

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Using results for double angles and trig identities rewrite the expression \\[2\\cos^2\\theta-3\\cos 2\\theta+7\\] in terms of \\(\\cos\\theta\\) only.

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\\begin{align}2\\cos^2\\theta-3\\cos 2\\theta+7&=2\\cos^2\\theta-3(\\cos^2\\theta-\\sin^2\\theta)+7\\quad\\text{using identity for }\\cos 2\\theta\\\\&=2\\cos^2\\theta-3(\\cos^2\\theta-(1-\\cos^2\\theta))+7\\quad\\text{by the Pythagorean identity}\\\\&=2\\cos^2\\theta-3(2\\cos^2\\theta - 1)+7\\\\&=2\\cos^2\\theta-6\\cos^2\\theta+3+7\\\\&=10-4\\cos^2\\theta\\quad\\text{as required}\\end{align}

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