Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Functions - 1.4 Trigonometric Functions and Their Inverse - 1.4 Exercises - Page 48: 38

Answer

$$\theta = 0,\,\,\,\,\,\theta = \frac{{2\pi }}{3} + 2n\pi {\text{ }}\,\,\,\,{\text{and }}\,\,\,\,\theta = \frac{{4\pi }}{3} + 2n\pi $$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & 2\theta \cos \theta + \theta = 0 \cr & {\text{Factoring}} \cr & \theta \left( {2\cos \theta + 1} \right) = 0 \cr & {\text{Use the zero - factor property}} \cr & \theta = 0{\text{ or }}2\cos \theta + 1 = 0 \cr & {\text{Therefore,}} \cr & 2\cos \theta + 1 = 0 \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\cos \theta = - \frac{1}{2} \cr & {\text{The equation }}\cos \theta = - \frac{1}{2}{\text{ has solutions }}\theta = \frac{{2\pi }}{3}{\text{ and }}\theta = \frac{{4\pi }}{3}{\text{ in the }} \cr & {\text{interval }}\left[ {0,2\pi } \right).{\text{ Moreover, because }}\cos \theta {\text{ has a period of 2}}\pi ,{\text{ there }} \cr & {\text{are infinitely many other solutions, which can be written as}} \cr & \theta = \frac{{2\pi }}{3} + 2n\pi {\text{ and }}\theta = \frac{{4\pi }}{3} + 2n\pi \cr & {\text{Where }}n{\text{ is an integer}}{\text{.}} \cr & {\text{The general solution is:}} \cr & \theta = 0,\,\,\,\,\,\theta = \frac{{2\pi }}{3} + 2n\pi {\text{ }}\,\,\,\,{\text{and }}\,\,\,\,\theta = \frac{{4\pi }}{3} + 2n\pi \cr} $$
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