Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 6 - Section 6.2 - More on Trigonometric Equations - 6.2 Problem Set - Page 333: 55

Answer

$\theta=\{73^o,287^o\}$

Work Step by Step

$2sin^2(\theta)+4cos(\theta)-3=0$ $2[1-cos^2(\theta)]+4cos(\theta)-3=0$ $2-2cos^2(\theta)+4cos(\theta)-3=0$ $2cos^2(\theta)-4cos(\theta)+1=0$ $cos(\theta)=\frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}=\frac{-(-4) \pm \sqrt{(-4)^2 - 4 (2)(1)}}{2(2)}=\frac{2+\sqrt{2}}{2},\frac{2-\sqrt{2}}{2}$ $cos(\theta)=\frac{2-\sqrt{2}}{2}=0.293$ $\theta=cos^{-1}(\frac{2-\sqrt{2}}{2})$ We know $cos(\theta)$ is positive in quadrant $I$ and $IV$ $\theta=73^o\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;or\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\theta=360^o-73^o$ $\theta=73^o\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;or\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\theta=287^o$ $cos(\theta)=\frac{2+\sqrt{2}}{2}=1.7\;\;\;\;$ $\theta=\{73^o,287^o\}$
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