Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Analytic Trigonometry - 7.3 Trigonometric Equations - 7.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 467: 78

Answer

$\frac{3\pi}{2}$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Rewrite the equation $4+4sin\theta=1-sin^2\theta \longrightarrow sin^2\theta+4sin\theta+3=0 \longrightarrow (sin\theta+1)(sin\theta+3)=0$. Thus $sin\theta=-1$ or $sin\theta=-3$. Step 2. For $sin\theta=-1$, we have $\theta=\frac{3\pi}{2}$ Step 3. For $sin\theta=-3$, we have $\theta=none$
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