Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Analytic Trigonometry - 7.6 Double-angle and Half-angle Formulas - 7.6 Assess Your Understanding - Page 498: 78

Answer

$\frac{2\pi}{3}, \frac{4\pi}{3}$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Rewrite the equation to get $2cos^2\theta-1+5cos\theta+3=0 \longrightarrow 2cos^2\theta+5cos\theta+2=0 \longrightarrow (2cos\theta+1)(cos\theta+2)=0 \longrightarrow cos\theta=-\frac{1}{2}, -2$ Step 2. For $cos\theta=-\frac{1}{2}$, we have $\theta=2k\pi+\frac{2\pi}{3}$ and $\theta=2k\pi+\frac{4\pi}{3}$ Step 3. For $cos\theta=-2$, there is no real solution. Step 4. Within $[0,2\pi)$, we have $\theta=\frac{2\pi}{3}, \frac{4\pi}{3}$
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