Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 5 - Review Exercises - Page 708: 50

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Given the equation $cos(x)=-\frac{1}{2}$, we have to find the solutions in $[0,2\pi)$ as $x_1=\frac{2\pi}{3}$ and $x_2=\frac{4\pi}{3}$ Step 2. Consider the function has a period of $2\pi$; we can express the solutions as $x=2k\pi+\frac{2\pi}{3}$ and $x=2k\pi+\frac{4\pi}{3}$ where $k$ is an integer.
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