Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Trigonometric Equations - Exercise Set - Page 704: 94

Answer

$\{ 0.3649, 1.2059, 3.5065, 4.3475 \}$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Let $u=tan(x)$; we can rewrite the equation as $u^2-3u+1=0$, which gives $u=\frac{3\pm\sqrt {5}}{2}$ or $u=0.3820$ and $u=2.6180$ Step 2. For $tan(x)=u=0.3820$, we can find the reference angle as $x_0=tan^{-1}(0.3820)\approx0.3649$ and all x-values in $[0,2\pi)$ as $x\approx0.3649$ and $x=\pi+x_0=3.5065$ Step 3. For $tan(x)=u=2.6180$, we can find the reference angle as $x_0=tan^{-1}(2.6180)\approx1.2059$, and all x-values in $[0,2\pi)$ as $x\approx1.2059$ and $x=\pi+x_0\approx4.3475$ Step 4. The solutions for the original equation in $[0,2\pi)$ are $\{ 0.3649, 1.2059, 3.5065, 4.3475 \}$
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