Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.1 - Matrix Solutions to Linear Systems - Exercise Set - Page 895: 71

Answer

The solutions of the given equation are $x=\frac{\pi }{6},\frac{5\pi }{6},\frac{\pi }{2}$.

Work Step by Step

The equation $2{{\cos }^{2}}x+3\sin x-3=0$ can be written as, $\begin{align} & \left( 2{{\cos }^{2}}x-1 \right)+3\sin x-2=0 \\ & \left( 1-2{{\sin }^{2}}x \right)+3\sin x-2=0 \\ & -2{{\sin }^{2}}x+3\sin x-1=0 \\ & 2{{\sin }^{2}}x-3\sin x+1=0 \end{align}$ By further solving the quadratic equation, we get, $\begin{align} & 2{{\sin }^{2}}x-2\sin x-\sin x+1=0 \\ & \left( 2\sin x-1 \right)\left( \sin x-1 \right)=0 \\ & \sin x=\frac{1}{2},1 \end{align}$ Thus, in the given range, we have $x=\frac{\pi }{6},\frac{5\pi }{6},\frac{\pi }{2}$ as the required solutions.
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