Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Analytic Trigonometry - Section 6.6 Double-angle and Half-angle Formulas - 6.6 Assess Your Understanding - Page 519: 75

Answer

no real solution.

Work Step by Step

$3-sin(\theta)=cos(2\theta) \Longrightarrow 3-sin(\theta)=1-2sin^2(\theta)\Longrightarrow 2sin^2(\theta)-sin(\theta)+2=0\Longrightarrow $ as the discriminant is less than zero, there is no real solution.
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