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

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ISBN 10: 0-32193-104-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32193-104-7

Chapter 6 - Analytic Trigonometry - Section 6.7 Product-to-Sum and Sum-to-Product Formulas - 6.7 Assess Your Understanding - Page 524: 45

Answer

$0,\frac{\pi}{5},\frac{2\pi}{5},\frac{3\pi}{5},\frac{4\pi}{5},\pi,\frac{6\pi}{5},\frac{7\pi}{5},\frac{8\pi}{5},\frac{9\pi}{5}$

Work Step by Step

1. Use the Sum-to-Product Formula, we have: $cos(4\theta)-cos(6\theta)=0\Longrightarrow -2sin(\frac{4\theta+6\theta}{2})sin(\frac{4\theta-6\theta}{2})=0\Longrightarrow sin(5\theta)sin(\theta)=0$ 2. For $sin(\theta)=0$, we have $\theta=k\pi$ 3. For $sin(5\theta)=0$, we have $5\theta=k\pi$, thus $\theta=\frac{k\pi}{5},$ 4. Within $[0,2\pi)$, we have $\theta=0,\frac{\pi}{5},\frac{2\pi}{5},\frac{3\pi}{5},\frac{4\pi}{5},\pi,\frac{6\pi}{5},\frac{7\pi}{5},\frac{8\pi}{5},\frac{9\pi}{5}$
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