Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 7 - Review - Exercises - Page 578: 30

Answer

2.21, 4.07

Work Step by Step

$\begin{align} 5\cos\theta+3&=0\\ 5\cos\theta&=-3\\ \cos\theta&=-\frac{3}{5} \end{align}$ Since $\cos \theta$ is negative in the second and third quadrants, the only values of $\theta$ in the interval $[0, 2\pi)$ that satisfy the equation are $\cos^{-1}(-\frac{3}{5})\approx 2.21$ and $2\pi-\cos^{-1}(-\frac{3}{5})\approx 4.07$.
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