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: 34

Answer

$0$, $\frac{\pi}{4}$, $\frac{5\pi}{4}$

Work Step by Step

$\sin x-\cos x-\tan x=-1$ $\sin x-\cos x-\frac{\sin x}{\cos x}=-1$ Multiply both sides by $\cos x$: $\sin x\cos x-\cos^2 x-\sin x=-\cos x$ $\cos x-\cos^2 x-\sin x+\sin x\cos x=0$ $\cos x(1-\cos x)-\sin x(1-\cos x)=0$ $(\cos x-\sin x)(1-\cos x)=0$ If $\cos x-\sin x=0$, then $\cos x=\sin x$. Dividing both sides by $\cos x$ gives us $\tan x=1$. The only solutions in $[0, 2\pi)$ are $\frac{\pi}{4}$ and $\frac{5\pi}{4}$. If $1-\cos x=0$, then $1=\cos x$. The only solution in $[0, 2\pi)$ is $0$.
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