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: 38

Answer

$\frac{\pi}{6}$, $\frac{5\pi}{6}$, $\frac{3\pi}{2}$

Work Step by Step

$\sin x=\cos 2x$ $\sin x=1-2\sin^2x$ $2\sin^2x+\sin x-1=0$ $(2\sin x-1)(\sin x+1)=0$ If $2\sin x-1=0$, then $2\sin x=1$, and $\sin x=\frac{1}{2}$. The only solutions in $[0, 2\pi)$ are $\frac{\pi}{6}$ and $\frac{5\pi}{6}$. If $\sin x+1=0$, then $\sin x=-1$. The only solution in $[0, 2\pi)$ is $\frac{3\pi}{2}$.
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