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: 39

Answer

$\frac{\pi}{3}$, $\frac{2\pi}{3}$, $\frac{3\pi}{4}$, $\frac{4\pi}{3}$, $\frac{5\pi}{3}$, $\frac{7\pi}{4}$

Work Step by Step

$\tan^3 x+\tan^2 x-3\tan x-3=0$ $\tan^2 x(\tan x+1)-3(\tan x+1)=0$ $(\tan^2x-3)(\tan x+1)=0$ $(\tan x+\sqrt{3})(\tan x-\sqrt{3})(\tan x+1)=0$ If $\tan x+\sqrt{3}=0$, then $\tan x=-\sqrt{3}$, and the only solutions in $[0, 2\pi)$ are $\frac{2\pi}{3}$ and $\frac{5\pi}{3}$. If $\tan x-\sqrt{3}=0$, then $\tan x=\sqrt{3}$, and the only solutions in $[0, 2\pi)$ are $\frac{\pi}{3}$ and $\frac{4\pi}{3}$. If $\tan x+1=0$, then $\tan x=-1$, and the only solutions in $[0, 2\pi)$ are $\frac{3\pi}{4}$ and $\frac{7\pi}{4}$.
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