Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 7 - Review - Test - Page 580: 19

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

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