Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - Basic Trigonometric Equations - 7.4 Exercises - Page 569: 17

Answer

$\theta=\frac{5\pi}{6}+2k\pi$ and $\theta=\frac{7\pi}{6}+2k\pi$ Six example solutions: $-\frac{7\pi}{6}, -\frac{5\pi}{6}, \frac{5\pi}{6},\frac{7\pi}{6},\frac{17\pi}{6},\frac{19\pi}{6}$

Work Step by Step

Given $cos\theta=-\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}$, we can find two $\theta$ values in $[0,2\pi],$ $\theta=\frac{5\pi}{6}, \frac{7\pi}{6},$ and the general solutions are $\theta=\frac{5\pi}{6}+2k\pi$ and $\theta=\frac{7\pi}{6}+2k\pi$ where $k$ is any integer. Six example solutions: $-\frac{7\pi}{6}, -\frac{5\pi}{6}, \frac{5\pi}{6},\frac{7\pi}{6},\frac{17\pi}{6},\frac{19\pi}{6}$
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