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: 42

Answer

$\theta =\sin ^{-1}\left( 1\right) =\dfrac {\pi }{2}+2\pi k$ $\theta =\sin ^{-1}\left( \dfrac {-1}{2}\right) \Rightarrow \theta =-\dfrac {\pi }{6}+2\pi k$

Work Step by Step

$2\sin ^{2}\theta -\sin \theta -1=0 \Rightarrow \sin \theta =\dfrac {1\pm \sqrt {1-4\times 2\times \left( -1\right) }}{2\times 2}=\dfrac {1\pm 3}{4}=1;\dfrac {-1}{2} $ $\theta =\sin ^{-1}\left( 1\right) =\dfrac {\pi }{2}+2\pi k$ $\theta =\sin ^{-1}\left( \dfrac {-1}{2}\right) \Rightarrow \theta =-\dfrac {\pi }{6}+2\pi k$
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