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: 44

Answer

$\theta \approx 1.25+\pi k;$ $\theta \approx -1.25+\pi k$ $\theta \approx 1.107+\pi k$ $\theta \approx -1.107+\pi k$

Work Step by Step

$\left( \tan ^{2}\theta \right) ^{2}-13\tan ^{2}\theta +36=0$ $\tan ^{2}\theta =\dfrac {13\pm \sqrt {13^{2}-4\times 1\times 36}}{2}=\dfrac {13\pm 5}{2}=9;4 $ $\tan ^{2}\theta =9\Rightarrow \tan \theta =\pm 3\Rightarrow $ $\theta =\tan ^{-1}\left( 3\right) \approx 1.25+\pi k;$ $\theta =\tan ^{-1}\left( -3\right) \approx -1.25+\pi k$ $\tan ^{2}\theta =4\Rightarrow \tan \theta =\pm 2\Rightarrow $ $\theta =\tan ^{-1}\left( 2\right) \approx 1.107+\pi k$ $\theta =\tan ^{-1}\left( -2\right) \approx -1.107+\pi k$
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