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: 45

Answer

$\cos \theta =\dfrac {\pi }{3}+2\pi k$

Work Step by Step

$2\cos ^{2}\theta -7\cos \theta +3=0$ $\Rightarrow \cos \theta =\dfrac {7\pm \sqrt {7^{2}-4\times 2\times 3}}{2\times 2}=\dfrac {7\pm 5}{4}=3;\dfrac {1}{2}$ $cos \theta $ cannot be greater than 1 so $\cos \theta =\dfrac {1}{2}\Rightarrow \theta =\cos ^{-1}\left( \dfrac {1}{2}\right) =\dfrac {\pi }{3}+2\pi k$
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