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: 46

Answer

$\theta =-\dfrac {\pi }{2}+2\pi k$

Work Step by Step

$\sin ^{2}\theta -\sin \theta -2=0 \Rightarrow \sin \theta =\dfrac {1\pm \sqrt {1+4\times 2}}{2}=\dfrac {1\pm 3}{2}=2;-1 $ $ sin\theta $ can not be greater than 1 so $\sin \theta =-1\Rightarrow \theta =-\dfrac {\pi }{2}+2\pi k$
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