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: 53

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

$\cos \theta \sin \theta -2\cos \theta =0\Rightarrow \cos \theta \left( \sin \theta -2\right) =0$ Since $sin \theta $ can not be 2 $\cos \theta =0\Rightarrow \theta =\cos ^{-1}\left( 0\right) =\dfrac {\pi }{2}+2\pi k;\dfrac {3\pi }{2}+2\pi k$
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