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 - Page 570: 59

Answer

(a) $ 0^\circ$ (or $360^\circ$) (b) $60^\circ$ and $300^\circ$ (c) $ 90^\circ$ and $270^\circ$ (d) $180^\circ$

Work Step by Step

(a) Given $F=0, 0^\circ\leq\theta\leq 360^\circ$, we have $cos\theta=1$, and $\theta= 0^\circ$ or $360^\circ$ (they are identifcal) (b) For $F=0.25$, we have $1-cos\theta=0.5$ so $cos\theta=0.5$, and we can find $\theta= 60^\circ$ and $300^\circ$ (c) $F=0.5$, $cos\theta=0$ which gives $\theta= 90^\circ$ and $270^\circ$ (d) $F=1$, $cos\theta=-1$ which gives $\theta= 180^\circ$
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