Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 7 - Section 7.5 - More Trigonometric Equations - 7.5 Exercises - Page 574: 11

Answer

$\pi/3+2k\pi$, $5\pi/3+2k\pi$, $(2k+1)\pi$

Work Step by Step

$2\sin^2\theta-\cos \theta=1$ $2(1-\cos^2\theta)-\cos \theta=1$ $2-2\cos^2\theta-\cos \theta=1$ $2\cos^2\theta+\cos \theta-1=0$ $(2\cos\theta-1)(\cos \theta+1)=0$ If $2\cos \theta-1=0$, then $2\cos \theta=1$, and $\cos \theta=1/2$. Then $\theta=\pi/3+2k\pi$ or $\theta=5\pi/3+2k\pi$. If $\cos \theta+1=0$, then $\cos \theta=-1$, and $\theta=\pi+2k\pi=(2k+1)\pi$.
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