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: 5

Answer

$\theta=1.23+2k\pi$, $\theta=(2k+1)\pi$, $\theta=5.05+2k\pi$

Work Step by Step

$\tan^2 \theta-2\sec\theta=2$ $\sec^2 \theta-1-2\sec\theta=2$ $\sec^2 \theta-2\sec\theta-3=0$ $(\sec \theta-3)(\sec \theta+1)$=0 If $\sec \theta-3=0$, $\sec \theta=3$, so $\cos \theta=1/3$. Then $\theta=1.23+2k\pi$ or $\theta=5.05+2k\pi$. If $\sec \theta+1=0$, then $\sec \theta=-1$, so $\cos \theta=\frac{1}{-1}=-1$. Then $\theta=\pi+2k\pi=(2k+1)\pi$.
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