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 575: 33

Answer

All solutions: $\frac{\pi}{6}+2k\pi$, $\frac{5\pi}{6}+2k\pi$, $\frac{3\pi}{4}+k\pi$ Solutions in $[0, 2\pi)$: $\frac{\pi}{6}$, $\frac{3\pi}{4}$, $\frac{5\pi}{6}$, $\frac{7\pi}{4}$

Work Step by Step

$2\sin\theta\tan\theta-\tan\theta=1-2\sin\theta$ $2\sin\theta\tan\theta-\tan\theta+2\sin\theta-1=0$ $\tan\theta(2\sin\theta-1)+2\sin\theta-1=0$ $(\tan\theta+1)(2\sin\theta-1)=0$ If $\tan\theta+1=0$, then $\tan\theta=-1$, and the solution is $\frac{3\pi}{4}+k\pi$. (The solutions in $[0, 2\pi)$ are $\frac{3\pi}{4}$ and $\frac{7\pi}{4}$.) If $2\sin\theta-1=0$, then $2\sin\theta=1$, and $\sin \theta=\frac{1}{2}$. The solutions are $\frac{\pi}{6}+2k\pi$ and $\frac{5\pi}{6}+2k\pi$. (The solutions in $[0, 2\pi)$ are $\frac{\pi}{6}$ and $\frac{5\pi}{6}$.)
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