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: 43

Answer

$\frac{\pi}{2}$, $\frac{7\pi}{6}$, $\frac{3\pi}{2}$, $\frac{11\pi}{6}$

Work Step by Step

$\sin 2\theta+\cos \theta=0$ $2\sin \theta\cos \theta + \cos \theta =0$ $\cos \theta(2\sin \theta+1)=0$ $\cos \theta=0$ or $2\sin \theta+1=0$ If $\cos \theta=0$, $\theta=\frac{\pi}{2}$ or $\theta=\frac{3\pi}{2}$. If $2\sin \theta+1=0$, then $2\sin \theta=-1$, so $\sin \theta=-\frac{1}{2}$, so $\theta=\frac{7\pi}{6}$ or $\theta=\frac{11\pi}{6}$. So the only solutions in the interval $[0, 2\pi)$ are $\theta=\frac{\pi}{2}$, $\theta=\frac{7\pi}{6}$, $\theta=\frac{3\pi}{2}$, and $\theta=\frac{11\pi}{6}$.
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