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: 46

Answer

$\frac{\pi}{8}$, $\frac{3\pi}{8}$, $\frac{5\pi}{8}$, $\frac{7\pi}{8}$, $\frac{9\pi}{8}$, $\frac{11\pi}{8}$, $\frac{13\pi}{8}$, $\frac{15\pi}{8}$

Work Step by Step

$\tan \theta+\cot \theta=4\sin 2\theta$ $\frac{\sin \theta}{\cos\theta}+\frac{\cos \theta}{\sin \theta}=4\sin 2\theta$ Multiply both sides by $\sin \theta\cos \theta$: $\sin^2\theta+\cos ^2\theta=4\sin 2\theta\sin\theta\cos\theta$ $1=4\sin 2\theta\sin\theta\cos\theta$ $1=2\sin 2\theta(2\sin\theta\cos\theta)$ $\frac{1}{2}=\sin 2\theta\sin 2\theta$ $\frac{1}{2}=\sin^2 2\theta$ $\sin 2\theta=\pm \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$ If $\sin 2\theta=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$, then $2\theta=\dots$, $\frac{\pi}{4}$, $\frac{3\pi}{4}$, $\frac{9\pi}{4}$, $\frac{11\pi}{4}$, $\dots$. The only solutions for $\theta$ in $[0, 2\pi)$ are $\frac{\pi}{8}$, $\frac{3\pi}{8}$, $\frac{9\pi}{8}$, and $\frac{11\pi}{8}$. If $\sin 2\theta=-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$, then $2\theta=\dots$, $\frac{5\pi}{4}$, $\frac{7\pi}{4}$, $\frac{13\pi}{4}$, $\frac{15\pi}{4}$, $\dots$. The only solutions for $\theta$ in $[0, 2\pi)$ are $\frac{5\pi}{8}$, $\frac{7\pi}{8}$, $\frac{13\pi}{8}$, and $\frac{15\pi}{8}$.
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