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: 49

Answer

$0$, $\frac{\pi}{3}$, $\frac{2\pi}{3}$, $\pi$, $\frac{4\pi}{3}$, $\frac{5\pi}{3}$

Work Step by Step

$\cos 2\theta-\cos 4\theta=0$ $\cos 2\theta-\cos (2*2\theta)=0$ $\cos 2\theta-(2\cos^2 2\theta-1)=0$ $\cos 2\theta-2\cos^2 2\theta+1=0$ $2\cos^2 2\theta-\cos 2\theta-1=0$ $(2\cos 2\theta+1)(\cos 2\theta-1)=0$ If $2\cos 2\theta+1=0$, then $2\cos 2\theta=-1$, and $\cos 2\theta=-\frac{1}{2}$. Then $2\theta=\dots$, $\frac{2\pi}{3}$, $\frac{4\pi}{3}$, $\frac{8\pi}{3}$, $\frac{10\pi}{3}$, $\dots$, which means the only values for $\theta$ in $[0, 2\pi)$ are $\frac{\pi}{3}$, $\frac{2\pi}{3}$, $\frac{4\pi}{3}$, and $\frac{5\pi}{3}$. If $\cos 2\theta-1=0$, then $\cos 2\theta=1$, and $2\theta=\dots$, $0$, $2\pi$, $\dots$. The only values for $\theta$ in $[0, 2\pi)$ are $0$ and $\pi$.
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