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: 50

Answer

$0, \frac{\pi}{9}, \frac{\pi}{3}, \frac{5\pi}{9}, \frac{2\pi}{3}, \frac{7\pi}{9}, \pi, \frac{11\pi}{9}, \frac{4\pi}{3}, \frac{13\pi}{9}, \frac{5\pi}{3}, \frac{17\pi}{9}$

Work Step by Step

$\sin 3\theta-\sin 6\theta=0$ $\sin 3\theta-2\sin 3\theta\cos 3\theta=0$ $\sin 3\theta(1-2\cos 3\theta)=0$ If $\sin 3\theta=0$, then $3\theta=k\pi$, and $\theta=\frac{k\pi}{3}$. The only solutions in $[0, 2\pi)$ are $0, \frac{\pi}{3}, \frac{2\pi}{3}, \pi, \frac{4\pi}{3}, \frac{5\pi}{3}$. If $1-2\cos 3\theta=0$, then: $1=2\cos 3\theta$ $\cos 3\theta=\frac{1}{2}$ $3\theta=\frac{\pi}{3}+2k\pi, \frac{5\pi}{3}+2k\pi$ $\theta=\frac{\pi}{9}+\frac{2k\pi}{3}, \frac{5\pi}{9}+\frac{2k\pi}{3}$ The only solutions in $[0, 2\pi)$ from $\theta=\frac{\pi}{9}+\frac{2k\pi}{3}$ are $\frac{\pi}{9}, \frac{7\pi}{9}, \frac{13\pi}{9}$. The only solutions in $[0, 2\pi)$ from $\theta=\frac{5\pi}{9}+\frac{2k\pi}{3}$ are $\frac{5\pi}{9}, \frac{11\pi}{9}, \frac{17\pi}{9}$.
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