Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 6 - Section 6.2 - More on Trigonometric Equations - 6.2 Problem Set - Page 333: 60

Answer

$x=\{1.1789,5.1043\}$

Work Step by Step

$cos^2(x)-3cos(x)+1=0$ $cos(x)=\frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}=\frac{-(-3) \pm \sqrt{(-3)^2 - 4 (1)(1)}}{2(1)}=\frac{3+\sqrt{5}}{2},\frac{3-\sqrt{5}}{2}$ $cos(x)=\frac{3-\sqrt{5}}{2}=0.3819$ $x=cos^{-1}(\frac{3-\sqrt{5}}{2})$ We know $cos(x)$ is positive in quadrant $I$ and $IV$ $x=1.1789\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;or\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;x=5.1043$ $cos(x)=\frac{3+\sqrt{13}}{2}\;\;\;\;$ $x=\{1.1789,5.1043\}$
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