Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Trigonometric Equations - Exercise Set - Page 703: 31

Answer

The solution in the interval $[0,2\pi )$ is $\frac{2\pi }{3}$.

Work Step by Step

We know that the period of the tangent function is $\pi $. In the interval $(0,\,\,\pi ]$, the only value for which the tangent function equals $\sqrt{3}$ is $\frac{\pi }{3}$. All the solutions to $\tan \frac{x}{2}=\sqrt{3}$ are given by: $\begin{align} & \frac{x}{2}=\frac{\pi }{3}+n\pi \\ & x=\frac{2\pi }{3}+2n\pi \end{align}$ Where, n is any integer. The solutions in the interval $[0,2\pi )$ are obtained by letting $n=0$. And the equation is calculated by taking first $n$ as 0. It can be further simplified as follows. $\begin{align} & x=\frac{2\pi }{3}+2n\pi \\ & =\frac{2\pi }{3}+\frac{0\times \pi }{3} \\ & =\frac{2\pi }{3}+0 \\ & =\frac{2\pi }{3} \end{align}$
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