Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Trigonometric Equations - Exercise Set - Page 704: 59

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Factor the equation as $sin(x)(1+2cos(x))=0)$, which gives two solutions $sin(x)=0$ and $cos(x)=-\frac{1}{2}$ Step 2. For $sin(x)=0$, we can find all x-values in $[0,2\pi)$ as $x=0,\pi$ Step 3. For $cos(x)=-\frac{1}{2}$, we can find all x-values in $[0,2\pi)$ as $x=\frac{2\pi}{3},\frac{4\pi}{3}$ Step 4. The solutions for the original equation in $[0,2\pi)$ are $\{ 0,\frac{2\pi}{3},\pi,\frac{4\pi}{3} \}$
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