Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Trigonometric Equations - Exercise Set - Page 704: 95

Answer

$\{ 0.3876, 2.7540, 3.5292, 5.8956 \}$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. We can solve the equation for $sin(x)$ as $sin(x)=\pm\sqrt {\frac{1}{7}}\approx\pm0.3780$ Step 2. For $sin(x)=0.3780$, we can find the reference angle as $x_0=sin^{-1}(0.3780)\approx0.3876$ and all x-values in $[0,2\pi)$ as $x\approx0.3876$ and $x=\pi-x_0\approx2.7540$ Step 3. For $sin(x)=-0.3780$, we can find the reference angle as $x_0=sin^{-1}(0.3780)\approx0.3876$ and all x-values in $[0,2\pi)$ as $x=\pi+x_0\approx3.5292$ and $x=2\pi-x_0\approx5.8956$ Step 4. The solutions for the original equation in $[0,2\pi)$ are $\{ 0.3876, 2.7540, 3.5292, 5.8956 \}$
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