Section 7.

3
Trigonometric
Equations

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Determine whether is a solution of the equation 2sin 2 0.
4
5
Is a solution?
4

2
2sin 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 0
4 2

is NOT a solution.
4
5 2
2sin 2 2 2 2 20
4 2

5
is a solution.
4
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 2 cos 3 0

3
3 Where is cos ? On the interval
cos 2
2
0, 2 there are two answers, one in
11 quadrant I and one in quadrant IV.
On 0, 2 , or =
6 6
A general formula would include all coterminal angles
11
2k or = 2 k
6 6

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 Solve the equation: 2 cos 2 1 0, 0 2
1 On the interval 0, 2 the cosine of an angle is
1
cos 2 2
2
5
when the angle is or .
3 3

5
2 or 2 but since we divide by 2, adding 2 to the angle
3 3
will still give us a solution for that falls in the interval 0, 2 .
5 5
2 , 2 +2 , 2 , 2 2
3 3 3 3
5 7 11
, , ,
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 Solve the equation: 3 tan 3 1 0, 0 2
1 On the interval 0, 2 the tangent of an angle is
tan 3
3 3 5 11
when the angle is or .
3 6 6
5 11
3 or 3 but since we divide by 3, adding 2 and 4 to
6 6
the angle will still give us a solution for that falls in the interval 0, 2 .

5 5 5 11 11 11
3 , 3 +2 , 3 +4 ,3 , 3 2 ,3 4
6 6 6 6 6 6

5 11 17 23 29 35
, , , , ,
18 18 18 18 18 18
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Solve the equation: cos 1, 0 2
4
The cosine equals 1 when the angle is 0.

0
4 4

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 cos 0.2

For inverse cosine the

cos 0.2 1.37
1
calculator will only give an
y
angle from 0 to . There is

another angle in the interval
from 0 to 2 with that cosine
value in quadrant IV.
2 1.37 1.37
x

1.37, 4.91

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Solve the equation: 2 cos 2 cos 1 0, 0 2

2 cos 1 cos 1 0
2 cos 1 0 or cos 1 0
1
cos or cos 1
2
2 4
, , 0
3 3

2 4
0, ,
3 3
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Solve the equation: sin 2 sin cos 2 , 0 2
sin 2 sin 1 sin 2
2sin 2 sin 1 0
2sin 1 sin 1 0
2sin 1 0 or sin 1 0
1
sin or sin 1
2

7 11 7 11
, , , ,
6 6 2 2 6 6

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Solve the equation: 3sin 2 cos 2 , 0 2
1
3sin 1 sin
2 2
4sin 1
2
sin 2

4
1 1
sin
4 2

5 7 11 5 7 11
, , , , , ,
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

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