SOLUTION: <pre><Please help me solve equation
{{{ cos(2x)}}} - {{{sIn^2x/2 }}} + {{{3/4}}} = {{{0}}}
please give values between 0 to 360 degrees and give
values to the nearest minut
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{{{ cos(2x)}}} - {{{sIn^2x/2 }}} + {{{3/4}}} = {{{0}}}
please give values between 0 to 360 degrees and give
values to the nearest minut
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Please help me solve equation
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please give values between 0 to 360 degrees and give
values to the nearest minute.
Multiply the equation through by LCD = 4
- + =
Simplifying:
- + =
Use the identity cos 2q = 1 - 2sin²q
to substitute 1 - 2sin²x for cos(2x) in the first term:
- + =
Remove the parentheses by distributing:
- + =
Combine like terms:
= = = =
Take the square roots of both sides:
= ± = ±
Find the inverse sine of .836600265 in the
first quadrant:
= 56.78908924°
To change the decimal part of that to minutes,
multiply the decimal part .78908924 by 60, getting
47.34535435' then round to the nearest minute, so
the value of x is the first quadrant is 56°47'.
But since the can be positive or
negative, we will get all the angles in all the
quadrants which have 56²47 as their reference
angles.
The second quadrant answer is found by
subtracting 56°47' from 180° or
180° - 56°47' = 179°60' - 56°47' = 123°13'
The third quadrant answer is found by
adding 56°47' to 180° or
180° + 56°47' = 236°47'
The fourth quadrant answer is found by
subtracting 56°47' from 360°
360° - 56°47' = 359°60' - 56°47' = 303°13'
So all the answers for x between 0° and 360° are
x = 56°47', 123°13', 236°47', and 303°13
Edwin