document.write( "Question 680889: How can you prove that there does not exist an angle theta such that costheta(sintheta)= 2/3
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Algebra.Com's Answer #422494 by jim_thompson5910(35256) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I'm using x instead of theta\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "cos(x)*sin(x) = 2/3\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(1/2)*sin(2x) = 2/3\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sin(2x) = 2*2/3\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sin(2x) = 4/3\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x = arcsin(4/3)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the domain of the arcsine function is -1 <= x <= 1 and since 4/3 is greater than 1, this means that there are no solutions. \n" ); document.write( " |