document.write( "Question 909017: Given the equation sin x = −0.2, find only the solutions that are in the interval [−π, 5π].
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Im plugged that into my calculator and gotten. x=-.20 in radians. However the interval part of the question is throwing me off.
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there are 4 quadrants in the interval from 0 to 2pi.
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\n" ); document.write( "fourth quadrant is 2pi(same as 270 to 360 degrees)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "once you get past 2pi, the cycle repeats itself.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your solutions will be in the interval of 0 to 2pi and then they will repeat themselves.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if you use your calculator to find the angle whose sine is -.2, the calculator will give you an angle of -.2013579208 radians.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "that angle is in the fourth quadrant.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "that doesn't really help you too much.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "it's better to find the angle in the first quadrant.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you do that by making the sine positive since all trig functions are positive in the first quadrant.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "when you solve for sinx = .2, you get an angle of .2019579208 radians.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "that becomes your reference angle.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you can use that angle to find all the other angles.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now you know the sine is negative because that what you were given.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the sine is negative in quadrants 3 and 4.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the rules for finding an angle in each quadrant are as follows:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your reference angle is in quadrant 1.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the rules for finding the angle in each quadrant are as follows:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the angle in quadrant 1 is the reference angle.
\n" ); document.write( "the angle in quadrant 2 is pi minus the reference angle.
\n" ); document.write( "the angle in quadrant 3 is pi plus the reference angle.
\n" ); document.write( "the angle in quadrant 4 is 2pi minus the reference angle.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you want the angle in quadrant 3 and quadrant 4.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your angle in quadrant 1 is .2019579208 radians which is your reference angle.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your angle in quadrant 3 will be pi + .2019579208 radians = 3.342950574 radians\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your angle in quadrant 4 will be 2pi - .2019579208 = 6.081827386 radians\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your angle will be multiples of plus or minus 2pi radians until you get past the interval you are interested in.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the interval you are interested in is -pi radians to 5pi radians.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-pi radians is equal to -3.142592654 radians.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5pi radians is equal to 15.70796327 radians.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your interval of interest is from -3.142592654 radians to 15.70796327 radians.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "take your angle in quadrant 2 and keep adding 2*pi until you get past 15.70796327 radians\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3.342950574 + 1*2pi = 9.626135882 radians
\n" ); document.write( "3.342950574 + 2*2pi = 15.90932119 radians ***** > 15.70796327 radians\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "take your angle in quadrant 2 and keep subtracting 2*pi radians until you get past -3.142592654 radians.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3.342950574 - 1*2pi = -2.940234733 radians.
\n" ); document.write( "3.342950574 - 2*2pi = -9.22342004 radians ***** < -3.142592654 radians\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "take your angle in quadrant 4 and do the same.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6.081827386 + 1*2pi = 12.36501269 radians
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6.081827386 - 1*2pi = -.2013579208 radians
\n" ); document.write( "6.081827386 - 2*2pi = -6.484543228 radians ***** < -3.142592654 radians\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your solutions are:\r
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