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Algebra.Com's Answer #590398 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1-Sin x=the square root of 2 cos x \n" ); document.write( "*** \n" ); document.write( "for: (0, 360˚) \n" ); document.write( "1-sinx=√2cosx \n" ); document.write( "square both sides: \n" ); document.write( "1-2sinx+sin^2(x)=2cos^2(x) \n" ); document.write( "1-2sinx+sin^2(x)=2(1-sin^2(x) \n" ); document.write( "1-2sinx+sin^2(x)=2-2sin^2(x) \n" ); document.write( "3sin^2(x)-2sinx-1=0 \n" ); document.write( "(3sinx+1)(sinx-1)=0 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "3sinx+1=0 \n" ); document.write( "sinx=-1/3 \n" ); document.write( "x≈199.47˚, 340.53˚ \n" ); document.write( "or \n" ); document.write( "sinx-1=0 \n" ); document.write( "sinx=1 \n" ); document.write( "x=90˚(reject, extraneous root) \n" ); document.write( " |