document.write( "Question 990313: Find all x in the interval [0,2pi]
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%5E2%282x%29\" + \"3sin%5E2%28x%29\" = \"3\".                             (1)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%282x%29\" = \"2sin%28x%29%2Acos%28x%29\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substitute it into your equation.  You will get\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4sin%5E2%28x%29%2Acos%5E2%28x%29\" + \"3sin%5E2%28x%29\" = \"3\".                 (2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Recall that \"cos%5E2%28x%29\" = \"1-sin%5E2%28x%29\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substitute it into your equation (2).  You will get\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4sin%5E2%28x%29%2A%281-sin%5E2%28x%29%29\" + \"3sin%5E2%28x%29\" = \"3\".          (3)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To solve this equation, introduce new variable  \"y\" = \"sin%5E2%28x%29\".  Then you will get the equation \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4y%2A%281-y%29\" + \"3y\" = \"3\"                                        (4)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "instead of (3).  Simplify  (4):\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4y%5E2+-+7y+%2B3\" = \"0\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve this quadratic equation.  Use the quadratic formula.  Its roots are  y = 1  and  y = \"3%2F4\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So,  now you need to solve two equations:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1) \"sin%5E2%28x%29\" = \"1\",  or  \"sin%28x%29\" = +/- \"1\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2) \"sin%5E2%28x%29\" = \"3%2F4\",  or  \"sin%28x%29\" = +/- \"sqrt%283%29%2F2\".\r
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