document.write( "Question 1011622: 6cos^2(x)+3sin(x)=3
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Algebra.Com's Answer #627344 by ikleyn(52921)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "\"6cos%5E2%28x%29%2B3sin%28x%29\" = \"3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2%2Acos%5E2%28x%29+%2B+sin%28x%29\" = \"1\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2%2A%281-sin%5E2%28x%29%29+%2B+sin%28x%29+-+1\" = \"0\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2%2Asin%5E2%28x%29+-+sin%28x%29+-+1\" = \"0\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now introduce new variable y = sin(x) for brevity. The last equation takes the form\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2y%5E2+-+y+-+1\" = \"0\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve this quadratic equation using quadratic formula. You will get \r\n" );
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document.write( "\"y%5B1%5D\" = 1, \"y%5B2%5D\" = \"-1%2F2\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now you need to solve two equations for x The first one is \r\n" );
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document.write( "sin(x) = 1   -----> x = \"pi%2F2\" + \"2k%2Api\", k = 0, +/-1, +/-2, . . . \r\n" );
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document.write( "The second equation is \r\n" );
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document.write( "sin(x) = \"-1%2F2\". Its solutions are x = \"-pi%2F6\" + \"2k%2Api\", k = 0, +/-1, +/-2, . . . \r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer. Regarding the given interval for x, there are two solutions: x = \"pi%2F2\" and x = \"5pi%2F6\".\r\n" );
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