document.write( "Question 1029961: tan^2x=(3/2)secx
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document.write( "(use identities to help simplify into 1 trigonometric function) \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #644870 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! sin^2 x/cos^2 x=3/(2 cos x) \n" ); document.write( "sin^2x/cos x=3/2 \n" ); document.write( "cross multiply \n" ); document.write( "2sin^2 x=3 cos x \n" ); document.write( "2(1-cos^2 x)=3 cos x \n" ); document.write( "2-2cos^2x=3cos x \n" ); document.write( "-2cox^2x-3cos x+2=0 \n" ); document.write( "2cos^2x+3cos x-2=0 \n" ); document.write( "(2cos x -1)(cos x+2)=0 \n" ); document.write( "cos x=1/2,-2, which is not possible \n" ); document.write( "x=pi/3, 5pi/3 \n" ); document.write( "tangent^2 (pi/3)=3 \n" ); document.write( "sec pi/3=2 \n" ); document.write( "(3/2) sec pi/3=3 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |