document.write( "Question 1169011: Please help me Solve this equation on [0,360)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #793669 by Theo(13342)\"\" \"About 
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your original equation is:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sin^3(x) = sin(x)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "divide both side of the equation by sin(x) to get:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sin^2(x) = 1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "take the square root of both sides of the equation to get:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sin(x) = plus or minus sqrt(1).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since sqrt(1) is equal to 1, this becomes;\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sin(x) = plus or minus 1.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "when sin(x) = 1, solve for x to get:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = arcsin(1) = 90 degrees.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "when sin(x) = -1, solve for x to get:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = arcsin(-1) = -90 degrees.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "what you want is the equivalent angle that is greater than 0 and less then 360 degrees.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "add 360 to -90 and you get 270 degrees.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "that's the angle you're looking for.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "arcsin(-1) = 270 degrees.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "i believe your answer will be x = 90 and 270 degrees.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the equation of sin^3(x) - sin(x) can be graphed.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "to graph it, set up 4 equations.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "they will be:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y = sin^3(x)
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the intersection of these 4 equations will be your solution.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the graph looks like this:\r
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