document.write( "Question 1209768: If a = sin50(1 + 2cos170°),
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document.write( "b = sin170°(1 + 2cos140°),
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document.write( "c = sin140°(1 + 2cos50°),
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document.write( "then (3 - 2A)ˣ = (x + 1)²,
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document.write( "find x \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #850319 by ikleyn(52778)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "If a = sin50(1 + 2cos170°), \n" ); document.write( "b = sin170°(1 + 2cos140°), \n" ); document.write( "c = sin140°(1 + 2cos50°), \n" ); document.write( "then (3 - 2A)ˣ = (x + 1)², \n" ); document.write( "find x \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Regarding this problem, I have two notices.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "One notice is that quantity A is never defined in the posted problem.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "@CPhill, without any explanations, uses A = a + b + c, by an arbitrary way.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "May be, it is correct, but it deserves a separate mentioning.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Next, @CPhill reduces the problem to equation \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "He obtained x = 0 as one of solutions. It is correct.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "But he missed another solution, which does exist. It is x= -1.63775 (approximate).\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It can be found graphically. See the plot under this link\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "https://www.desmos.com/calculator/0s5w2nkiua\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This plot is produced by free of charge online plotting tool www.desmos.com/calculator\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To get x-coordinate of the intersection point, click at this point.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "///////////////////////////\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Comment from student: I made a mistake and I resent the complete question that A = a + b + c\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "My response: I expected to get from you something like \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"Thank you for your solution and for your teaching\".\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "These are \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Did your mother or father or other relatives taught you how to communicate with other people outside ?\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |