SOLUTION: sin(7x)=0.43 find the smallest , largest and number of solutions.

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Question 1045052: sin(7x)=0.43 find the smallest , largest and number of solutions.

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sin(7x)=0.43 find the smallest , largest and number of solutions.
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The formulation is not accurate.
The accurate formulation is as follows:


    sin(7x)=0.43. Find the smallest solution, the largest solution and the number of solutions in the interval [0,2pi).


OK. Sine has 7 full periods in this interval, and in each period the equation has exactly two solutions,
so the total number of solutions is 2*7 = 14.

To find the smallest, write  7x = arcsin(0.43) = 0.4444 (aproximately). (Here I used my calculator. You can use yours)

Hence, x = %281%2F7%29%2A0.4444 = 0.0635 (approx.). It is the smallest solution.

The next solution after that is  7x = pi-arcsin%280.43%29,

and the largest is  7x%5Blargest%5D = %28pi-arcsin%280.43%29%29+%2B+6%2A2pi%29,  or

x%5Blargest%5D = %281%2F7%29%2A%28pi-arcsin%280.43%29+%2B+6%2A2pi%29.

You can calculate it on your own using this formula.



Plots y = sin%287x%29 and y = 0.43