SOLUTION: 2sin^2x -5sinx +2=0

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Question 1090415: 2sin^2x -5sinx +2=0
Answer by htmentor(1343) About Me  (Show Source):
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This can be factored in terms of sin(x) as:
(2sin(x)-1)(sin(x)-2) = 0
Thus either sin(x) = 1/2 or sin(x) = 2
Clearly the 2nd solution is impossible, so the solution is all values of x for which sin(x) = 1/2
i.e. x = pi/6, (5/6)pi, ...