SOLUTION: cos^2∅+4cos∅+2=0

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Question 196414: cos^2∅+4cos∅+2=0
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is nothing more than a straightforward quadratic equation.

If then:





So:



and



No way that I know of to determine the exact value of the angles represented, except to leave it like this. Other than that, use your calculator to get a numeric approximation. Just remember, you have two values for and each one will represent two angles on the interval

John