SOLUTION: How do you solve 2sinx cosx = -sinx?

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Question 720499: How do you solve 2sinx cosx = -sinx?
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) About Me  (Show Source):
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How do you solve
2sinx cosx = -sinx?
divide both sides by sinx
2cosx=-1
cosx=-1/2
x=2π/3 or 4π/3 (in quadrants II and III where cos<0)