Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 7 - Review - Exercises - Page 578: 36

Answer

$\frac{\pi}{4}$, $\frac{3\pi}{4}$, $\frac{5\pi}{4}$, $\frac{7\pi}{4}$

Work Step by Step

$4\sin^2 x+2\cos^2 x=3$ $2\sin^2 x+2\sin^2 x+2\cos^2 x=3$ $2\sin^2 x+2(\sin^2 x+\cos^2 x)=3$ $2 \sin^2 x+2=3$ $2\sin^2 x=1$ $\sin^2 x=\frac{1}{2}$ $\sin x=\pm\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$ If $\sin x=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$, then the only solutions in $[0, 2\pi)$ are $\frac{\pi}{4}$ and $\frac{3\pi}{4}$. If $\sin x=-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$, then the only solutions in $[0, 2\pi)$ are $\frac{5\pi}{4}$ and $\frac{7\pi}{4}$.
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