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29/02/2016

ALEKS Kwadwo Amankwa - 02/29/2016 2:25:24 AM PST - Copyright 2016 UC Regents and ALEKS Corporation

Kwadwo Amankwa - 02/29/2016 2:25:24 AM PST


PreCalculus / Amankwa, Kwadwo (Amankwa)
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Finding solutions in an interval for a trigonometric equation with a squared
function: Problem type 2
Find all solutions of the equation in the interval

0, 2

cos 2 x + 4 cos x + 3 = 0
Write your answer in radians in terms of .
If there is more than one solution, separate them with commas.
We can factor the left-hand side of the equation.

cos x + 1 cos x + 3 = 0
The product of the factors

cos x + 1 and cos x + 3 is 0.

So if the equation has a solution, at least one of the factors must be 0.

cos x + 1 = 0

or

cos x + 3 = 0

cos x = 1

cos x = 3

1 at .
It never has the value 3.
Cosine has the value

The answer is

x = .

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