Trigonometric Identities and Equations
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Powered by AIThe angle 120° is located in the second quadrant of the unit circle because it is between 90° and 180°. The angle 560° is equivalent to 560° - 360° = 200°, which places it in the third quadrant, as it is between 180° and 270°.
To find tan(A-B) given tan A = 1/√2 and cos B = -5/13, use tan(A-B) = (tan A - tan B)/(1 + tan A*tan B). First, determine sin A using sin^2 A + cos^2 A = 1, finding cos A and sin A through related identities. For B, since cos B = -5/13, use sin^2 B = 1 - cos^2 B to find sin B. Calculate tan B and substitute into the formula for tan(A-B).
To solve sin θ = −√3/2 in the range 0° ≤ θ ≤ 360°, first determine the reference angle. The reference angle is 60° since sin 60° = √3/2. Since the sine is negative, θ is in the third and fourth quadrants. For the third quadrant, θ = 180° + 60° = 240°, and for the fourth quadrant, θ = 360° - 60° = 300°. Therefore, the solutions are θ = 240° and 300°.
Quadrant considerations are crucial because they determine the sign of trigonometric functions. To solve 3 cot^2x + cosec x - 1 = 0, first express it in terms of sin x, noting that cot^2x = cosec^2x - 1. Solving for sin x provides potential angles, but quadrants dictate which angles are valid within 0° ≤ x ≤ 360°, matching or adjusting angles to quadrantal restrictions for sine and cotangent.
The identity sin^2 x + cos^2 x = 1 is fundamental in trigonometry as it relates the sine and cosine of an angle. It is applied in solving trigonometric equations by allowing the transformation of expressions involving sin^2 x or cos^2 x into simpler forms. For instance, in solving 2 sin^2 x + cos x - 1 = 0, sin^2 x can be replaced with 1 - cos^2 x to achieve a solvable polynomial equation in terms of cos x.
To solve cos 2θ = -1/√2 using the double-angle identity in the range 0° ≤ θ ≤ 360°, first find the angle φ such that cos φ = -1/√2. The reference angle is 45°, so cos φ = -1/√2 occurs at φ = 135° and 225°. Thus, 2θ = 135° or 2θ = 225°. Solving for θ gives θ = 67.5° and θ = 112.5°.
Compound angle formulae, such as sin(A ± B), cos(A ± B), and tan(A ± B), can verify identities or solve equations by expressing multiple angle terms in simpler trigonometric terms. For example, to verify an identity or equation involving sin(α ± β), apply sin(α ± β) = sin α cos β ± cos α sin β, substituting known values or other identities, transforming complex expressions into known or solvable forms.
To solve the equation 2 sin^2 x + cos x - 1 = 0, we first use the identity sin^2 x = 1 - cos^2 x to convert the equation to 2(1 - cos^2 x) + cos x - 1 = 0, which simplifies to -2 cos^2 x + cos x + 1 = 0. Factoring, we get (cos x - 1)(2 cos x + 1) = 0, giving cos x = 1 or cos x = -1/2. Thus, x = 0°, 360° for cos x = 1; and x = 120°, 240° for cos x = -1/2.
In solving 5 sin x cos x = cos x for t° ≤ x ≤ 360°, angle transformation helps simplify the equation. Factor out common terms to obtain cos x(5 sin x - 1) = 0. This leads to cos x = 0 or 5 sin x = 1. Solving cos x = 0 yields x = 90°, 270°, and 5 sin x = 1 gives x ≈ 11.54° (Q1) or x = 180° - 11.54° = 168.46° (Q2). Transformations reduce trigonometric expressions to multiple manageable parts.
To find trigonometric function values for angles like sin(−150°) or tan(300°) without a calculator, use reference angles and the unit circle. For sin(−150°), the reference angle is 30°, and since it is in the third quadrant, where sine is negative, sin(−150°) = -sin(30°) = -1/2. For tan(300°), the reference angle is 60°, and in the fourth quadrant, where tangent is positive, tan(300°) = tan(60°) = √3.
