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Kassidy Church
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6 February, 06:51
2 tan^2 x-sec x+1 = 0
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Adrian Mccall
6 February, 06:55
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Write it with only cos function:
2 * (sin x / cos x) ² - 1/cos x + 1 = 0
(remember that cos x ≠0)
2sin²x/cos²x - 1/cos x + 1 = 0 / *cos²x
2sin²x - cos x + cos² x = 0
2 (1-cos²x) - cos x+cos²x=0
2-2cos²x-cos x + cos²x=0
-cos²x-cos x+2=0 / * (-1)
cos²x+cos x-2=0
I used only these formulas:
tan x = sin x / cos x
sec x = 1/cos x
sin²x + cos² x = 1 (then cos²x = 1-sin²x).
Okay. We've got easy quadratic equation. Substitute t = cos x, remember that - 1≤ t ≤1 and t≠0 is a domain.
t²+t-2=0
∆=1²-4 * (-2) * 1=1+8=9
√∆=3
t1 = (-1+3) / 2 = 1 - it is in domain
t2 = (-1-3) / 2 = - 2 - it's not in domain.
So we reached only cos x = 1.
The solution of this equation is x = 2πk where k is an integral
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Yuliana
6 February, 07:05
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x = 0, 360 (0 = < x < = 360).
Step-by-step explanation:
2 tan^2 x-sec x+1 = 0
Substituting tan^2 x = sec^2 x - 1:
2 (sec^2 x - 1) - sec x + 1 = 0
2sec^2 x - 2 - sec x + 1 = 0
2 sec^2 x - sec x - 1 = 0
(2 sec x + 1) (sec x - 1) = 0
sec x = - 1/2, sec x = 1
1/cos x = - 1/2, cos x = 1
cos x = - 2 (undefined) = so we ignore this), cos x = 1.
So x = arcos (1) = 0, 360.
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