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Example Question #1 : Solving Trigonometric Equations And Inequalities
Use trigonometric identities to solve the following equation for :
Use the trigonometric identities to switch sec into terms of tan:
hence,
So we have , making
Therefore the solution is for n being any integer.
Example Question #1 : Solving Trigonometric Equations And Inequalities
Which of the following is not a solution to for
We begin by setting the right side of the equation equal to 0.
The equation might be easier to factor using the following substitution.
This gives the following
This can be factored as follows
Therefore
Replacing our substitution therefore gives
Within our designated domain, we get three answers between our two equations.
when
when
Therefore, the only choice that isn't correct is
Example Question #3 : Solving Trigonometric Equations And Inequalities
Find one possible value of .
Begin by isolating the tangent side of the equation:
Next, take the inverse tangent of both sides:
Divide by five to get the final answer:
Example Question #1 : Solving Trigonometric Equations And Inequalities
Use trigonometric identities to solve for the angle value.
There are two ways to solve this problem. The first involves two trigonometric identities:
The second method allows us to only use the first trigonometric identity:
Example Question #5 : Solving Trigonometric Equations And Inequalities
Use trigonometric identities to solve the equation for the angle value.
The simplest way to solve this problem is using the double angle identity for cosine.
Substituting this value into the original equation gives us:
Example Question #6 : Solving Trigonometric Equations And Inequalities
According to the trigonometric identities,
The trigonometric identity , is an important identity to memorize.
Some other identities that are important to know are:
Example Question #1 : Solving Trigonometric Equations And Inequalities
If exists in the domain from
, solve the following:
Factorize .
Set both terms equal to zero and solve.
This value is not within the domain.
This is the only correct value in the domain.
Example Question #8 : Solving Trigonometric Equations And Inequalities
Solve for in the equation
on the interval
.
If you substitute you obtain a recognizable quadratic equation which can be solved for
,
.
Then we can plug back into our equation and use the unit circle to find that
.
Example Question #9 : Solving Trigonometric Equations And Inequalities
Given that theta exists from , solve:
In order to solve appropriately, do not divide
on both sides. The effect will eliminate one of the roots of this trig function.
Substract from both sides.
Factor the left side of the equation.
Set each term equal to zero, and solve for theta with the restriction .
The correct answer is:
Example Question #1 : Solving Trigonometric Equations And Inequalities
Solve for
There is no solution.
There is no solution.
By subtracting from both sides of the original equation, we get
. We know that the square of a trigonometric identity cannot be negative, regardless of the input, so there can be no solution.
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