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Algebraic

For the following exercises, find all solutions exactly on the interval 0 θ < 2 π .

2 sin θ = 2

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2 sin θ = 3

π 3 , 2 π 3

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2 cos θ = 2

3 π 4 , 5 π 4

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tan x = 1

π 4 , 5 π 4

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4 sin 2 x 2 = 0

π 4 , 3 π 4 , 5 π 4 , 7 π 4

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For the following exercises, solve exactly on [ 0 , 2 π ) .

2 cos θ = 2

π 4 , 7 π 4

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2 sin θ = −1

7 π 6 , 11 π 6

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2 sin θ = 3

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2 sin ( 3 θ ) = 1

π 18 , 5 π 18 , 13 π 18 , 17 π 18 , 25 π 18 , 29 π 18

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2 cos ( 3 θ ) = 2

3 π 12 , 5 π 12 , 11 π 12 , 13 π 12 , 19 π 12 , 21 π 12

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2 sin ( π θ ) = 1

1 6 , 5 6 , 13 6 , 17 6 , 25 6 , 29 6 , 37 6

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2 cos ( π 5 θ ) = 3

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For the following exercises, find all exact solutions on [ 0 , 2 π ) .

sec ( x ) sin ( x ) 2 sin ( x ) = 0

0 , π 3 , π , 5 π 3

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tan ( x ) 2 sin ( x ) tan ( x ) = 0

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2 cos 2 t + cos ( t ) = 1

π 3 , π , 5 π 3

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2 tan 2 ( t ) = 3 sec ( t )

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2 sin ( x ) cos ( x ) sin ( x ) + 2 cos ( x ) 1 = 0

π 3 , 3 π 2 , 5 π 3

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tan 2 ( x ) = −1 + 2 tan ( x )

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8 sin 2 ( x ) + 6 sin ( x ) + 1 = 0

π sin 1 ( 1 4 ) , 7 π 6 , 11 π 6 , 2 π + sin 1 ( 1 4 )

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For the following exercises, solve with the methods shown in this section exactly on the interval [ 0 , 2 π ) .

sin ( 3 x ) cos ( 6 x ) cos ( 3 x ) sin ( 6 x ) = −0.9

1 3 ( sin 1 ( 9 10 ) ) , π 3 1 3 ( sin 1 ( 9 10 ) ) , 2 π 3 + 1 3 ( sin 1 ( 9 10 ) ) , π 1 3 ( sin 1 ( 9 10 ) ) , 4 π 3 + 1 3 ( sin 1 ( 9 10 ) ) , 5 π 3 1 3 ( sin 1 ( 9 10 ) )

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sin ( 6 x ) cos ( 11 x ) cos ( 6 x ) sin ( 11 x ) = −0.1

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cos ( 2 x ) cos x + sin ( 2 x ) sin x = 1

0

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6 sin ( 2 t ) + 9 sin t = 0

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9 cos ( 2 θ ) = 9 cos 2 θ 4

π 6 , 5 π 6 , 7 π 6 , 11 π 6

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cos ( 2 t ) = sin t

3 π 2 , π 6 , 5 π 6

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cos ( 6 x ) cos ( 3 x ) = 0

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For the following exercises, solve exactly on the interval [ 0 , 2 π ) . Use the quadratic formula if the equations do not factor.

tan 2 x 3 tan x = 0

0 , π 3 , π , 4 π 3

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sin 2 x + sin x 2 = 0

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sin 2 x 2 sin x 4 = 0

There are no solutions.

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5 cos 2 x + 3 cos x 1 = 0

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3 cos 2 x 2 cos x 2 = 0

cos 1 ( 1 3 ( 1 7 ) ) , 2 π cos 1 ( 1 3 ( 1 7 ) )

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5 sin 2 x + 2 sin x 1 = 0

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tan 2 x + 5 tan x 1 = 0

tan 1 ( 1 2 ( 29 5 ) ) , π + tan 1 ( 1 2 ( 29 5 ) ) , π + tan 1 ( 1 2 ( 29 5 ) ) , 2 π + tan 1 ( 1 2 ( 29 5 ) )

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tan 2 x tan x 2 = 0

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For the following exercises, find exact solutions on the interval [ 0 , 2 π ) . Look for opportunities to use trigonometric identities.

sin 2 x cos 2 x sin x = 0

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sin 2 x + cos 2 x = 0

There are no solutions.

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sin ( 2 x ) sin x = 0

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cos ( 2 x ) cos x = 0

0 , 2 π 3 , 4 π 3

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2 tan x 2 sec 2 x sin 2 x = cos 2 x

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1 cos ( 2 x ) = 1 + cos ( 2 x )

π 4 , 3 π 4 , 5 π 4 , 7 π 4

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10 sin x cos x = 6 cos x

sin 1 ( 3 5 ) , π 2 , π sin 1 ( 3 5 ) , 3 π 2

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−3 sin t = 15 cos t sin t

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4 cos 2 x 4 = 15 cos x

cos 1 ( 1 4 ) , 2 π cos 1 ( 1 4 )

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8 sin 2 x + 6 sin x + 1 = 0

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8 cos 2 θ = 3 2 cos θ

π 3 , cos 1 ( 3 4 ) , 2 π cos 1 ( 3 4 ) , 5 π 3

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6 cos 2 x + 7 sin x 8 = 0

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12 sin 2 t + cos t 6 = 0

cos 1 ( 3 4 ) , cos 1 ( 2 3 ) , 2 π cos 1 ( 2 3 ) , 2 π cos 1 ( 3 4 )

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tan x = 3 sin x

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cos 3 t = cos t

0 , π 2 , π , 3 π 2

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Graphical

For the following exercises, algebraically determine all solutions of the trigonometric equation exactly, then verify the results by graphing the equation and finding the zeros.

6 sin 2 x 5 sin x + 1 = 0

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8 cos 2 x 2 cos x 1 = 0

π 3 , cos −1 ( 1 4 ) , 2 π cos −1 ( 1 4 ) , 5 π 3

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100 tan 2 x + 20 tan x 3 = 0

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2 cos 2 x cos x + 15 = 0

There are no solutions.

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20 sin 2 x 27 sin x + 7 = 0

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2 tan 2 x + 7 tan x + 6 = 0

π + tan −1 ( −2 ) , π + tan −1 ( 3 2 ) , 2 π + tan −1 ( −2 ) , 2 π + tan −1 ( 3 2 )

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130 tan 2 x + 69 tan x 130 = 0

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Technology

For the following exercises, use a calculator to find all solutions to four decimal places.

sin x = 0.27

2 π k + 0.2734 , 2 π k + 2.8682

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tan x = −0.34

π k 0.3277

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For the following exercises, solve the equations algebraically, and then use a calculator to find the values on the interval [ 0 , 2 π ) . Round to four decimal places.

tan 2 x + 3 tan x 3 = 0

0.6694 , 1.8287 , 3.8110 , 4.9703

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Source:  OpenStax, Algebra and trigonometry. OpenStax CNX. Nov 14, 2016 Download for free at https://legacy.cnx.org/content/col11758/1.6
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