Solve the equation for 0≤ x ≤ 180 given tan(x) sin^2(x)=2tan(x)
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tan(x) sin^2(x)=2tan(x)
tanx(sin^2(x)-2) = 0
How about now?
I tried to continue the problem, but I'm stuck. What do I do from tanx(sin^2(x)-2) = 0 ?
oh come on. If ab=0, then either a=0 or b=0
So, we have
tanx = 0 --> x is a multiple of pi
or
sin^2(x) = 2 --> no solutions there.
To solve the equation tan(x) sin^2(x) = 2tan(x) for 0 ≤ x ≤ 180, we'll first simplify the equation and then identify the solutions. Here's how you can do it:
Step 1: Simplify the equation.
Start by dividing both sides of the equation by tan(x):
sin^2(x) = 2
Step 2: Rewrite the equation using trigonometric identities.
Since sin^2(x) equals 1 - cos^2(x), we can substitute it in the equation:
1 - cos^2(x) = 2
Step 3: Solve for cos(x).
Rearrange the equation to isolate cos^2(x):
cos^2(x) = 1 - 2
cos^2(x) = -1
Since cosine cannot be negative, there are no valid solutions for cos(x) in the given range of 0 ≤ x ≤ 180. Therefore, the equation has no solution within the given range.
To double-check this, you can also graph the equation and see that there are no intersections between the curves y = sin^2(x) and y = 2tan(x) within the specified range.
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