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OpenStudy (anonymous):

I need precal help please!!

OpenStudy (ghazi):

post your question please

OpenStudy (anonymous):

one second

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (ghazi):

tanx= sinx/cosx and 1-tan^2x = sec^2 x so \[2tanx/\sec ^{2}x= 2 tanx * \cos ^{2} x/\sin ^{2} x \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so then how do i find the solutions

OpenStudy (ghazi):

you will get tan2x= \[2\sqrt{2}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the points on the unit circle would be what

OpenStudy (ghazi):

the general solution of this will be (30+180n) or (pi/6+ pi*n)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

none of those are the selected answers?

OpenStudy (ghazi):

okay one more alternate solution to your problem....just take y= tan^2x and solve the quadratic you're gonna get general solution

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i dont know how to do that?

OpenStudy (ghazi):

just put tanx= y you will get 2*y= 1-y^2 rearranging the equation you'll get y^2+2y-1=0 now you can solve for y and just substitute the solution of y= tanx

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats not one of the answers they gave!! look at the attachment

OpenStudy (ghazi):

it's d

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how did they get pi?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that was wrong.....thanks

OpenStudy (ghazi):

none of the option seems correct for tanx=1 and pi is included for a general solution and for in third quadrant it's tan45=1 (tan is positive)

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