sin 2x=.85 (Using a graphing calculator, find solutions 0 ≤ x ≤2π and express solutions accurate to 3 sig. figures)
I already have it in radian mode but the answer I'm getting is different from the one I'm seeing in the back of my book where all the answers are.
x=29.105 degree
there's suppose to be a couple of solutions...
second is 180-29.105
oh and the solution should be between 0 and 2π 29 is a little too big...
In degrees \[ 0 \le x \le 360 \]
radians
here's the answers i see in my book; x=.508, 1.06, 3.65, 4.20
You should get 4 solutions
how am i suppose to get 4 solutions? am i suppose to graph it and see when it intersects the 0?
Here is the graph
\[ \sin(u) = \sin (\alpha) \implies u = \alpha + 2 k \pi \text { or } u =\pi- \alpha + 2 k \pi \]
\[\sin^{-1} 0.85=1.016 ,2x=1.016,x=0.508\] x=0.508 radians
oh hey thanks, the graph helped me. i graphed it on my calculator and found where it intersects. y1= sin2x y2= .85 is that how you did it? anyways thanks for the help :)
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