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OpenStudy (anonymous):

the expression

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

Formula: \(\cos^2\theta+\sin^2\theta=1\) Derived formulas: \(\cos^2\theta=1-\sin^2\theta\); \(\sin^2\theta=1-\cos^2\theta\)

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

\[\frac{\color{green}{\sin^2\theta+\cos^2\theta}}{\color{blue}{1-\sin^2\theta}}=\frac{\color{green}1}{\color{blue}{\cos^2\theta}}(=\sec^2\theta)\]

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

So the answer isn't cos^2 theta

OpenStudy (anonymous):

my mistake i got it thanks. are you a math teacher?

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

No, I'm a grade 9 student

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wow you are a smart kid

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

thank you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how do u know trig well

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

I learnt it years ago; my dad taught me all those stuffs

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wow

OpenStudy (anonymous):

could you answer one more question plz find all the values of theta in the interval \[0<\theta < 360\] that satisfy the equation \[3 \cos 2\theta + 2 \sin \theta +1=0 \] round answers to nearest hundredth of the degree

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@kc_kennylau plz

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

Use a formula to convert \(\cos2\theta\) first

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

Basic formulas: \[\sin^2\theta+\cos^2\theta=1\]\[\tan\theta=\frac{\sin\theta}{\cos\theta}\]Double angle formulas:\[\sin2\theta=2\sin\theta\cos\theta\]\[\cos2\theta=\cos^2\theta-\sin^2\theta\]

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

Use the last formula first

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

\[\begin{array}{cl} &3\color{green}{\cos2\theta}+2\sin\theta+1\\ =&3\color{green}{(\cos^2\theta-\sin^2\theta)}+2\sin\theta+1\\ =&3\cos^2\theta-3\sin^2\theta+2\sin\theta+1\\ =&3\color{blue}{\cos^2\theta}-3\sin^2\theta+2\sin\theta+1\\ =&3\color{blue}{(1-\sin^2\theta)}-3\sin^2\theta+2\sin\theta+1\\ =&3-3\sin^2\theta-3\sin^2\theta+2\sin\theta+1\\ =&-6\sin^2\theta+2\sin\theta+4 \end{array}\]

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

Now it's transformed into a quadratic equation

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