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OpenStudy (anonymous):

find all solutions at the interval [0, 2pi): cos^2x+2cosx+1=0

OpenStudy (thomas5267):

Let \(u=\cos(x)\) and solve it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what does u stand for?

OpenStudy (thomas5267):

u is just another variable. By letting \(u=\cos(x)\), the question is reduced to a quadratic.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OH! Thank you! I got it now.

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