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zarkam21:

True?

zarkam21:

Vocaloid:

good

zarkam21:

There is no solution to the equation sec x = 0

zarkam21:

true or false

zarkam21:

would it be false???

Vocaloid:

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Vocaloid:

sec(x) never hits 0 so there's no solution making the original statement true

zarkam21:

zarkam21:

5?

Vocaloid:

5 would be the amplitude not the period period = 2pi/b where b is the coefficient of x (so b = pi/4)

zarkam21:

8

Vocaloid:

well done so 8 = your sol'n

zarkam21:

zarkam21:

B

Vocaloid:

hm what did you get when you tried factoring (2sin^2(x)-5sin(x)+2) ?

zarkam21:

(sin(x)-2) (2sin (x)-1)

Vocaloid:

awesome so setting sin(x) = 2 doesn't yield any sol'ns because sin(x) only goes from x = -1 to 1 but 2sin(x) -1 = 0 gives us sin(x) = 1/2 what two angles on the UC give us sin(x) = 1/2?

zarkam21:

D

Vocaloid:

hm, not quite check the UC again, what two angles give us sin(x) = 1/2?

Vocaloid:

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zarkam21:

C

Vocaloid:

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Vocaloid:

so x = pi/6, 5pi/6, and pi/2 answer choice A

zarkam21:

Oh :o

zarkam21:

Sorry

Vocaloid:

yeah it's not a big deal but being able to read the UC is pretty important to know haha ^^" would recommend reviewing on your own time

zarkam21:

zarkam21:

A?

Vocaloid:

good

zarkam21:

zarkam21:

3

Vocaloid:

that's close but check the number in front of the function, it's not 3

zarkam21:

2

Vocaloid:

good, so displacement = 2

zarkam21:

zarkam21:

C

Vocaloid:

"position at 0 is 5 cm" this implies it crosses the y-axis at (0,5) and not the origin so we would expect a cos function not a sin function

zarkam21:

b

Vocaloid:

awesome

zarkam21:

zarkam21:

C

Vocaloid:

good

zarkam21:

Vocaloid:

well sin(x) = 0 sin(x) + 1 = 0 which means sin(x) = -1 so you just need to check the UC for values where sin(x) = 0 and where sin(x) = -1 remember that each coordinate on the UC is written cos(x), sin(x) which means you are looking for y-coordinates

Vocaloid:

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zarkam21:

sorry i was afk

zarkam21:

zarkam21:

5

Vocaloid:

5 is the amplitude first calculate the period by taking 2pi/b then calculate the frequency by taking 1/period

zarkam21:

period is 8

Vocaloid:

good so 1/period = ?

zarkam21:

1/8

Vocaloid:

good so 1/8 = your ans

zarkam21:

zarkam21:

False

Vocaloid:

this is one I was a little uncertain about b/c arcsin(x) and sin^1(x) are technically the same thing but arcsin(x) has a restricted domain so :S

Vocaloid:

I got a lot of contradictory answers on the web :S

zarkam21:

I will just do false

Vocaloid:

sure ;_;

zarkam21:

zarkam21:

D

Vocaloid:

check one more time, you should get cos(theta) = sqrt(3)/2 so what angles would correspond to this value/

zarkam21:

c

Vocaloid:

wait a min you said D the first time, yeah D is right ;;

zarkam21:

zarkam21:

f?

Vocaloid:

good

zarkam21:

zarkam21:

180

Vocaloid:

check the UC again, which angle(s) show that sin(theta)/cos(theta) = -1 (basically you want the angles where sin and cos are equal in magnitude but have opposite signs) then since the range is -pi/2 to pi/2 you need to pick the angle that falls within these two values

zarkam21:

1

Vocaloid:

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Vocaloid:

now, we have to choose between 3pi/4 and 7pi/4 and neither of these are between -pi/2 and pi/2 but we can subtract 2pi from 7pi/4 to get -pi/4 = your answer

zarkam21:

-pi/4?

Vocaloid:

yes

zarkam21:

zarkam21:

d

Vocaloid:

check the graph of arccos again

zarkam21:

A

Vocaloid:

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Vocaloid:

so 1 sol'n

zarkam21:

zarkam21:

B

zarkam21:

@Vocaloid

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