# Math Help - inequalities of trigo

1. ## inequalities of trigo

inequalities of trigo
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2. Hello, afeasfaerw23231233!

We have to "talk" our way through these . .

Find the values of $\theta$ in the range $0 \leq \theta < 2\pi$

$(a)\;\;2\sin^2\!\theta \:\leq \:1$

We have: . $\sin^2\!\theta \;\leq \;\frac{1}{2}\quad\Rightarrow\quad |\sin\theta| \;\leq \;\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \quad\Rightarrow\quad -\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\;\leq \;\sin\theta \;\leq \;\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$

Clearly, we are dealing with multiples of 45°: . $\frac{\pi}{4},\:\frac{3\pi}{4},\:\frac{5\pi}{4},\: \frac{7\pi}{4}$

When is $\sin\theta$ between $-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \text{ and } +\!\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$ ?

Examine the unit circle . . .

Answer: . ${\color{blue}\left[0,\:\frac{\pi}{4}\right],\;\left[\frac{3\pi}{4},\:\frac{5\pi}{4}\right], \;\left[\frac{7\pi}{4},\:2\pi\right)}$

$(b)\;\sin2\theta + \cos\theta \:\leq \:0$
This one takes a bit more "talking" . . .

We have: . $2\sin\theta\cos\theta + \cos\theta \:\leq \:0 \quad\Rightarrow\quad \cos\theta(2\sin\theta + 1) \:\leq\:0$

The product of two factors is negative if the factors have opposite parity.
Hence, there are two cases to examine . . .

$[1]\;\begin{Bmatrix} \cos\theta & \leq & 0 \\ 2\sin\theta + 1 & \geq & 0 \end{Bmatrix}$

. . $\cos\theta$ is negative in quadrants 2 and 3: . $\left[\frac{\pi}{2},\:\frac{3\pi}{2}\right]$

. . $\sin\theta \:\geq \:-\frac{1}{2} \quad\Rightarrow\quad \left[0,\:\frac{7\pi}{6}\right] \cup \left[\frac{11\pi}{6},\:2\pi\right)$

The intersection of the two sets is: . ${\color{blue}\left[\frac{\pi}{2},\:\frac{7\pi}{6}\right]}$

$[2]\;\begin{Bmatrix}\cos\theta & \geq & 0 \\ 2\sin\theta + 1 & \leq 0 \end{Bmatrix}$

. . $\cos\theta$ is positive in quadrants 1 and 4: . $\left[0,\:\frac{\pi}{2}\right] \cup \left[\frac{3\pi}{2},\:2\pi\right)$

. . $\sin\theta \:\leq\:-\frac{1}{2} \quad\Rightarrow\quad \left[\frac{7\pi}{6},\:\frac{11\pi}{6}\right]$

The intersection of the two sets is: . ${\color{blue}\left[\frac{7\pi}{6},\:\frac{3\pi}{2}\right]}$

The solution is: . $\left[\frac{\pi}{2},\:\frac{7\pi}{6}\right] \cup \left[\frac{7\pi}{6}\:\frac{3\pi}{2}\right] \;=\;{\bf{\color{blue}\left[\frac{\pi}{2},\:\frac{3\pi}{2}\right]}}$ . . . Quadrants 2 and 3