# trigo problem no. 24 [general solution]

• March 25th 2008, 08:38 AM
afeasfaerw23231233
trigo problem no. 24 [general solution]
p215 q10
thanks
• March 25th 2008, 09:50 PM
afeasfaerw23231233
i didn't treat cos 2x as cos ^2 x
• March 26th 2008, 02:51 AM
mr fantastic
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Originally Posted by afeasfaerw23231233
i didn't treat cos 2x as cos ^2 x

1. Your answer of $\frac{2n\pi}{3} \pm \frac{\pi}{6}$ is correct, the book's answer of $2n\pi + \frac{\pi}{6}$ misses solutions $\left( \text{such as} \, \frac{5\pi}{6} \, \text{and} \, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ and so is not completely correct .....

2. $\cos^{-1} \left( \frac{-1 + \sqrt{5}}{4} \right) = \frac{2 \pi}{5}$ and $\cos^{-1} \left( \frac{-1 - \sqrt{5}}{4} \right) = \frac{4 \pi}{5}$ are correct exact values. Your corresponding answers are only decimal approximations to these exact answers. But it's a bit tough to expect someone to know these exact values!!!!

It's possible to prove that these are the exact values but it's a bit complicated.
• March 26th 2008, 03:53 AM
topsquark
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Originally Posted by afeasfaerw23231233
i didn't treat cos 2x as cos ^2 x

I looked at the line wrong. My apologies.

-Dan