find all solutions in the interval of [0, and 2pi)
A.) 3sec^2(x/2)-4sec(x/2)-4=0
B.) tan^2x = (-3/2)-secx
April 27th 2009, 12:47 PM
Jameson
Quote:
Originally Posted by jumpman23
A.) 3sec^2(x/2)-4sec(x/2)-4=0
B.) tan^2x = (-3/2)-secx
One problem per thread please.
For A, use a nice little trick by making the substitution . Notice now that you have a quadratic equation for u. So solve it then back substitute and solve.