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Solve the given equation. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list. Let k be any integer. Round terms to three decimal places where appropriate. If there is no solution, enter NO SOLUTION.)

csc θ(2 cos θ − 1) = 0

User Sadid Khan
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-1\le\sin\theta\le1\implies(\csc\theta\le-1)\cup(\csc\theta\ge1)

which means
\csc\theta=0 has no solution, and we can omit that factor.

This leaves us with


2\cos\theta-1=0\implies\cos\theta=\frac12

which occurs for
\theta=\pm\frac\pi3+2n\pi.
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