3 cos x = sin x
Divide each side by cos x
3 cos x / cos x = sin x / cos x
3 = tan x
Take the inverse tan of each side
tan ^-1(3) = tan^-1( tan (x))
Since tan has a period of pi, there are 2 solutions in the interval of [0, 2pi]
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