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Sin(theta) * sec(theta) - 2sin(theta) = 0

Solve with all possible answers for theta
(please)

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Answer:

θ = 2 π n_1 + π/3 for n_1 element Z

or θ = 2 π n_2 + (5 π)/3 for n_2 element Z

or θ = π n_3 for n_3 element Z

θ = π n_3 for θ element Z and cos(θ)!=0 and n_3 element Z

Explanation:

Solve for θ:

tan(θ) - 2 sin(θ) = 0

Factor sin(θ) from the left hand side:

sin(θ) (sec(θ) - 2) = 0

Split sin(θ) (sec(θ) - 2) into separate parts with additional assumptions.

Assume cos(θ)!=0 from sec(θ):

sec(θ) - 2 = 0 or sin(θ) = 0 for cos(θ)!=0

Add 2 to both sides:

sec(θ) = 2 or sin(θ) = 0 for cos(θ)!=0

Take the reciprocal of both sides:

cos(θ) = 1/2 or sin(θ) = 0 for cos(θ)!=0

Take the inverse cosine of both sides:

θ = 2 π n_1 + π/3 for n_1 element Z or θ = 2 π n_2 + (5 π)/3 for n_2 element Z

or sin(θ) = 0 for cos(θ)!=0

Take the inverse sine of both sides:

θ = 2 π n_1 + π/3 for n_1 element Z

or θ = 2 π n_2 + (5 π)/3 for n_2 element Z

or θ = π n_3 for cos(θ)!=0 and n_3 element Z

The roots θ = π n_3 never violate cos(θ)!=0, which means this assumption can be omitted:

Answer: θ = 2 π n_1 + π/3 for n_1 element Z

or θ = 2 π n_2 + (5 π)/3 for n_2 element Z

or θ = π n_3 for n_3 element Z

Solve for θ over the integers:

tan(θ) - 2 sin(θ) = 0

Factor sin(θ) from the left-hand side:

sin(θ) (sec(θ) - 2) = 0

Split sin(θ) (sec(θ) - 2) into separate parts with additional assumptions.

Assume cos(θ)!=0 from sec(θ):

sec(θ) - 2 = 0 or sin(θ) = 0 for cos(θ)!=0

Add 2 to both sides:

sec(θ) = 2 or sin(θ) = 0 for cos(θ)!=0

Take the reciprocal of both sides:

cos(θ) = 1/2 or sin(θ) = 0 for cos(θ)!=0

Take the inverse cosine of both sides:

θ = 2 π n_1 + π/3 for θ element Z and n_1 element Z or θ = 2 π n_2 + (5 π)/3 for θ element Z and n_2 element Z

or sin(θ) = 0 for cos(θ)!=0

The roots θ = 2 π n_1 + π/3 violate θ element Z for all n_1 element Z:

θ = 2 π n_2 + (5 π)/3 for θ element Z and n_2 element Z

or sin(θ) = 0 for cos(θ)!=0

The roots θ = 2 π n_2 + (5 π)/3 violate θ element Z for all n_2 element Z:

sin(θ) = 0 for cos(θ)!=0

Take the inverse sine of both sides:

Answer: θ = π n_3 for θ element Z and cos(θ)!=0 and n_3 element Z

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