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Find the exact two values for this problem in radians.


Cos x = 1/3

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Answer:

see below

Explanation:

given function:
Cos(x)=(1)/(3)

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Cosine - (In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to the length of the hypotenuse.)

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#1: Take the inverse cosine of both sides of the equation to extract
x from inside the cosine.


x=arccos(1)/(3)

#2: Evaluate


x=1.23095941

#3: The cosine function is positive in the first and fourth quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from
2π to find the solution in the fourth quadrant.


x=2(3.14159265)-1.23095941

#4: Simplify the equation above.

- Multiply
2 by
3.14159265


x=6.2831853-1.23095941

- Subtract
1.23095941 from
6.2831853


x=5.05222588

#5: Find the period.

- The period of the function can be calculated using
(2\pi )/(|b|).


(2\pi )/(|b|)

- Replace
b with
1 in the formula for period.


(2\pi )/(|1|)

#6: Solve the equation.

- The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between
0 and
1 is
1.


(2\pi )/(1)

- Divide
2\pi by
1.


2\pi

The period of the
cos(x) function is
2\pi so values will repeat every
2\pi radians in both directions.


x=1.23095941+2\pi n,5.05222588+2\pi n, for any integer
n

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