# Determine domain for a trig ratio and the general solution of angle me

1. Jan 11, 2014

### Coco12

Problem statement
Given sin theta (sqrt 3)/2
Determine the domain for the following solution
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2) determine each general solution using the angle measure specified.

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Attempt at solution

1What is the reasoning behind that? For example if you look at b , the answers a re all in the first and second quadrant. Would you just look at the highest and lowest value?
2) I found the angle measure for each solution. I thought u just find the angle measure and then write the equation for the co terminal angle ( )

That worked for a but in b) one of the answer was 180n.... Where did that come from? I got 180 + 360n but 180n?
This is the same situation for d , they did not put( 2pi), instead they had the angle then plus or minus pi.

2. Jan 11, 2014

### haruspex

Not quite sure what Q1 is supposed to be. Is it this: "Given that sin(θ) = (√3)/2 and x < θ < y, find x and y (maximal interval?) such that the solutions are as given in a, b, c etc."? Asking for a domain is a bit strange since it could be $\Re$ minus the unwanted solutions.

3. Jan 11, 2014

### Coco12

For 1, it just asked for the domain given that sine theta is (sqrt 3)/2 and the following solutions.

For 2b, I brought over the sin x and got sin x=0 and sin x=1 when I factored it out. That would be equivalent to 90 degrees, 0 and 180 degrees. How do u write the general solution tho?

4. Jan 12, 2014

### haruspex

Depends what form you require it in. You know what the repeat interval of the sine function is, so you could just say the solutions are α+2nπ where α is any of ... etc. If you want it as a single function of some integer parameter that's a little more convoluted. You could include terms like (-1)n or even in.

5. Jan 12, 2014

### Coco12

That is what I did: the 2 pi n . However the back of the book has 90+ (2pi)n and 180 n. where did the 180 n come from?

6. Jan 12, 2014

### haruspex

You had 0 + 360n, 90+360n, 180+360n. The first and last can be combined as 0+180n.

7. Jan 13, 2014

### Coco12

What do you mean by the first and last can be combined ? Do you mean 0+360n and 180+360n? Since 360n is common among both, u just leave it as n?

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8. Jan 13, 2014

### haruspex

I mean that the union of the sets 0+360n, 180+360n is the set 0+180n.
The first is ... -720, -360, 0, +360, +720, ..., the second is ... -540, -180, +180, +540 ..., and combining them gives ... -720, -540, -360, -180, 0, +180, +360, ...

9. Jan 13, 2014

### Staff: Mentor

Coco -- check your PMs. I have fixed up this post of yours...

10. Jan 13, 2014

### Coco12

Thank you. Really sorry, sometimes when I type really fast, I forget not to use text speak. I will keep it in mind next time.

11. Jan 13, 2014

### Coco12

Oh. So you figure out both of the plus and minus for each to find the results then combine them to give a simplified equation?

12. Jan 13, 2014

### haruspex

Yes, except that it shouldn't involve such a detailed development. I only wrote it out like that to make it absolutely clear. You should spot that 180 is a common factor through 0+360n and 180+360n, so they reduce to 180{0 + 2n, 1+2n}, which means the even and odd multiples of 180, therefore all multiples of 180.