Need help simplifying expression

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The discussion revolves around simplifying a mathematical expression involving trigonometric functions. The original poster presents an equation involving tangent and cosine functions, indicating a challenge in further simplification.

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I'm attempting to solve a question with a few unknowns, and I managed to get it to the following form:

tanx(1-cosx)=0.25


I just can't seem to simplify it further and thus solve.. Any ideas?
 
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It is more helpful if you post the entire original question and your work so far; otherwise we can't tell whether you've made a mistake in the work leading up to this point, or indeed whether you're expected to find an exact or merely approximate solution.
 
Ok.
Find theta.
2sintheta(75)(x-1.2)=45, where x=1.2costheta
 
sorry, x=1.2/costheta
 

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