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essaichay
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Hi everyone,
Trying to revise and I came across this question:
Solve the eqn cosec^2x = (3cotx + 4)/2, giving all values of x in the interval 0 < x < 2pi in radians to two dp.
I ended up with two principal values/angles (working in degrees at the moment), which are:
tan^-1(x) = 26.6 deg. and tan^-1(x) = -63.4 deg.
i used the formula pv + 180n, and got the right answers for -63.4 deg, which are:
2.03 rad and 5.18 rad, but when I applied the same forumla to solve tan^-1(x) = 26.6 deg
I got one wrong answer to the mark scheme: 6.74 rad (supposed to be 0.46 rad) but one right answer: 3.61 rad.
Completely confused on this as I'm sure I didn't misuse the formula.
Any suggestions on this would be great!
Thanks in advance.
Trying to revise and I came across this question:
Solve the eqn cosec^2x = (3cotx + 4)/2, giving all values of x in the interval 0 < x < 2pi in radians to two dp.
I ended up with two principal values/angles (working in degrees at the moment), which are:
tan^-1(x) = 26.6 deg. and tan^-1(x) = -63.4 deg.
i used the formula pv + 180n, and got the right answers for -63.4 deg, which are:
2.03 rad and 5.18 rad, but when I applied the same forumla to solve tan^-1(x) = 26.6 deg
I got one wrong answer to the mark scheme: 6.74 rad (supposed to be 0.46 rad) but one right answer: 3.61 rad.
Completely confused on this as I'm sure I didn't misuse the formula.
Any suggestions on this would be great!
Thanks in advance.