TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS Chapter 7

7.3 SOLUTION OF TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS

SOLUTION OF TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS

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SOLVE EQUATIONS SOLVE EQUATIONS SOLVE EQUATIONS
IN LINEAR FORM IN QUADRATIC FORM IN THE FORM OF
a cos  b sin 

Substitute
i) sin   k
ii) cos   k
identities t-substitution R cos    or
formulae into
iii) tan   k R sin    
the equation

S1:Let t  tan
2 S1 : Expand
STEPS
sin   cos   1
2 2

1 t2 S2 : Compare coefficients
tan 2   1  sec 2 
1  cot 2   cos ec 2 2t S3 : Find R  a 2  b 2 ; R  0
S1 : k   ve / - ve 
1 t2 b
S2 : State quadrant S4 : Find   tan   ; a, b  0
a
tan  
2t and  is acute angle.
S3 : Find basic angle : 
1 t2
S5: Express
S4 : Sketch : S A 2t
sin  
T C 1 t2
1 t
S5: Find  cos   Find the maximum
Linear form 1 t2 Solve
a cos   b sin   c and minimum
values.
S2 : Substitute
 1  cos   1
S3 : Find t Linear form  1  sin   1
S4 : Find 
Linear form