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Exercise 3.1 · Q2

Q.Find the principal solutions of the following equation: sec⁡θ=23\sec\theta = \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}

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sec⁡θ=23  ⟹  cos⁡θ=32\sec\theta=\dfrac{2}{\sqrt3}\implies\cos\theta=\dfrac{\sqrt3}{2}. cos⁡π6=32\cos\dfrac{\pi}{6}=\dfrac{\sqrt3}{2} so π6\dfrac{\pi}{6} is a principal solution. Using cos⁡θ=cos⁡(2π−θ)\cos\theta=\cos(2\pi-\theta): cos⁡11π6=32\cos\dfrac{11\pi}{6}=\dfrac{\sqrt3}{2} too, and 11π6∈[0,2π)\dfrac{11\pi}{6}\in[0,2\pi).

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θ=π6, 11π6\theta=\dfrac{\pi}{6},\ \dfrac{11\pi}{6}

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