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Exercise 3.1 · Q3

Q.Find the principal solutions of the following equation: cot⁡θ=3\cot\theta = \sqrt{3}

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cot⁡θ=3  ⟹  tan⁡θ=13\cot\theta=\sqrt3\implies\tan\theta=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt3}. tan⁡π6=13\tan\dfrac{\pi}{6}=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt3}, so π6\dfrac{\pi}{6} is a principal solution. Since tangent repeats every π\pi, tan⁡(π+π6)=tan⁡π6\tan\left(\pi+\dfrac{\pi}{6}\right)=\tan\dfrac{\pi}{6}, giving 7π6\dfrac{7\pi}{6}, also in [0,2π)[0,2\pi).

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θ=π6, 7π6\theta=\dfrac{\pi}{6},\ \dfrac{7\pi}{6}

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