Chapter 7

Precalculus Mathematics for Calculus · 367 exercises

Problem 35

(a) Graph \(f\) and \(g\) in the given viewing rectangle and find the intersection points graphically, rounded to two decimal places. (b) Find the intersection points of \(f\) and \(g\) algebraically. Give exact answers. $$\begin{array}{l}f(x)=3 \cos x+1, g(x)=\cos x-1 \\ [-2 \pi, 2 \pi] \text { by }[-2.5,4.5] \end{array}$$

6 step solution

Problem 35

Prove the identity. $$\cot (x-y)=\frac{\cot x \cot y+1}{\cot y-\cot x}$$

5 step solution

Problem 35

Verify the identity. $$\cot (-\alpha) \cos (-\alpha)+\sin (-\alpha)=-\csc \alpha$$

6 step solution

Problem 36

Use the Addition Formula for Tangent to prove the Double Angle Formula for Tangent.

4 step solution

Problem 36

Find all solutions of the given equation. $$9 \sin ^{2} \theta-1=0$$

5 step solution

Problem 36

(a) Graph \(f\) and \(g\) in the given viewing rectangle and find the intersection points graphically, rounded to two decimal places. (b) Find the intersection points of \(f\) and \(g\) algebraically. Give exact answers. $$\begin{aligned} &f(x)=\sin 2 x+1, g(x)=2 \sin 2 x+1\\\ &[-2 \pi, 2 \pi] \text { by }[-1.5,3.5] \end{aligned}$$

6 step solution

Problem 36

Prove the identity. $$\cot (x+y)=\frac{\cot x \cot y-1}{\cot x+\cot y}$$

7 step solution

Problem 36

Verify the identity. $$\csc x[\csc x+\sin (-x)]=\cot ^{2} x$$

5 step solution

Problem 37

Find \(\sin \frac{x}{2}, \cos \frac{x}{2},\) and \(\tan \frac{x}{2}\) from the given information. $$\sin x=\frac{3}{3}, \quad 0^{\circ}

5 step solution

Problem 37

Find all solutions of the given equation. $$\sec ^{2} \theta-2=0$$

5 step solution

Problem 37

(a) Graph \(f\) and \(g\) in the given viewing rectangle and find the intersection points graphically, rounded to two decimal places. (b) Find the intersection points of \(f\) and \(g\) algebraically. Give exact answers. $$f(x)=\tan x, g(x)=\sqrt{3} ;\left[-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right] \text { by }[-10,10]$$

5 step solution

Problem 37

Verify the identity. $$\tan \theta+\cot \theta=\sec \theta \csc \theta$$

4 step solution

Problem 37

Prove the identity. $$\tan x-\tan y=\frac{\sin (x-y)}{\cos x \cos y}$$

5 step solution

Problem 38

Find \(\sin \frac{x}{2}, \cos \frac{x}{2},\) and \(\tan \frac{x}{2}\) from the given information. $$\cos x=-\frac{4}{5}, \quad 180^{\circ}

4 step solution

Problem 38

Find all solutions of the given equation. $$\csc ^{2} \theta-4=0$$

6 step solution

Problem 38

(a) Graph \(f\) and \(g\) in the given viewing rectangle and find the intersection points graphically, rounded to two decimal places. (b) Find the intersection points of \(f\) and \(g\) algebraically. Give exact answers. $$f(x)=\sin x-1, g(x)=\cos x ;[-2 \pi, 2 \pi] \text { by }[-2.5,1.5]$$

6 step solution

Problem 38

Verify the identity. $$(\sin x+\cos x)^{2}=1+2 \sin x \cos x$$

3 step solution

Problem 38

Prove the identity. $$1-\tan x \tan y=\frac{\cos (x+y)}{\cos x \cos y}$$

5 step solution

Problem 39

Find \(\sin \frac{x}{2}, \cos \frac{x}{2},\) and \(\tan \frac{x}{2}\) from the given information. $$\csc x=3, \quad 90^{\circ}

5 step solution

Problem 39

Use an Addition or Subtraction Formula to simplify the equation. Then find all solutions in the interval \([0,2 \pi)\) $$\cos \theta \cos 3 \theta-\sin \theta \sin 3 \theta=0$$

5 step solution

Problem 39

Solve the given equation. $$\left(\tan ^{2} \theta-4\right)(2 \cos \theta+1)=0$$

4 step solution

Problem 39

Verify the identity. $$(1-\cos \beta)(1+\cos \beta)=\frac{1}{\csc ^{2} \beta}$$

4 step solution

Problem 39

Prove the identity. $$\frac{\sin (x+y)-\sin (x-y)}{\cos (x+y)+\cos (x-y)}=\tan y$$

3 step solution

Problem 40

Find \(\sin \frac{x}{2}, \cos \frac{x}{2},\) and \(\tan \frac{x}{2}\) from the given information. $$\tan x=1, \quad 0^{\circ}

4 step solution

Problem 40

Use an Addition or Subtraction Formula to simplify the equation. Then find all solutions in the interval \([0,2 \pi)\) $$\cos \theta \cos 2 \theta+\sin \theta \sin 2 \theta=\frac{1}{2}$$

5 step solution

Problem 40

Solve the given equation. $$(\tan \theta-2)\left(16 \sin ^{2} \theta-1\right)=0$$

4 step solution

Problem 40

Verify the identity. $$\frac{\cos x}{\sec x}+\frac{\sin x}{\csc x}=1$$

4 step solution

Problem 40

Prove the identity. $$\cos (x+y) \cos (x-y)=\cos ^{2} x-\sin ^{2} y$$

4 step solution

Problem 41

Find \(\sin \frac{x}{2}, \cos \frac{x}{2},\) and \(\tan \frac{x}{2}\) from the given information. $$\text { sec } x=\frac{3}{2}, \quad 270^{\circ}

5 step solution

Problem 41

Use an Addition or Subtraction Formula to simplify the equation. Then find all solutions in the interval \([0,2 \pi)\) $$\sin 2 \theta \cos \theta-\cos 2 \theta \sin \theta=\sqrt{3} / 2$$

3 step solution

Problem 41

Solve the given equation. $$4 \cos ^{2} \theta-4 \cos \theta+1=0$$

6 step solution

Problem 41

Verify the identity. $$\frac{(\sin x+\cos x)^{2}}{\sin ^{2} x-\cos ^{2} x}=\frac{\sin ^{2} x-\cos ^{2} x}{(\sin x-\cos x)^{2}}$$

4 step solution

Problem 41

Prove the identity. $$\begin{aligned} \sin (x+y+z)=& \sin x \cos y \cos z+\cos x \sin y \cos z \\ &+\cos x \cos y \sin z-\sin x \sin y \sin z \end{aligned}$$

3 step solution

Problem 42

Find \(\sin \frac{x}{2}, \cos \frac{x}{2},\) and \(\tan \frac{x}{2}\) from the given information. $$\cot x=5, \quad 180^{\circ}

10 step solution

Problem 42

Use an Addition or Subtraction Formula to simplify the equation. Then find all solutions in the interval \([0,2 \pi)\) $$\sin 3 \theta \cos \theta-\cos 3 \theta \sin \theta=0$$

4 step solution

Problem 42

Solve the given equation. $$2 \sin ^{2} \theta-\sin \theta-1=0$$

8 step solution

Problem 42

Verify the identity. $$(\sin x+\cos x)^{4}=(1+2 \sin x \cos x)^{2}$$

4 step solution

Problem 42

Prove the identity. $$\begin{aligned} \tan (x-y)+\tan (y-z) &+\tan (z-x) \\ &=\tan (x-y) \tan (y-z) \tan (z-x) \end{aligned}$$

5 step solution

Problem 43

Write the given expression as an algebraic expression in \(x\). $$\sin \left(2 \tan ^{-1} x\right)$$

4 step solution

Problem 43

\(43-52\). Use a Double- or Half-Angle Formula to solve the equation in the interval \([0,2 \pi)\) $$\sin 2 \theta+\cos \theta=0$$

5 step solution

Problem 43

Solve the given equation. $$3 \sin ^{2} \theta-7 \sin \theta+2=0$$

6 step solution

Problem 43

Write the given expression in terms of \(x\) and \(y\) only. $$\cos \left(\sin ^{-1} x-\tan ^{-1} y\right)$$

5 step solution

Problem 43

Verify the identity. $$\frac{\sec t-\cos t}{\sec t}=\sin ^{2} t$$

7 step solution

Problem 44

Write the given expression as an algebraic expression in \(x\). $$\tan \left(2 \cos ^{-1} x\right)$$

5 step solution

Problem 44

Use a Double- or Half-Angle Formula to solve the equation in the interval \([0,2 \pi)\) $$\tan \frac{\theta}{2}-\sin \theta=0$$

6 step solution

Problem 44

Solve the given equation. $$\tan ^{4} \theta-13 \tan ^{2} \theta+36=0$$

5 step solution

Problem 44

Write the given expression in terms of \(x\) and \(y\) only. $$\tan \left(\sin ^{-1} x+\cos ^{-1} y\right)$$

8 step solution

Problem 44

Verify the identity. $$\frac{1-\sin x}{1+\sin x}=(\sec x-\tan x)^{2}$$

3 step solution

Problem 45

Write the given expression as an algebraic expression in \(x\). $$\sin \left(\frac{1}{2} \cos ^{-1} x\right)$$

4 step solution

Problem 45

Use a Double- or Half-Angle Formula to solve the equation in the interval \([0,2 \pi)\) $$\cos 2 \theta+\cos \theta=2$$

7 step solution

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