i need help with pre-calculus

i have an equation:

x = 1.54(1 - cos Θ) + 2sin² Θ

I have to find an angle theta (Θ) between 0° and 360° that satifies the equation when x = 2. if anyone can help me that would be great.

 

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The answer is "Q"! Trust me!!

 

i need someone to show me how to simply the expression, not how to use a calculator.

 

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with help from another forum, i got this far:

2 / 1.54 = sin² Θ + 2sin² Θ

 

Not quite..., I'd find another source.

55.02349 degrees. Now show your work.....

Blue

 

2 = 1.54(1 - cos Θ) + 2sin² Θ

if i divide 1.54 from both sides i get

2 / 1.54 = (1 - cos Θ) + 2sin² Θ

then remembering that sin² Θ + cos² Θ = 1, i can substitute in sin² Θ for 1 - cos Θ.

2 / 1.54 = sin² Θ + 2sin² Θ

thats all i got

 

LOL! Hey Fuser, don't ya hate when they want to see 'how you got your answer'?

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(He said that pretty fast!)

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Marja

 

You dropped a power.

sin² Θ + cos² Θ = 1, rearranging, sin² Θ = 1 - cos² Θ, not 1 - cos Θ.

You're on the right conceptual track though, so you're most of the way there. Get the equation in terms of one of the transcendental functions, but you really should look at substituting that sin² Θ term with (1 - cos² Θ), that yields a simple quadratic in cos Θ. Make the temporary variable transformation z = cos Θ and solve the quadratic for z. That solution has two branches, but only one is physically correct (i.e. shows the right bounding behaviour for cos Θ; that is, being in the bounded domain of -1 to 1).

Blue

 

d'oh, i missed that. thanx for the help tho

 

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Shouldn't dividing both sides by 1.54 yield: 2 / 1.54 = (1 - cos Θ) + 2sin² Θ/1.54 ?

 

it doesnt matter cuz theta is a greek letter not egyptian

the two 1.54 cancel out to give one as the denominator

 

That would be the case if the rhs of the equation was:

1.54((1 - cos Θ) + 2sin² Θ)

 

hey WSFuser

lol, yes, i remember the days of pre-calc. ok so i think here is how you do it:

you have 1.54 - 1.54cosӨ -2sin^2Ө = 2
ok, this reminds me of a quadratic equation, so we want to have a variable in place of cosӨ. However, we also have sinӨ in the equation. So, you can use one of the basic principles sin^2Ө +cos^2Ө = 1 and solve for sin^2Ө. you should get sin^2Ө = 1-cos^2Ө. but you have 2sin^2Ө in the equation, so your equivalent becomes 2-2cos^2Ө. plug this into the equation and everything becomes:

2cos^2Ө - 2 - 1.54cosӨ + 1.54 = 2
bring the two to the left side and substitute a temporary variable (such as a) for cosӨ and you will have a neat quadratic equation to use the quadratic formula:

2a^2 - 1.54a - 2.46 = 0

The rest is based on simple algebra and the quadratic equation. Check my work, i think the basic concept is correct though.
Hope this helped.



edit: wow, i almost forgot, you have to substitute your variable back into the equation for a = cosӨ. you might have two answers (because of the quadratic equation) and check the validity of the solutions.

 

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Sigh.....I'd help but I know only the absolute basics of trigonometry right now.

 

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But, maybe you have to ask some of our scientists here...like...ohh I don't like to name names.

 

I'm so glad the only classes I have to take now are business ones.

 

i was able to confirm Blue's answer at another forum. anyways thanx all for ur help.

 

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