How Do You Solve a Quadratic Trigonometric Equation?

In summary, to solve the given equation algebraically, one could replace sin(x) with a variable y and solve the resulting quadratic equation for y. Then, the solutions for y could be plugged back into sin(x) to obtain two goniometric equations that can be easily solved. Alternatively, one could treat the equation as a quadratic function and use the quadratic formula or factoring to find the solutions.
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ku07
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How do you algebraicly find the solution to this equation

6sin(to power of 2)x-6sinx+1=0

where 0<(or equal to) x <(or equal to) 2pi
 
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Let Sinx = u and then use the binomial theorem.
 
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ku07 said:
How do you algebraicly find the solution to this equation

6sin(to power of 2)x-6sinx+1=0

where 0<(or equal to) x <(or equal to) 2pi
If you replace sin(x) by a variable y your equation will be :

[tex]6y^2 -6y + 1 = 0[/tex]

Solve this equation for y. You will get maximum two solutions for y. each solution is equal to sin(x), so you will get two goniometric equations that will be easy to solve.

marlon
 
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Im in trig as well and I am confused with some of yalls answers. Couldn't he treat this as a quadratic function. If it were me I would see if I could factor it then set each to 0 and solve; if it doesn't factor I would plug it in the quadratic formula and solve. I am in this same chapter of trig so please let me konw what I am overlooking.
 
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seanistic said:
Im in trig as well and I am confused with some of yalls answers. Couldn't he treat this as a quadratic function. If it were me I would see if I could factor it then set each to 0 and solve; if it doesn't factor I would plug it in the quadratic formula and solve. I am in this same chapter of trig so please let me konw what I am overlooking.

yes you can treat it as a quadratic function, that's what marlon did in his post, although you could just leave sin (x) instead of replacing it with y, I believe that just plugging sin(x) = quadratic formula would work just as well, you would then have to do inverse sin on both sides to solve for x
 

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