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Trig help please..1 Question:)?
Help needed on this trig equation using the QUADRATIC FORMULA:
tan^2 theta - 3tan theta + 2 = 0
..I need to solve this algebraically using the quad. formula..
If you could, help please...like show steps on how to solve..
Thanksies soo so much!_!:)
5 Answers
- StevenLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
one way
replace tan theta with A
A² - 3A + 2 = 0
factor
(A - 1)(A - 2) = 0 ...yeah, yeah, I know it says quad formula, but this is way quicker.
A = 1 or A = 2
replace A back with tanΘ
tanΘ = 1 or tanΘ = 2
so Θ=π/4 + nπ/2 for all integers n, or Θ≈1.107 + nπ/2 for all integers n
(answers in radians)
- NancyLv 61 decade ago
Let u = tan(theta) to get u^2 - 3u + 2 = 0
By the quadratic formula, u = (3 +- sqrt(9 - 4*1*2))/2
u = (3 + 1)/2 = 2 or u = (3 - 1)/2 = 1
Then; 2 = tan (theta) or 1 = tan (theta)
- TCLv 71 decade ago
let u = tan theta so the equation becomes
u^2 - 3u + 2 = 0
(- b +- sqrt(b^2 - 4ac)/2a
a = 1
b = - 3
c = 2
u = (3 +- sqrt((- 3)^2 - 4(1)(2))/((2)(1))
u = (3 =-sqrt(9 - 8))/2
u = (3 +- sqrt(1))/2
u = (3 +- 1)/2
u = 4/2 = 2 or 2/2 = 1
but we want to know what tan theta equals so substitute
set tan theta = 2 and solve and we get 63.43
and tan theta = 1 and we get 45
- 1 decade ago
let's say that tan theta is equivalent to t
so tan^2 thta -tan theta +2=0 becomes t^2 - 3t +2=0
delta=1 so the roots are t'=1 and t''=2
and you solve tan theta =1 so theta = 45 degrees or tan theta=2 so thta = 60 degrees
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