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5sin^(2)x = 2sin(x)

 

How do you solve this? every time I try to solve it, I always get sin in the radical form. Please help!

 May 26, 2015

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Rewrite      5sin2(x)  =  2sin(x)     as:     5sin2(x) - 2sin(x)  =  0.

Factoring:    sin(x)[5sin(x) - 2]  =  0

So, either:    sin(x)  =  0     or    5sin(x) - 2  =  0   --->    sin(x)  =  0     or     sin(x)  =  2/5

Can you take it from here?

 May 26, 2015
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Rewrite      5sin2(x)  =  2sin(x)     as:     5sin2(x) - 2sin(x)  =  0.

Factoring:    sin(x)[5sin(x) - 2]  =  0

So, either:    sin(x)  =  0     or    5sin(x) - 2  =  0   --->    sin(x)  =  0     or     sin(x)  =  2/5

Can you take it from here?

geno3141 May 26, 2015
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