Trigonometry - Trigonometric Equations

Trigonometry - Trigonometric Equations

5 marks
  1. Show that the equation \(2\sin^2{x}+3\cos{x}=0\) can be written in the form \(a\cos^2{x}+b\cos{x}+c=0\), where \(a, b\) and\(c\) are integers to be found.[2]
  2. Hence, or otherwise, solve the equation \(2\sin^2{x}+3\cos{x}=0\) for \(-180^{\circ}\leq x\leq 180^{\circ}\).[3]

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