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  • 23-03-2018
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A student solved the equation sin2x/cosx=2, 0<=x<=pi and found the answer of pi/2 describe the students error

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Matheng
Matheng Matheng
  • 10-06-2018
For the given equation ⇒⇒⇒ [tex] \frac{sin \ 2x}{cos \ x} =2[/tex]
and the given range 0 ≤ x ≤ π
We should note that the zeros of the denominator will be at 
cos x = 0
∴ [tex]x = cos^{-1} 0 = \frac{\pi}{2} [/tex]
So, the given equation is undefined at π/2
So, the students error is the division by zero.


See the attached figure which represents the graph of the given equation and we can see it is undefined at π/2


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