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Cloe
3rd May 2006, 04:07 PM
i no i should be trying to factorize this equation but not getting anywhere.

4sinθcosθ - 2sinθ - 2cosθ+1 = 0

Plz help me :confused:

DaveD
4th May 2006, 11:16 AM
4sinθcosθ - 2sinθ - 2cosθ+1 = 0
.. 2sinθ(2cosθ - 1) - 1(2cosθ-1) = 0
.. (2cosθ - 1)(2sinθ-1) = 0
.. 2cosθ = 1 or 2sinθ = 1
.. cosθ = 0.5 or sinθ = 0.5

solve from here