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Trigonometric equations

The equations containing trigonometric functions of unknown angles are known as trigonometric equations.

 

Trigonometric equations

The equations containing trigonometric functions of unknown angles are known as trigonometric equations. A solution of trigonometric equation is the value of unknown angle that satisfies the equation. Unless the domain is restricted, the trigonometric equations have infinitely many solutions, a fact due to the periodicity of trigonometric functions. Some of the equations may not have a solution at all.


 

General Solution

The solution of a trigonometric equation giving all the admissible values obtained with the help of periodicity of a trigonometric function is called the general solution of the equation.

 

Principal Solution

The smallest numerical value of unknown angle satisfying the equation in the interval [0, 2π] (or) [−π, π] is called a principal solution. We shall take the interval [ −π, π] for defining the principal solution. Further, in this interval we may have two solutions. Even though both are valid solutions, we take only the numerically smaller one. This helps us to define the principal domain of the trigonometric functions in order to have their inverses.




















 

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