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5.3.2 To Sketch Graphs of Trigonometric Functions

(Part 2)
September 14, 2015 by

5.3.2 To Sketch Graphs of Trigonometric Functions (Part 2)

Example 2:
(a) Sketch the graph y = –½ cos x for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.
(b) Hence, using the same axes, sketch a suitable graph to find the number of solutions to
the equation + cos x = 0 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.
π

2x

State the number of solutions.

Solution:
(a)

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(b)

π
+ cos x = 0
2x

π
= − cos x
2x

π 1 1
= − cos x ← Multiply both sides by
4x 2 2

π 1
y = ← y = − cos x
4x 2

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The suitable graph to draw is y  

π
= .
4x

x π

2
π 2π
y =
π

4x
½ ¼ ⅛

From the graphs, there are two points of intersection for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.
Number of solutions = 2.

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