题目
(a) Solve the equation .
(b) Hence solve the equation for .
题目中文翻译
(a) 解方程 。
(b) 由此解方程 ,其中 。
原卷通用作答要求
Answer all questions. You should use a calculator where appropriate.
You must show all necessary working clearly; no marks will be given for unsupported answers from a calculator.
Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place for angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
请回答所有题目。适当时应使用计算器。必须清楚展示所有必要的计算过程;仅给出计算器答案而没有过程,不予评分。除非题目另有精度要求,非精确数值答案保留 3 位有效数字,以度为单位的角度保留 1 位小数。
解答
(a)
解法一
思路
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设 。原式分母要求 ,再乘以 化成二次方程。
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Let . Multiplication by gives
Both roots, and , are positive. Hence or .
(b)
解法一
思路
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把 (a) 的两个 值作为正切值。每个正值在第一和第三象限各有一个角。
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The equation is the one in (a) with . Thus or . The first gives and , and the second gives and , all to one decimal place. All four give a positive, defined tangent.