The diagram shows the curve y=kcos(x−61π) where k is a positive constant and x is measured in radians. The curve crosses the x-axis at point A and B is a minimum point.
Find the coordinates of A and B.
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(b) Find the exact value of t that satisfies the equation
3sin−1(3t)+2cos−1(212)=π.
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题目中文翻译
(a)
图中显示曲线 y=kcos(x−61π),其中 k 是正常数,x 以弧度为单位。曲线在点 A 与 x 轴相交,且 B 是一个最低点。
求 A 和 B 的坐标。
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(b) 求满足方程
3sin−1(3t)+2cos−1(212)=π
的 t 的精确值。
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解答
(a)
解法一
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按图判断是哪一次过零和哪一个谷底。A 是从下往上穿过 x 轴的点,B 是它右边的第二个极值点。
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At A, the cosine argument is 3π/2, the rising zero shown. Thus x=3π/2+π/6=5π/3. The minimum B shown after the next maximum has argument 3π, so x=3π+π/6=19π/6 and y=−k. Therefore