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TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS
PRINCIPAL SOLUTIONS:-
Q.20) Find the principal solutions of cosec 𝑥 = −2
Sol.20) −1
⇒ sin 𝑥 =
2
rd 𝜋
3 quadrant, sin 𝑥 = sin (𝜋 + )
6
7𝜋
⇒ sin 𝑥 = sin ( )
6
th 𝜋
4 quadrant, sin 𝑥 = sin (2𝜋 + )
6
11𝜋
⇒ sin 𝑥 = sin ( )
6
7𝜋 11𝜋
⇒𝑥 = and 𝑥 = are the principal solutions
6 6
Q.21) Find the principal solutions of cosec 𝑥 = −2
Sol.21) cosec 𝑥
−1
⇒ sin 𝑥 =
2
𝜋
3rd quadrant, sin 𝑥 = sin (𝜋 + )

om
6
7𝜋
⇒ sin 𝑥 = sin ( )
6
𝜋

.c
th
4 quadrant, sin 𝑥 = sin (2𝜋 + )
6
11𝜋
⇒ sin 𝑥 = sin (
6
)
y
da
7𝜋 11𝜋
⇒𝑥 = and 𝑥 = are the principal solutions
6 6
Q.22) Find the principal solutions of tan 𝑥 = √3
to

Sol.22) tan 𝑥 = √3
es

𝜋
1st quadrant, tan 𝑥 = tan ( )
3
𝜋
⇒𝑥 =
di

3
rd 𝜋
3 quadrant, tan 𝑥 = tan (𝜋 + )
tu

3
4𝜋
⇒ tan 𝑥 = tan ( )
.s

3
𝜋 4𝜋
∴ 𝑥 = and 𝑥 = are the principal solutions
3 3
w

Q.23) Find the principal solutions of, sec 𝑥 = −1

w

Sol.23) sec 𝑥 = −1
⇒ cos 𝑥 = −1
w

2nd quadrant, cos 𝑥 = cos(𝜋 − 0)

⇒𝑥 =𝜋
3rd quadrant, cos 𝑥 = cos(𝜋 + 0)
⇒𝑥 =𝜋
∴ 𝑥 = 𝜋 is the principal solutions

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