Asked by trig

Solve tan2A - 2tanA = -1 for 0º≤A≤360º.

Answers

Answered by Steve
Hmmm. Sensing a missing ^ character, we have

tan^2(A) - 2tanA + 1 = 0
(tanA - 1)^2 = 0
tanA = 1
So, A = 45º or 225º
Answered by Reiny
or taking it at face value the way it was typed

tan 2A - 2tan A = -1
2tanA/(1-tan^2 A) - 2tanA = -1
let tanA = x for easier typing

2x/(1-x^2) - 2x = -1
times 1 - x^2

2x - 2x + 2x^3 = -1 + x^2
2x^3 - x^2 + 1 = 0
by Wolfram
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2x%5E3+-+x%5E2%2B1%3D0
x = -.657298
tanA = -.657298
A = 146.7° or A = 326.7°

both work
Answered by Anonymous
a ladder leaning against a vertical wall make an angle 24 degrees with the wall.the foot of the ladder is 5 ft from the wall find the length of the ladder
Answered by jr
You lean a ladder 6.7 m long against a wall. It makes an angle of 63 degrees with the level ground. How high up is the top of the ladder?
There are no AI answers yet. The ability to request AI answers is coming soon!