A Case With No Angle
Part of the Trig Equations and Inverses section of Coddy's Trigonometry journey. Lesson 40 of 52.
factors as . The first case gives sin x = 1/2: 30° and 150°. The second gives sin x = 2.
No angle has sine 2: a sine is the height of a point on a circle of radius 1, so it stays from −1 to 1. That case drops out, and the answers are 30° and 150°. Check each case's value before reaching for arcsin.
Challenge
Solve for every x in [0°, 360°), then press Check.
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