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Solve the equations, finding all 2πθ2π,

  1. tan2θ1=0
  2. 3tanθ=2cosθ

Rearranging (a) and taking square roots gets the two possible cases

tanθ=1ortanθ=1

Sketch y=tanθ (in radians) and use the graph to find all solutions.


For (b), recall that

tanθ=sinθcosθ

Multiply both sides by cosθ.


Use sin2θ+cos2θ=1 to express cos2θ in terms of sinθ - you end up with a quadratic to solve.