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Use the diagram to explain why

tan⁡(θ)=sin⁡(θ)cos⁡(θ)

Hence, solve the following for all values of θ such that −180≤θ≤180.

  1. 3sin⁡(θ)=2cos⁡(θ)
  2. 5sin⁡(θ)+2cos⁡(θ)=0
  3. 1sin⁡(θ)−3cos⁡(θ)=0

In (a) and (b), you can divide by cos⁡(θ), and then make use of the fact that

sin⁡(θ)cos⁡(θ)=tan⁡(θ)

In (c), you can multiply by sin⁡(θ) to make sin⁡(θ)cos⁡(θ)