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Question 66

A research team is modeling the vertical displacement, HHH, of a specialized underwater sensor. The displacement is given by the function

H(θ)=sin⁡2θsec⁡θ+cos⁡2θcsc⁡θ+sin⁡θ H(\theta) = \sin 2\theta \sec \theta + \cos 2\theta \csc \theta + \sin \theta H(θ)=sin2θsecθ+cos2θcscθ+sinθ

where θ\thetaθ is the tilt angle of the sensor.

a.

Show that the expression for H(θ)H(\theta)H(θ) can be written as

H(θ)=sin⁡θ+csc⁡θ H(\theta) = \sin \theta + \csc \theta H(θ)=sinθ+cscθ

where sin⁡θ≠0\sin \theta \neq 0sinθ=0 and cos⁡θ≠0\cos \theta \neq 0cosθ=0.

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bi.

A technician attempts to find the tilt angles where the displacement is exactly 4.254.254.25 units by solving the equation

sin⁡2θsec⁡θ+cos⁡2θcsc⁡θ+sin⁡θ=4.25 \sin 2\theta \sec \theta + \cos 2\theta \csc \theta + \sin \theta = 4.25 sin2θsecθ+cos2θcscθ+sinθ=4.25

for 0∘≤θ≤360∘0^{\circ} \leq \theta \leq 360^{\circ}0∘≤θ≤360∘. They produce the following solution:

Step 1: sin⁡θ+csc⁡θ=4.25\sin \theta + \csc \theta = 4.25sinθ+cscθ=4.25

Step 2: sin⁡θ+1sin⁡θ=174\sin \theta + \frac{1}{\sin \theta} = \frac{17}{4}sinθ+sinθ1​=417​

Step 3: 4sin⁡2θ−17sin⁡θ+4=04\sin^{2} \theta - 17\sin \theta + 4 = 04sin2θ−17sinθ+4=0

Step 4: sin⁡θ=4\sin \theta = 4sinθ=4 or sin⁡θ=0.25\sin \theta = 0.25sinθ=0.25

Step 5: θ=14.5∘,165.5∘\theta = 14.5^{\circ}, 165.5^{\circ}θ=14.5∘,165.5∘

Explain why the technician should reject the value sin⁡θ=4\sin \theta = 4sinθ=4 in Step 4.

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bii.

Determine if there are any other reasons, based on the original expression's domain, why solutions might need to be rejected, and state the final correct solutions for the technician's equation in the range 0∘≤θ≤360∘0^{\circ} \leq \theta \leq 360^{\circ}0∘≤θ≤360∘.

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