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Question11. Provide a trigonometric equation. Considering only the space between x=0x=0 and 2π2 \pi, the equation must only have solutions at x=1x=1 and x=2x=2. Explain your thought process and the work you did to create the equation. You may round decimal values to 3 places. [ 6 marks]

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STEP 1

1. The trigonometric equation should have solutions only at x=1 x = 1 and x=2 x = 2 within the interval 0 0 to 2π 2\pi .
2. The equation can involve any standard trigonometric function(s).
3. Decimal values can be rounded to three decimal places.

STEP 2

1. Identify the trigonometric function to use.
2. Determine the form of the equation.
3. Adjust the equation to have solutions at specific points.
4. Verify the solutions.

STEP 3

Identify the trigonometric function to use. Since we need specific solutions at x=1 x = 1 and x=2 x = 2 , we can use the sine or cosine function, which have periodic characteristics and can be manipulated to have solutions at specific points.

STEP 4

Determine the form of the equation. We can start with a basic sine function and consider transformations:
f(x)=sin(kx+c) f(x) = \sin(kx + c)
where k k and c c are constants to be determined.

STEP 5

Adjust the equation to have solutions at specific points. We want f(x)=0 f(x) = 0 at x=1 x = 1 and x=2 x = 2 . Let's choose:
f(x)=sin(π(x1.5)) f(x) = \sin(\pi(x - 1.5))
This function will be zero at x=1 x = 1 and x=2 x = 2 because:
sin(π(11.5))=sin(0.5π)=0 \sin(\pi(1 - 1.5)) = \sin(-0.5\pi) = 0 sin(π(21.5))=sin(0.5π)=0 \sin(\pi(2 - 1.5)) = \sin(0.5\pi) = 0

STEP 6

Verify the solutions. Check that the function is zero only at x=1 x = 1 and x=2 x = 2 within the interval 0 0 to 2π 2\pi .
The function sin(π(x1.5)) \sin(\pi(x - 1.5)) has a period of 2 2 , so it will only be zero at x=1 x = 1 and x=2 x = 2 within the given interval.
The trigonometric equation is:
sin(π(x1.5))=0 \sin(\pi(x - 1.5)) = 0

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