MAT - 125 - Technical Math II

Second of a two-part sequence for technology students in a math-related field. Topics include logarithms, systems of nonlinear equations, inequalities, variation, progressions, trigonometric identities and equations, inverse trigonometric functions, analytical geometry, and complex numbers.

Prerequisite(s)

MAT-124; ( minimum grade C- )

Problems

  1. Find all solutions to the trigonometric equation:
    Cos(x) = ½
    0 ≤ x ≤ 2π
  2. What is the conic section defined by:
    25x2 + 16y2 = 400
  3. Solve for Θ:
    4sin2Θ - 3 = 0 where 0 ≤ Θ ≤ 2π

Answers/Solutions

  1. x = π/3 , 5π/3
  2. Ellipse centered at (0,0) with major axis along the y-axis.
  3. π/3 , 2π/3 , 4π/3 , 5π/3