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A student solved the equation sin2x/cos x and found an answer of pi/2 Describe the student's error

A student solved the equation sin2xcos x and found an answer of pi2 Describe the students error class=

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  • 03-11-2022

To find:

To determine whether the x = pi/2 is the answer of the equation

[tex]\frac{\sin2x}{\cos x}=2[/tex]

Solution:

The solution of the equation is as follows:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{\sin2x}{\cos x}=2 \\ \frac{2\sin x\cos x}{\cos x}=2 \\ \sin x=1 \\ x=\frac{\pi}{2} \end{gathered}[/tex]

But at x = pi/2, the denominator of the function is zero, so, the function is not defined at x = pi/2.

Thus, the answer is "The function is not defined at x = pi/2. So, it is not the answer to the equation."

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