Problem

In the space below, algebraically solve the equation cos3x=0.5 in the domain 180x360

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x=20,100

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Step 1 :Find the angles whose cosine is 0.5: cos1(0.5)=60,300

Step 2 :Divide the angles by 3 to get the values of x: x1=603=20, x2=3003=100

Step 3 :x=20,100

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