Problem

For the equation,
\[
2 \sin \theta=1
\]
a. Solve for all degree solutions.
b. Solve for $\theta$ if $0^{\circ} \leq \theta< 360^{\circ}$. Do not use a calculator.

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Final Answer: The solutions to the equation \(2 \sin \theta=1\) for all degree solutions are \(\boxed{\theta = 30^\circ + 360n^\circ}\) and \(\boxed{\theta = 150^\circ + 360n^\circ}\), where \(n\) is an integer. The solutions for \(\theta\) in the range \(0^\circ \leq \theta<360^\circ\) are \(\boxed{\theta = 30^\circ}\) and \(\boxed{\theta = 150^\circ}\).

Steps

Step 1 :First, we isolate \(\sin \theta\) by dividing both sides of the equation by 2. This gives us \(\sin \theta = \frac{1}{2}\).

Step 2 :Next, we find the angle(s) whose sine is \(\frac{1}{2}\). We know that \(\sin 30^\circ = \frac{1}{2}\) and \(\sin 150^\circ = \frac{1}{2}\), so these are two possible solutions.

Step 3 :However, the sine function is periodic with a period of \(360^\circ\), so we can add or subtract multiples of \(360^\circ\) to these solutions to get all possible degree solutions.

Step 4 :For the second part of the question, we only need to consider the solutions in the range \(0^\circ \leq \theta<360^\circ\), which are \(30^\circ\) and \(150^\circ\).

Step 5 :Final Answer: The solutions to the equation \(2 \sin \theta=1\) for all degree solutions are \(\boxed{\theta = 30^\circ + 360n^\circ}\) and \(\boxed{\theta = 150^\circ + 360n^\circ}\), where \(n\) is an integer. The solutions for \(\theta\) in the range \(0^\circ \leq \theta<360^\circ\) are \(\boxed{\theta = 30^\circ}\) and \(\boxed{\theta = 150^\circ}\).

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