Given that g(x)=5sin2x+12cos2x, express g(x) in the form Rain(2x+alpha), where R>0 and alpha is an acute angle. Find the minimum value of 26/g(x)+15
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| Point | x | y |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum | −2.94 | 13 |
| x-intercept | −2.16 | 0 |
| Minimum | −1.37 | −13 |
| x-intercept | −0.59 | 0 |
| y-intercept | 0 | 12 |
| Maximum | 0.2 | 13 |
| x-intercept | 0.98 | 0 |
| Minimum | 1.77 | −13 |
| x-intercept | 2.55 | 0 |
| Maximum | 3.34 | 13 |
Step-by-step solution
2 stepsExpress in the form .
We are given .
We want to express this in the form , where and is an acute angle.
Using the compound angle formula, .Comparing this to , we have:
To find , square and add (1) and (2):
Since :
Since :
To find , divide (2) by (1):
Since is an acute angle, we find its value:
Therefore, can be expressed as:
or approximately
Find the minimum value of .
Substitute the expression for into the given expression:
The range of the sine function is .
For the expression to be minimum, the term must be minimum.
This occurs when is negative and has the largest possible magnitude, which is .
Substitute into the expression:The minimum value of is .
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