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Can someone explain to me why sin(2ϴ/3)= -1 has no solution. The question is "Exercises 25-38 involve equations with multiple angles. Solve each equation on the interval [0,2pi). Please ASAP. Thank you! :)

Verified Answer :

In the interval \([0,2\pi)\), you have \(\sin x=-1\) for \(x=\dfrac{3\pi}2\). Replacing \(x=\dfrac{2\theta}3\), you get

\(\dfrac{2\theta}3=\dfrac{3\pi}2\implies\theta=\dfrac32\times\dfrac{3\pi}2=\dfrac{9\pi}4\)

But \(2\pi=\dfrac{8\pi}4<\dfrac{9\pi}4\), so that solution for \(\theta\) falls outside the interval \([0,2\pi)\).