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Let <math>f(x) = sinx + 2cosx + 3tanx</math>, using radian measure for the variable <math>x</math>. In what interval does the smallest positive value of <math>x</math> for which <math>f(x) = 0</math> lie?
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Let <math>f(x) = \sin{x} + 2\cos{x} + 3\tan{x}</math>, using radian measure for the variable <math>x</math>. In what interval does the smallest positive value of <math>x</math> for which <math>f(x) = 0</math> lie?
  
 
<math> \textbf{(A)}\ (0,1)  
 
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Problem

Let $f(x) = \sin{x} + 2\cos{x} + 3\tan{x}$, using radian measure for the variable $x$. In what interval does the smallest positive value of $x$ for which $f(x) = 0$ lie?

$\textbf{(A)}\ (0,1)  \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ (1, 2) \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ (2, 3) \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ (3, 4) \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ (4,5)$