equation solving - Find zeros of a transcendental function

Mathematica 10 can not give me solution of this equation

NSolve[τ - ArcCos[1/(-11.` + 6.16949` E^(0.05` τ))]/Sqrt[
   0.380626` + (
    0.08062600000000003` - 
     0.04130349999999999` E^(0.05` τ))/(-1.` + 
     1.` E^(0.05` τ) - 0.25` E^(0.1` τ))] == 0, τ ]

That's running too long time. Is there a way to have an alternative issue.

Any help is welcome

Answer

fun = t - ArcCos[1/(-11. + 6.16949 E^(0.05 t))]/
   Sqrt[0.3806 + (0.080626 - 0.0413035 E^(0.05 t))/
      (-1. + 1. E^(0.05 t) - 0.25 E^(0.1 t))];

To get a "feeling" for the function we first plot it. We find a reasonable plot range with FunctionDomain.

FunctionDomain[fun, t]


13.3062 < t < 13.8629 || t > 13.8629 || t < 9.65863

Plot[fun, {t, -5, 14}]

There are three zeros which we find by mapping FindRoot over the range:

(sol = FindRoot[fun == 0, {t, #}] & /@ Range@12) // TableForm

We get rid of the "duplicates" (values with very small differences) and chop the imaginary parts with

uni = Union[Chop@sol[[All, 1, 2]], SameTest -> (Abs[#1 - #2] < 0.1 &)]

{4.51773, 8.36369, 11.5824}

The zero-points are

p = Point@Transpose[{uni, ConstantArray[0, Length@uni]}];

Let's plot them

Plot[fun, {t, -5, 14}, Epilog -> {PointSize@Large, Red, p}]

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