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defon
4 years ago
13

How to solve trigonometric functions such as sin 2x sin x + cos x= 0

Mathematics
1 answer:
ValentinkaMS [17]4 years ago
7 0

Use the double angle identity:

sin(2<em>x</em>) = 2 sin(<em>x</em>) cos(<em>x</em>)

Now rewrite

sin(2<em>x</em>) sin(<em>x</em>) + cos(<em>x</em>) = 0

as

2 sin²(<em>x</em>) cos(<em>x</em>) + cos(<em>x</em>) = 0

Factor out cos(<em>x</em>) :

cos(<em>x</em>) (2 sin²(<em>x</em>) + 1) = 0

Consider the two cases,

cos(<em>x</em>) = 0   OR   2 sin²(<em>x</em>) + 1 = 0

Solve for cos(<em>x</em>) and sin²(<em>x</em>) :

cos(<em>x</em>) = 0   OR   sin²(<em>x</em>) = -1/2

Squaring a real number always gives a non-negative number, so the second case doesn't offer any real solutions. We're left with

cos(<em>x</em>) = 0

Cosine is zero for odd multiples of <em>π</em>/2, so we have

<em>x</em> = (2<em>n</em> + 1) <em>π</em>/2

where <em>n</em> is any integer.

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