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Solve the following equations given that 0 ≤ x < 2pi

 

$$cos^2x - sin^2x = -1$$

$${\mathtt{1}}{\mathtt{\,\small\textbf+\,}}{\sqrt{{\mathtt{3}}}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}\underset{\,\,\,\,^{\textcolor[rgb]{0.66,0.66,0.66}{360^\circ}}}{{tan}}{\left({\mathtt{2}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{x}}\right)} = {\mathtt{0}}$$

 May 29, 2014

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For the first one, we have

cos2x - sin2x = -1

Note that sin2x = 1 - cos2x       So we have

cos2x - (1 - cos2x ) = -1

2cos2x - 1 = -1            add 1 to both sides

2cos2x = 0                   divide by 2 on both sides

cos2x = 0                     take the suare root of both sides

cosx = 0                       So x = pi/2 and x =3pi/2

For the second one, we have

1 + √(3) tan(2x)  = 0       Subtract 1 from both sides

√(3) tan(2x)  =-1             Divide both sides by √(3)

tan(2x) = -1/√(3)

Note that tan(x) = -1/√(3) at  150 degrees and at 330 degrees

So tan(2x) = -1/√(3) at 75 degrees and at 165 degrees

And converting these to rads, we have x = (5pi)/12 and x = (11pi)/12

 

 May 29, 2014
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Best Answer

For the first one, we have

cos2x - sin2x = -1

Note that sin2x = 1 - cos2x       So we have

cos2x - (1 - cos2x ) = -1

2cos2x - 1 = -1            add 1 to both sides

2cos2x = 0                   divide by 2 on both sides

cos2x = 0                     take the suare root of both sides

cosx = 0                       So x = pi/2 and x =3pi/2

For the second one, we have

1 + √(3) tan(2x)  = 0       Subtract 1 from both sides

√(3) tan(2x)  =-1             Divide both sides by √(3)

tan(2x) = -1/√(3)

Note that tan(x) = -1/√(3) at  150 degrees and at 330 degrees

So tan(2x) = -1/√(3) at 75 degrees and at 165 degrees

And converting these to rads, we have x = (5pi)/12 and x = (11pi)/12

 

CPhill May 29, 2014
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Thanks CPhill!

 May 30, 2014

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