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2 sin2 x + 3 sin x = -1

 Apr 8, 2016
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 Apr 8, 2016
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2sin2(x)+3sin(x)=1

 

Let sin(x)=x

 

2x2+3x=1

 

2x2+3x+1=0

 

(2x+1)(x+1)=0

 

(2sin(x)+1)(sin(x)+1)=0

 

2sin(x)+1=0   sin(x)+1=0

 

 

2sin(x)+1=0

 

2sin(x)=1

 

sin(x)=12

 

sin(x)=12

 

sin1(sin(x))=sin1(12)

 

x=π6

 

Because π6 is not the only answer to the first half of the equation, if you add 2π over and over again forever, you will get infinite answers.  Represent this as x=π6+2πn.  n=numer of times around the unit circle (positive integer equals counterclockwise the around unit circle and negetive integer equals clockwise around the unit circle).

 

Because sin1only gives one answer to the first half of the equation, to find the other answer, look at the unit circle and see where sin also equals 12 and when you do that, you get that x=5π6.

 

Because 5π6  is not the only answer to the first half of the equation, if you add 2π over and over again forever, you will get infinite answers.  Represent this as x=5π6+2πn.  n=numer of times around the unit circle (positive integer equals counterclockwise the around unit circle and negetive integer equals clockwise around the unit circle).

 

If having a negetive fraction at the begining of each answer looks weird, you can add 2π to the negetive fraction to change the negetiive fraction to a positive fraction.  When you do that to the two answers to the first part of the equation, you get x=11π6+2πn and x=7π6+2πn

 

The two answers for the first half of the equation is x=π6+2πn (x=11π6+2πn) and x=5π6+2πn (x=7π6+2πn).

 

 

sin(x)+1=0

 

sin(x)=1

 

sin1(sin(x))=sin1(1)

 

x=π2

 

Because π2 is not the only answer to the second half of the equation, if you add 2π over and over again forever, you will get infinite answers.  Represent this as x=π2+2πn.  n=numer of times around the unit circle (positive integer equals counterclockwise the around unit circle and negetive integer equals clockwise around the unit circle).

 

If you look at the unit circle, you will see that there is only one answer to the second half of the equation.  The only answer is x=π2+2πn.

 

If having a negetive fraction at the begining of the answer looks weird, you can add 2π to the negetive fraction to change the negetiive fraction to a positive fraction.  When you do that to the answer to the first part of the equation, you get x=3π2+2πn.

 

The answer to the second half of the equation is x=π2+2πn (x=3π2+2πn.). 

 Apr 8, 2016
edited by gibsonj338  Apr 8, 2016

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