Monday, June 20, 2011

Verify if the equations sinx+cosx=0 and sinx-cosx=0 have the same solutions in the set [0,2pi)

Both equations are homogenous equations and they may be
solved using tangent function.


We'll start with the 1st
equation:


sinx+cosx=0


We'll
divide by cos x:


sin x*/cos x + 1 =
0


tan x + 1 = 0


tan x =
-1


x = arctan (-1)


The value
of the tangent function is negative in the 2nd and the 4th
quadrants.


x = - arctan 1


x =
pi - pi/4


x = 3pi/4 (2nd
quadrant)


x = 2pi - pi/4


x =
7pi/4 (4th quadrant)


Now, we'll solve the equation
sinx-cosx=0.


tan x - 1 = 0


tan
x = 1


The value of the tangent function is positive in the
1st and the 3rd quadrants.


x = pi/4 (1st
quadrant)


x = pi + pi/4


x =
5pi/4 (3rd quadrant)


As we can notice, the x
values, that represents the solutions of the given equations, are not the same for both:
the 1st equation allows the set {3pi/4 ; 7pi/4} and the 2nd equation allows the set
{pi/4 ; 5pi/4}.

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