Saturday, October 26, 2013

Determine all solutions of the trigonometric equation 1-cos2x=4sinx.

We'll apply the following
formula:


1 - cos 2x = 2*[sin
(2x/2)]^2


1 - cos 2x = 2*(sin x)^2
(1)


We'll re-write the equation, replacing the left side by
(1):


2*(sin x)^2 = 4*sin
x


We'll divide by 2:


(sin x)^2
= 2*sin x


We'll move all terms to on
side:


(sin x)^2 - 2*sin x =
0


We'll factorize by sin
x:


(sin x)*(sin x - 2) =
0


We'll cancel each
factor:


sin x = 0


x =
(-1)^k*arcsin 0 + k*pi


x =
k*pi


sin x = 2 impossible since the value of sine function
cannot be larger than 1.


The only possible
set of solutions
of the trigonometric
equation,
, for any integer
k, is: {k*pi,
}.

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