Thursday, November 28, 2013

What is the solution of the equation 2six*sin3x-cos4x=0?

We'll shift the term cos 4x to the right
side:


2 sin x*sin 3x = cos
4x


Now, we'll transform the left side into a difference of
2 cosines.


2 sin x*sin 3x = cos b - cos
a


We'll consider x = (a+b)/2 => a + b = 2x
(1)


3x = (b-a)/2 => -a + b = 6x
(2)


We'll add (1)+(2):


a + b -
a + b = 2x + 6x


2b = 8x


b =
4x


a = -2x


2 sin x*sin 3x =
cos(4x) - cos (-2x)


The equation will
become:


cos(4x) - cos (-2x) = cos
4x


We'll reduce like terms:


-
cos (-2x) = 0


The function cosine is even, therefore cos
(-2x) = cos (2x)


cos (2x) =
0


2x = +/- pi/2 + 2k*pi


x =
+/- pi/4 + 2k*pi


The solutions of the
equation are represented by the set {+/- pi/4 +
2k*pi}.

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