Saturday, January 25, 2014

Solve for x the equation 5sin^2x+5sinxcosx=3 .

We'll re-write the right side such as 3 = 3*1 = 3*[(sin
x)^2 + (cos x)^2]


We'll re-write the
equation:


5(sin x)^2 + 5sin x*cos x - 3(sin x)^2 - 3(cos
x)^2 = 0


We'll combine like
terms:


2(sin x)^2 + 5sin x*cos x- 3(cos x)^2 =
0


We'll divide the entire equation by (cos
x)^2;


2(sin x)^2/(cos x)^2 + 5sin x*cos x/(cos x)^2 - 3 =
0


We'll replace (sin x)^2/(cos x)^2 by (tan
x)^2


2(tan x)^2 + 5tan x - 3 =
0


We'll replace tan x by
t:


2t^2 + 5t - 3 = 0


We'll
apply quadratic formula:


t1 = [-5+sqrt(25 -
24)]/4


t1 = (-5+1)/4


t1 =
-1


t2 = -3/2


tan x = t1
=> tan x = -1 => x1 = pi - arctan 1 + k*pi


x1
= pi - pi/4 + k*pi


x1 = 3pi/4 +
k*pi


x2 = pi - arctan (3/2) +
k*pi


The solutions of the equation are:
{3pi/4 + k*pi}U{pi - arctan (3/2) + k*pi}.

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