Thursday, October 2, 2014

Solve for x: 3*sin 5x = 4 + 3*cos 5x

We'll use the auxiliary angle method to solve the
equation.


3 sin 5x - 3 cos 5x =
4


We'll divide entire equation by sqrt (3^2 + 3^2) =
sqrt18.


(3/3sqrt2)*sin 5x - (3/3sqrt2)*cos 5x =
4/3sqrt2


We'll consider sin a = (3/3sqrt2) and cos a =
(3/3sqrt2).


sin a*sin 5x - cos a*cos 5x =
4/3sqrt2


cos (a+5x) = -
4/3sqrt2


a + 5x = +/- arccos (- 4/3sqrt2) +
2k*pi


5x = +/- arccos (- 4/3sqrt2) + 2k*pi -
a


x = +/- arccos (- 4/3sqrt2)/5 + 2k*pi/5 -
a/5


The set of solutions of x is: {+/- arccos
(- 4/3sqrt2)/5 + 2k*pi/5 - a/5}.

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