We'll recall the double angle identities for sin 2x and
cos 2x:
sin 2x = 2 sinx*cos
x
cos 2x = `cos^(2)` x - `sin^(2)`
x
We'll recall the Pythagorean
identity:
`sin^(2)` x + `cos^(2)` x =
1
We'll re-write the equation in terms of sin x and cos
x:
2sin x*cos x + `cos^(2)` x - `sin^(2)` x = `sin^(2)` x +
`cos^(2)` x
We'll remove like
terms:
2 sin x*cos x - 2`sin^(2)` x =
0
We'll factorize by sin
x:
sin x*(cos x - sin x) =
0
We'll cancel each
factor:
sin x = 0
x = `pi`
(we'll exclude the values 0 and 2`pi` )
We'll cancel the
next factor:
cos x - sin x =
0
-tan x = -1
tan x =
1
The tangent function has positive values within the 1st
and the 3rd quadrants, therefore the values of x are:
x =
`pi` /4
x = `pi` + `pi` /4
x =
5`pi` /4
Therefore, the solutions of the
equation, over the interval (0,2`pi` ), are: {`pi` /4 ; `pi` ; 5`pi`
/4}.
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