Thursday, October 29, 2015

Solve the equation sin2x+cos2x=1, if 0

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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