First, we'll re-write the tangent function as the ratio
sin 2x/cos 2x.
We'll re-write the
equation:
sin 2x/cos 2x + 1 = 1/cos
2x
We'll multiply by cos 2x all
over:
sin 2x + cos 2x =
1
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^2x + cos^2x =
1`
We'll re-write the
equation:
`2sin x*cos x + cos^2 x - sin^2 x = sin^2 x + cos
^2 x`
We'll reduce like
terms:
`2sin x*cos x - 2sin^2 x =
0`
We'll divide by 2 and we'll factor sin
x:
sin x(cos x - sin x) =
0
We'll cancel each
factor:
sin x = 0
x = 0, but
the value doesn't belong to the interval (0,`pi` )
cos x -
sin x = 0
We'll divide by sin x both
sides:
cot x - 1 = 0
cot x =
1
The cotangent function has positive values within the
interval (0;`pi`), only in the 1st quadrant.
x =
`pi/4`
Therefore,
the only solution of the equation, over the interval `(0,pi)` is
{`pi/4`}.
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