Thursday, October 29, 2015

Solve for x the equation tan2x+1=1/cos2x if x is in interval (0,pi).

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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