Friday, April 5, 2013

Solve the equation 5cos^2x-6tanx*cosx=cos^2x-5sin^2x-1.

For the beginning, we'll move all terms to one
side:


5(cos x)^2 - 6tanx*cosx - (cos x)^2 + 5(sin x)^2 + 1
= 0


We'll re-group the
terms:


[1 - (cos x)^2] - 6tanx*cosx + 5[(sin x)^2 + (cos
x)^2] = 0


We'll write the fundamental formula of
trigonometry;


[(sin x)^2 + (cos x)^2] =
1


(sin x)^2 = 1 - (cos x)^2


We
also know that tan x = sin x/cos x


The equation will
become:


(sin x)^2 - 6sinx*cos x/cosx + 5 =
0


We'll simplify and we'll
get:


(sin x)^2 - 6sinx + 5 =
0


We'll substitute sin x =
t


t^2 - 6t + 5 = 0


We'll apply
quadratic formula:


t1 = [6 + sqrt(36 -
20)]/2


t1 = (6+4)/2


t1 =
5


t2 = (6-4)/2


t2 =
1


But sin x = t


sin x =
t1


sin x = 5, impossible since sin x =<
1.


sin x = t2


sin x =
1


x = k*arcsin 1 + kpi


x =
k*pi/2 + kpi


The solution of the equation is:
{k*pi/2 + kpi}.

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