Friday, August 21, 2015

Solve the equation cos2x+sinx=0

To solve the equation, we'll try to write it using just a
single function.


We'll write cos 2x = cos (x+x) = cosx*cosx
- sinx*sinx = (cos x)^2 - (sin x)^2


We'll substitute (cos
x)^2 = 1 - (sin x)^2 in the formula of cos 2x:


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


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


The equation will
become:


1 - 2(sin x)^2 + sin x =
0


- 2(sin x)^2 + sin x + 1 =
0


We'll multiply by -1:


2(sin
x)^2 - sin x - 1 = 0


We'll substitute sin x =
t


2t^2 - t - 1 = 0


We'll apply
the quadratic formula:


t1 =
[1+sqrt(1+8)]/4


t1 =
(1+3)/4


t1 = 1


t2 =
-2/4


t2 = -1/2


So, sin x =
t1


sin x = 1


x = arcsin (1) +
k*pi


x = pi/2 + k*pi


sin x =
-1/2


x = (-1)^(k+1) * arcsin (1/2) +
k*pi


x = (-1)^(k+1) *(pi/6) +
k*pi


k is an integer number.

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