Trigonometry Examples

Solve for x sin(2x)+cos(2x)=0
Step 1
Divide each term in the equation by .
Step 2
Convert from to .
Step 3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4
Separate fractions.
Step 5
Convert from to .
Step 6
Divide by .
Step 7
Multiply by .
Step 8
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 9
Take the inverse tangent of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the tangent.
Step 10
Simplify the right side.
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Step 10.1
The exact value of is .
Step 11
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 11.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 11.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 11.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 11.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 11.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 11.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 11.3.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 11.3.2
Multiply .
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Step 11.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 11.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 12
The tangent function is negative in the second and fourth quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the third quadrant.
Step 13
Simplify the expression to find the second solution.
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Step 13.1
Add to .
Step 13.2
The resulting angle of is positive and coterminal with .
Step 13.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 13.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 13.3.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 13.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 13.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 13.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 13.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 13.3.3.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 13.3.3.2
Multiply .
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Step 13.3.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 13.3.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 14
Find the period of .
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Step 14.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 14.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 14.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 15
Add to every negative angle to get positive angles.
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Step 15.1
Add to to find the positive angle.
Step 15.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 15.3
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 15.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 15.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 15.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 15.5
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 15.5.1
Move to the left of .
Step 15.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 15.6
List the new angles.
Step 16
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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Step 17
Consolidate the answers.
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