Trigonometry Examples

Solve for x 5sin(x)=2cos(x)
Step 1
Divide each term in the equation by .
Step 2
Separate fractions.
Step 3
Convert from to .
Step 4
Divide by .
Step 5
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2
Divide by .
Step 6
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 6.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 6.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 6.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 7
Take the inverse tangent of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the tangent.
Step 8
Simplify the right side.
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Step 8.1
Evaluate .
Step 9
The tangent function is positive in the first and third quadrants. To find the second solution, add the reference angle from to find the solution in the fourth quadrant.
Step 10
Solve for .
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Step 10.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 10.2
Remove parentheses.
Step 10.3
Add and .
Step 11
Find the period of .
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Step 11.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 11.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 11.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 11.4
Divide by .
Step 12
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
, for any integer
Step 13
Consolidate and to .
, for any integer