What is the general solution for cos^2(x)-3sin(x)=0 ?

The general solution for cos^2(x)-3sin(x)=0 is x=0.30760…+2pin,x=pi-0.30760…+2pin

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cos^2(x)-3sin(x)=0

Solution

cos^{2} (x) - 3 sin (x) = 0

Solution

x = 0.30760 \dots + 2 πn, x = π - 0.30760 \dots + 2 πn

Degrees

x = 17.62439 \dots^{\circ} + 36 0^{\circ} n, x = 162.37560 \dots^{\circ} + 36 0^{\circ} n

Solution steps

cos^{2} (x) - 3 sin (x) = 0

Rewrite using trig identities

cos^{2} (x) - 3 sin (x)

Use the Pythagorean identity:

cos^{2} (x) + sin^{2} (x) = 1

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

= 1 - sin^{2} (x) - 3 sin (x)

1 - sin^{2} (x) - 3 sin (x) = 0

Solve by substitution

1 - sin^{2} (x) - 3 sin (x) = 0

Let:

sin (x) = u

1 - u^{2} - 3 u = 0

1 - u^{2} - 3 u = 0 : u = - \frac{3 + 13}{2}, u = \frac{13 - 3}{2}

1 - u^{2} - 3 u = 0

Write in the standard form

a x^{2} + b x + c = 0

- u^{2} - 3 u + 1 = 0

Solve with the quadratic formula

- u^{2} - 3 u + 1 = 0

Quadratic Equation Formula:

For

a = - 1, b = - 3, c = 1

u_{1, 2} = \frac{- ( - 3 ) \pm ( - 3 ) ^{2} - 4 ( - 1 ) \cdot 1}{2 ( - 1 )}

u_{1, 2} = \frac{- ( - 3 ) \pm ( - 3 ) ^{2} - 4 ( - 1 ) \cdot 1}{2 ( - 1 )}

(- 3)^{2} - 4 (- 1) \cdot 1 = 13

(- 3)^{2} - 4 (- 1) \cdot 1

Apply rule

- (- a) = a

= (- 3)^{2} + 4 \cdot 1 \cdot 1

Apply exponent rule:

(- a)^{n} = a^{n},

n

is even

(- 3)^{2} = 3^{2}

= 3^{2} + 4 \cdot 1 \cdot 1

Multiply the numbers:

4 \cdot 1 \cdot 1 = 4

= 3^{2} + 4

3^{2} = 9

= 9 + 4

Add the numbers:

9 + 4 = 13

= 13

u_{1, 2} = \frac{- ( - 3 ) \pm 13}{2 ( - 1 )}

Separate the solutions

u_{1} = \frac{- ( - 3 ) + 13}{2 ( - 1 )}, u_{2} = \frac{- ( - 3 ) - 13}{2 ( - 1 )}

u = \frac{- ( - 3 ) + 13}{2 ( - 1 )} : - \frac{3 + 13}{2}

\frac{- ( - 3 ) + 13}{2 ( - 1 )}

Remove parentheses:

(- a) = - a, - (- a) = a

= \frac{3 + 13}{- 2 \cdot 1}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 1 = 2

= \frac{3 + 13}{- 2}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{a}{- b} = - \frac{a}{b}

= - \frac{3 + 13}{2}

u = \frac{- ( - 3 ) - 13}{2 ( - 1 )} : \frac{13 - 3}{2}

\frac{- ( - 3 ) - 13}{2 ( - 1 )}

Remove parentheses:

(- a) = - a, - (- a) = a

= \frac{3 - 13}{- 2 \cdot 1}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 1 = 2

= \frac{3 - 13}{- 2}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{- a}{- b} = \frac{a}{b}

3 - 13 = - (13 - 3)

= \frac{13 - 3}{2}

The solutions to the quadratic equation are:

u = - \frac{3 + 13}{2}, u = \frac{13 - 3}{2}

Substitute back

u = sin (x)

sin (x) = - \frac{3 + 13}{2}, sin (x) = \frac{13 - 3}{2}

sin (x) = - \frac{3 + 13}{2}, sin (x) = \frac{13 - 3}{2}

sin (x) = - \frac{3 + 13}{2} :

No Solution

sin (x) = - \frac{3 + 13}{2}

- 1 \leq sin (x) \leq 1

No Solution

sin (x) = \frac{13 - 3}{2} : x = arcsin (\frac{13 - 3}{2}) + 2 πn, x = π - arcsin (\frac{13 - 3}{2}) + 2 πn

sin (x) = \frac{13 - 3}{2}

Apply trig inverse properties

sin (x) = \frac{13 - 3}{2}

General solutions for

sin (x) = \frac{13 - 3}{2}

sin (x) = a \Rightarrow x = arcsin (a) + 2 πn, x = π - arcsin (a) + 2 πn

x = arcsin (\frac{13 - 3}{2}) + 2 πn, x = π - arcsin (\frac{13 - 3}{2}) + 2 πn

x = arcsin (\frac{13 - 3}{2}) + 2 πn, x = π - arcsin (\frac{13 - 3}{2}) + 2 πn

Combine all the solutions

x = arcsin (\frac{13 - 3}{2}) + 2 πn, x = π - arcsin (\frac{13 - 3}{2}) + 2 πn

Show solutions in decimal form

x = 0.30760 \dots + 2 πn, x = π - 0.30760 \dots + 2 πn

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