What is the general solution for cos^2(x)+1=-2cos(x) ?

The general solution for cos^2(x)+1=-2cos(x) is x=pi+2pin

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

Solution

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

Solution

x = π + 2 πn

Degrees

x = 18 0^{\circ} + 36 0^{\circ} n

Solution steps

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

Solve by substitution

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

Let:

cos (x) = u

u^{2} + 1 = - 2 u

u^{2} + 1 = - 2 u : u = - 1

u^{2} + 1 = - 2 u

Move

2 u

to the left side

u^{2} + 1 = - 2 u

Add

2 u

to both sides

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

Simplify

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

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

Write in the standard form

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

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

Solve with the quadratic formula

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

Quadratic Equation Formula:

For

a = 1, b = 2, c = 1

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

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

2^{2} - 4 \cdot 1 \cdot 1 = 0

2^{2} - 4 \cdot 1 \cdot 1

Multiply the numbers:

4 \cdot 1 \cdot 1 = 4

= 2^{2} - 4

2^{2} = 4

= 4 - 4

Subtract the numbers:

4 - 4 = 0

= 0

u_{1, 2} = \frac{- 2 \pm 0}{2 \cdot 1}

u = \frac{- 2}{2 \cdot 1}

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

\frac{- 2}{2 \cdot 1}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 1 = 2

= \frac{- 2}{2}

Apply the fraction rule:

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

= - \frac{2}{2}

Apply rule

\frac{a}{a} = 1

= - 1

u = - 1

The solution to the quadratic equation is:

u = - 1

Substitute back

u = cos (x)

cos (x) = - 1

cos (x) = - 1

cos (x) = - 1 : x = π + 2 πn

cos (x) = - 1

General solutions for

cos (x) = - 1

cos (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

x = π + 2 πn

x = π + 2 πn

Combine all the solutions

x = π + 2 πn

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