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-5=-4-2cos^2(x)

Solution

- 5 = - 4 - 2 cos^{2} (x)

Solution

x = 0.78539 \dots + 2 πn, x = 2 π - 0.78539 \dots + 2 πn, x = 2.35619 \dots + 2 πn, x = - 2.35619 \dots + 2 πn

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Degrees

x = 4 5^{\circ} + 36 0^{\circ} n, x = 31 5^{\circ} + 36 0^{\circ} n, x = 13 5^{\circ} + 36 0^{\circ} n, x = - 13 5^{\circ} + 36 0^{\circ} n

Solution steps

- 5 = - 4 - 2 cos^{2} (x)

Switch sides

- 4 - 2 cos^{2} (x) = - 5

Solve by substitution

- 4 - 2 cos^{2} (x) = - 5

Let:

cos (x) = u

- 4 - 2 u^{2} = - 5

- 4 - 2 u^{2} = - 5 : u = \frac{1}{2}, u = - \frac{1}{2}

- 4 - 2 u^{2} = - 5

Move

4

to the right side

- 4 - 2 u^{2} = - 5

Add

4

to both sides

- 4 - 2 u^{2} + 4 = - 5 + 4

Simplify

- 2 u^{2} = - 1

- 2 u^{2} = - 1

Divide both sides by

- 2

- 2 u^{2} = - 1

Divide both sides by

- 2

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

Simplify

u^{2} = \frac{1}{2}

u^{2} = \frac{1}{2}

For

x^{2} = f (a)

the solutions are

x = f (a), - f (a)

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

Substitute back

u = cos (x)

cos (x) = \frac{1}{2}, cos (x) = - \frac{1}{2}

cos (x) = \frac{1}{2}, cos (x) = - \frac{1}{2}

cos (x) = \frac{1}{2} : x = arccos (\frac{1}{2}) + 2 πn, x = 2 π - arccos (\frac{1}{2}) + 2 πn

cos (x) = \frac{1}{2}

Apply trig inverse properties

cos (x) = \frac{1}{2}

General solutions for

cos (x) = \frac{1}{2}

cos (x) = a \Rightarrow x = arccos (a) + 2 πn, x = 2 π - arccos (a) + 2 πn

x = arccos (\frac{1}{2}) + 2 πn, x = 2 π - arccos (\frac{1}{2}) + 2 πn

x = arccos (\frac{1}{2}) + 2 πn, x = 2 π - arccos (\frac{1}{2}) + 2 πn

cos (x) = - \frac{1}{2} : x = arccos (- \frac{1}{2}) + 2 πn, x = - arccos (- \frac{1}{2}) + 2 πn

cos (x) = - \frac{1}{2}

Apply trig inverse properties

cos (x) = - \frac{1}{2}

General solutions for

cos (x) = - \frac{1}{2}

cos (x) = - a \Rightarrow x = arccos (- a) + 2 πn, x = - arccos (- a) + 2 πn

x = arccos (- \frac{1}{2}) + 2 πn, x = - arccos (- \frac{1}{2}) + 2 πn

x = arccos (- \frac{1}{2}) + 2 πn, x = - arccos (- \frac{1}{2}) + 2 πn

Combine all the solutions

x = arccos (\frac{1}{2}) + 2 πn, x = 2 π - arccos (\frac{1}{2}) + 2 πn, x = arccos (- \frac{1}{2}) + 2 πn, x = - arccos (- \frac{1}{2}) + 2 πn

Show solutions in decimal form

x = 0.78539 \dots + 2 πn, x = 2 π - 0.78539 \dots + 2 πn, x = 2.35619 \dots + 2 πn, x = - 2.35619 \dots + 2 πn

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