What is the general solution for 2cos^2(x)-cos(x)-1=0,0<= x<= 360 ?

Q: What is the general solution for 2cos^2(x)-cos(x)-1=0,0<= x<= 360 ?

The general solution for 2cos^2(x)-cos(x)-1=0,0<= x<= 360 is x=0,x=360,x=120,x=240

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2cos^2(x)-cos(x)-1=0,0<= x<= 360

Solution

2 cos^{2} (x) - cos (x) - 1 = 0, 0^{\circ} \leq x \leq 36 0^{\circ}

Solution

x = 0, x = 36 0^{\circ}, x = 12 0^{\circ}, x = 24 0^{\circ}

Radians

x = 0, x = 2 π, x = \frac{2 π}{3}, x = \frac{4 π}{3}

Solution steps

2 cos^{2} (x) - cos (x) - 1 = 0, 0^{\circ} \leq x \leq 36 0^{\circ}

Solve by substitution

2 cos^{2} (x) - cos (x) - 1 = 0

Let:

cos (x) = u

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

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

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

Solve with the quadratic formula

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

Quadratic Equation Formula:

For

a = 2, b = - 1, c = - 1

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

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

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

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

Apply rule

- (- a) = a

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

(- 1)^{2} = 1

(- 1)^{2}

Apply exponent rule:

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

n

is even

(- 1)^{2} = 1^{2}

= 1^{2}

Apply rule

1^{a} = 1

= 1

4 \cdot 2 \cdot 1 = 8

4 \cdot 2 \cdot 1

Multiply the numbers:

4 \cdot 2 \cdot 1 = 8

= 8

= 1 + 8

Add the numbers:

1 + 8 = 9

= 9

Factor the number:

9 = 3^{2}

= 3^{2}

Apply radical rule:

3^{2} = 3

= 3

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

Separate the solutions

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

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

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

Apply rule

- (- a) = a

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

Add the numbers:

1 + 3 = 4

= \frac{4}{2 \cdot 2}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 2 = 4

= \frac{4}{4}

Apply rule

\frac{a}{a} = 1

= 1

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

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

Apply rule

- (- a) = a

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

Subtract the numbers:

1 - 3 = - 2

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

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 2 = 4

= \frac{- 2}{4}

Apply the fraction rule:

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

= - \frac{2}{4}

Cancel the common factor:

2

= - \frac{1}{2}

The solutions to the quadratic equation are:

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

Substitute back

u = cos (x)

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

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

cos (x) = 1, 0 \leq x \leq 36 0^{\circ} : x = 0, x = 36 0^{\circ}

cos (x) = 1, 0 \leq x \leq 36 0^{\circ}

General solutions for

cos (x) = 1

cos (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

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

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

Solve

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

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

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

x = 36 0^{\circ} n

x = 36 0^{\circ} n

Solutions for the range

0 \leq x \leq 36 0^{\circ}

x = 0, x = 36 0^{\circ}

cos (x) = - \frac{1}{2}, 0 \leq x \leq 36 0^{\circ} : x = 12 0^{\circ}, x = 24 0^{\circ}

cos (x) = - \frac{1}{2}, 0 \leq x \leq 36 0^{\circ}

General solutions for

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

cos (x)

periodicity table with

36 0^{\circ} n

cycle:

x 0 3 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x 18 0^{\circ} 21 0^{\circ} 22 5^{\circ} 24 0^{\circ} 27 0^{\circ} 30 0^{\circ} 31 5^{\circ} 33 0^{\circ} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

x = 12 0^{\circ} + 36 0^{\circ} n, x = 24 0^{\circ} + 36 0^{\circ} n

x = 12 0^{\circ} + 36 0^{\circ} n, x = 24 0^{\circ} + 36 0^{\circ} n

Solutions for the range

0 \leq x \leq 36 0^{\circ}

x = 12 0^{\circ}, x = 24 0^{\circ}

Combine all the solutions

x = 0, x = 36 0^{\circ}, x = 12 0^{\circ}, x = 24 0^{\circ}

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What is the general solution for 2cos^2(x)-cos(x)-1=0,0<= x<= 360 ?
The general solution for 2cos^2(x)-cos(x)-1=0,0<= x<= 360 is x=0,x=360,x=120,x=240