What is the general solution for cos^4(x)=(sin^2(x)-1)/4 ?

The general solution for cos^4(x)=(sin^2(x)-1)/4 is x= pi/2+2pin,x=(3pi)/2+2pin

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cos^4(x)=(sin^2(x)-1)/4

Solution

cos^{4} (x) = \frac{sin ^{2} ( x ) - 1}{4}

Solution

x = \frac{π}{2} + 2 πn, x = \frac{3 π}{2} + 2 πn

Degrees

x = 9 0^{\circ} + 36 0^{\circ} n, x = 27 0^{\circ} + 36 0^{\circ} n

Solution steps

cos^{4} (x) = \frac{sin ^{2} ( x ) - 1}{4}

Subtract

\frac{sin ^{2} ( x ) - 1}{4}

from both sides

cos^{4} (x) - \frac{sin ^{2} ( x ) - 1}{4} = 0

Simplify

cos^{4} (x) - \frac{sin ^{2} ( x ) - 1}{4} : \frac{4 cos ^{4} ( x ) - sin ^{2} ( x ) + 1}{4}

cos^{4} (x) - \frac{sin ^{2} ( x ) - 1}{4}

Convert element to fraction:

cos^{4} (x) = \frac{cos ^{4} ( x ) 4}{4}

= \frac{cos ^{4} ( x ) \cdot 4}{4} - \frac{sin ^{2} ( x ) - 1}{4}

Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:

\frac{a}{c} \pm \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \pm b}{c}

= \frac{cos ^{4} ( x ) \cdot 4 - ( sin ^{2} ( x ) - 1 )}{4}

Expand

cos^{4} (x) \cdot 4 - (sin^{2} (x) - 1) : cos^{4} (x) \cdot 4 - sin^{2} (x) + 1

cos^{4} (x) \cdot 4 - (sin^{2} (x) - 1)

= 4 cos^{4} (x) - (sin^{2} (x) - 1)

- (sin^{2} (x) - 1) : - sin^{2} (x) + 1

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

Distribute parentheses

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

Apply minus-plus rules

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

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

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

= \frac{4 cos ^{4} ( x ) - sin ^{2} ( x ) + 1}{4}

\frac{4 cos ^{4} ( x ) - sin ^{2} ( x ) + 1}{4} = 0

\frac{f ( x )}{g ( x )} = 0 \Rightarrow f (x) = 0

4 cos^{4} (x) - sin^{2} (x) + 1 = 0

Rewrite using trig identities

1 - sin^{2} (x) + 4 cos^{4} (x)

Use the Pythagorean identity:

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

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

= 4 cos^{4} (x) + cos^{2} (x)

cos^{2} (x) + 4 cos^{4} (x) = 0

Solve by substitution

cos^{2} (x) + 4 cos^{4} (x) = 0

Let:

cos (x) = u

u^{2} + 4 u^{4} = 0

u^{2} + 4 u^{4} = 0 : u = 0, u = i \frac{1}{2}, u = - i \frac{1}{2}

u^{2} + 4 u^{4} = 0

Write in the standard form

a_{n} x^{n} + \dots + a_{1} x + a_{0} = 0

4 u^{4} + u^{2} = 0

Rewrite the equation with

v = u^{2}

and

v^{2} = u^{4}

4 v^{2} + v = 0

Solve

4 v^{2} + v = 0 : v = 0, v = - \frac{1}{4}

4 v^{2} + v = 0

Solve with the quadratic formula

4 v^{2} + v = 0

Quadratic Equation Formula:

For

a = 4, b = 1, c = 0

v_{1, 2} = \frac{- 1 \pm 1 ^{2} - 4 \cdot 4 \cdot 0}{2 \cdot 4}

v_{1, 2} = \frac{- 1 \pm 1 ^{2} - 4 \cdot 4 \cdot 0}{2 \cdot 4}

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

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

Apply rule

1^{a} = 1

1^{2} = 1

= 1 - 4 \cdot 4 \cdot 0

Apply rule

0 \cdot a = 0

= 1 - 0

Subtract the numbers:

1 - 0 = 1

= 1

Apply rule

1 = 1

= 1

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

Separate the solutions

v_{1} = \frac{- 1 + 1}{2 \cdot 4}, v_{2} = \frac{- 1 - 1}{2 \cdot 4}

v = \frac{- 1 + 1}{2 \cdot 4} : 0

\frac{- 1 + 1}{2 \cdot 4}

Add/Subtract the numbers:

- 1 + 1 = 0

= \frac{0}{2 \cdot 4}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 4 = 8

= \frac{0}{8}

Apply rule

\frac{0}{a} = 0, a \neq = 0

= 0

v = \frac{- 1 - 1}{2 \cdot 4} : - \frac{1}{4}

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

Subtract the numbers:

- 1 - 1 = - 2

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

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 4 = 8

= \frac{- 2}{8}

Apply the fraction rule:

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

= - \frac{2}{8}

Cancel the common factor:

2

= - \frac{1}{4}

The solutions to the quadratic equation are:

v = 0, v = - \frac{1}{4}

v = 0, v = - \frac{1}{4}

Substitute back

v = u^{2},

solve for

u

Solve

u^{2} = 0 : u = 0

u^{2} = 0

Apply rule

x^{n} = 0 \Rightarrow x = 0

u = 0

Solve

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

u^{2} = - \frac{1}{4}

For

x^{2} = f (a)

the solutions are

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

u = - \frac{1}{4}, u = - - \frac{1}{4}

Simplify

- \frac{1}{4} : i \frac{1}{2}

- \frac{1}{4}

Apply radical rule:

- a = - 1 a

- \frac{1}{4} = - 1 \frac{1}{4}

= - 1 \frac{1}{4}

Apply imaginary number rule:

- 1 = i

= i \frac{1}{4}

Apply radical rule:

assuming

a \geq 0, b \geq 0

\frac{1}{4} = \frac{1}{4}

= i \frac{1}{4}

4 = 2

4

Factor the number:

4 = 2^{2}

= 2^{2}

Apply radical rule:

2^{2} = 2

= 2

= i \frac{1}{2}

Apply rule

1 = 1

= i \frac{1}{2}

Rewrite

i \frac{1}{2}

in standard complex form:

\frac{1}{2} i

i \frac{1}{2}

Multiply fractions:

a \cdot \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \cdot b}{c}

= \frac{1 i}{2}

Multiply:

1 i = i

= \frac{i}{2}

= \frac{1}{2} i

Simplify

- - \frac{1}{4} : - i \frac{1}{2}

- - \frac{1}{4}

Simplify

- \frac{1}{4} : i \frac{1}{2}

- \frac{1}{4}

Apply radical rule:

- a = - 1 a

- \frac{1}{4} = - 1 \frac{1}{4}

= - 1 \frac{1}{4}

Apply imaginary number rule:

- 1 = i

= i \frac{1}{4}

Apply radical rule:

assuming

a \geq 0, b \geq 0

\frac{1}{4} = \frac{1}{4}

= i \frac{1}{4}

4 = 2

4

Factor the number:

4 = 2^{2}

= 2^{2}

Apply radical rule:

2^{2} = 2

= 2

= i \frac{1}{2}

= - i \frac{1}{2}

Apply rule

1 = 1

= - \frac{1}{2} i

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

The solutions are

u = 0, u = i \frac{1}{2}, u = - i \frac{1}{2}

Substitute back

u = cos (x)

cos (x) = 0, cos (x) = i \frac{1}{2}, cos (x) = - i \frac{1}{2}

cos (x) = 0, cos (x) = i \frac{1}{2}, cos (x) = - i \frac{1}{2}

cos (x) = 0 : x = \frac{π}{2} + 2 πn, x = \frac{3 π}{2} + 2 πn

cos (x) = 0

General solutions for

cos (x) = 0

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 = \frac{π}{2} + 2 πn, x = \frac{3 π}{2} + 2 πn

x = \frac{π}{2} + 2 πn, x = \frac{3 π}{2} + 2 πn

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

No Solution

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

No Solution

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

No Solution

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

No Solution

Combine all the solutions

x = \frac{π}{2} + 2 πn, x = \frac{3 π}{2} + 2 πn

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