Find the areas bounded by 4 equations

  • Thread starter Thread starter tony873004
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Areas Bounded
tony873004
Science Advisor
Gold Member
Messages
1,753
Reaction score
143

Homework Statement


I won't post the entire problem since I'm only stuck on one part of it. I need to find where y=cos x and y=sin 2x intersect.


Homework Equations


sin(x)=cos(x +- pi/2)

6_1_21.gif


The Attempt at a Solution



cos x = sin 2x

since sin(x)=cos(x +- pi/2), sin 2x = sin(x+pi/2), therefore, 2x=x+pi/2. This gives me 1/2 pi, which is 1 of the intersection points. And of course, any point 2pi away from this is another intersection point. But how do I find the other intersection point? The one that the graph shows to be at about 0.53.
 
Physics news on Phys.org
sin2x =2sinxcosx (Double angle formula)
 
There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...
Back
Top