1. Jan 9, 2008

### babacanoosh

Sorry, I don't know how to type in some of the symbols.

1. Solve Each Equation For 0 (degrees)_< x _<180 (degrees)

2.

1. sin 2x = cos 3x
2. 2cos^2x = sinx +1
3. cos^2x - 7/2cosx-2=0
4.tan^2x = 3tanx
5. sin2x=cos3x

3. The attempt at a solution

1. sin2x - cos3x = 0
2sinx - cos3x=0
??

2. square both sides????

3. cos^2x - 7/2cosx - 2 Factored??

4.I'm sorry, no idea

5. sin2x - cos3x = o
?

Thanks a lot, I am having huge trouble with this subject. Any guides, and help would be very largely appreciated, I have a huge test on Friday. Thanks a lot

2. Jan 9, 2008

### rocomath

I'm going to help you, but you're gonna have to work every single problem with me.

1. $$\sin{2x}-\cos{3x}=0$$

What is you reasoning for $$\sin{2x} \rightarrow 2\sin{x}$$ Is that an identity?

3. Jan 9, 2008

### babacanoosh

no I'm sorry, i must have typed something wrong, that is not an identity....I was making an attempt, and ended up deleting it because it was wrong....I mistakenly left that in.

4. Jan 9, 2008

### rocomath

That's fine, let's start by doing a simple algebraic manipulation to cosine 3x.

$$\sin 2x = \cos{(2x+x)}$$

We have an identity for $$\cos{(x+y)}$$ which says that it's just cosxcosy-sinxsiny, so let's apply that to our manipulated cosine.

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5. Jan 9, 2008

### babacanoosh

ok, so

sin2x = cos2x cosx - sin2x sinx

RHS: cos2x = 2cos^2x - 1 in identities so,

2cos^2x - 1 ( cosx) - 2sinxcosx (sinx)

=2cos^3x-cosx - 2sinx^2 cosx(sinx)?
?? I think I am doing this way wrong

6. Jan 9, 2008

### rocomath

I did it differently, but you're on the right track

$$\sin 2x=\cos x\cos{2x}-\sin x\sin{2x}$$

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

$$2\sin x \cos x=\cos x - 4\sin^{2}x\cos x$$

Follow me? Next step, put it all on 1 side and factor out a common term of cosine.

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7. Jan 9, 2008

Still there?

8. Jan 9, 2008

### babacanoosh

yes sorry i was eating dinner

9. Jan 9, 2008

### rocomath

Is ok, I'm eating dinner as well. Just reply back when you're done or still want help.

10. Jan 9, 2008

### babacanoosh

so this would then go to cosx (2sinx-x) -cosx(4sin^2)=0 ?

11. Jan 9, 2008

### rocomath

It should become ...

$$\cos x (4\sin^2 x + 2\sin x -1)=0$$

You factored out incorrectly. So from here, set them individually equal to 0.

$$\cos x =0$$ This should yield 2 solutions.

$$4\sin^2 x + 2\sin x - 1=0$$ You will need to use the quadratic formula in order to solve for your roots.

12. Jan 9, 2008

### babacanoosh

ok i see, so for cosx = 0, this would be 90 degrees.

Using the quadratic equation, i came out with -2 plus or minus (2*square root of 5)/8....i am doing something way wrong, the quadriatic equation is -b plus or minus the (square root of b^2 - 4ac)/2a......i used the numbers from 4sin^2x +2sinx-1=0

13. Jan 9, 2008

### rocomath

You did it correctly.

Also, I forgot this is only from 0-180, so be careful with the values you find from the quadratic equation.

Remember pi is approx 3.14, so anything bigger just discard.

After reducing ... $$\sin x =\frac{-1\pm\sqrt 5}{4}$$

14. Jan 9, 2008

### babacanoosh

Thanks a lot, i seem to be having trouble factoring simple things for some reason, such as 2 sin^2x -1 = 0....any tips or tricks that you use?

a+b+c=0

for equations don't have a number infront of the "a" place, I usually think of numbers that add to b, and multiply to c....any tips for equations that have numbers in front of the A? Sorry, I know this is very simple math, but I never quite learned this too strongly.

15. Jan 9, 2008

### rocomath

$$2\sin^2 x-1=0$$

Just move 1 to the other side, divide by 2, take the square root of both sides.

$$\sin x =\pm\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$$

$$x=\sin^{-1}\left(\pm\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)$$

If there isn't a number in the place of the a, then the number is simply 1.

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16. Jan 9, 2008

### babacanoosh

so moving onto the 2nd problem, i am confused on what to do.

17. Jan 9, 2008

### rocomath

$$2\cos^2 x=\sin x +1$$

Think of an identity that you can use so your equation is in terms of 1 identity.

18. Jan 9, 2008

### babacanoosh

sinx^2 + cosx^2 = 1 maybe??

i really am not sure to do to this problem,
maybe 2cos^2x - sinx +1=o?

the sin x isn't squared though, I am not sure.

19. Jan 9, 2008

### rocomath

Right.

Doesn't mean you have to change the sine term.

Can you manipulate the identity $$sin^2 x+\cos^2 x=1$$ so that you can change your problem?

20. Jan 9, 2008

### babacanoosh

I know you can, im just lost exactly what to do, maybe then....cos^2x -1 = sinx? then what do you do? for the identitiy sinx^2 + cosx^2 = 1 if you squared the whole thing it would be sinx + cosx =1...this isn't the same, i know that is wrong...i honestly don't know what to do.