Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Given is (1 - sin x) * tan x = sin x find all values for x between 0 and 2π

First of all, we'll substitute tan x= sin x/cos x.


(1 - sin x) * sin x/cos x = sin x


We'll open the paranthesis:


sin x - (sin x)^2=cos x*sin x


We'll write (sin x)^2=1- (cosx)^2


sin x - [1- (cosx)^2]=cos x*sin x


sin x - 1 + (cosx)^2 - cos x*sin x=0


We'll group the terms in this way: the first with the last  together, having sin x as common factor. We'll group the middle terms 1- (cos x)^2, seeing the group formed as a difference of squares, type a^2-b^2;


a^2-b^2=(a-b)(a+b)


sin x(1-cosx)-[1-(cosx)^2]=0


sin x(1-cosx)-(1-cosx)(1+cosx)=0


(1-cos x)(sinx-1-cosx)=0


A product of 2 factors is 0, when eather one or the other of the 2 factors is 0.


(1-cos x)=0


cos x=1, elementary equation


x=+/- arccos 1 + 2*k*pi


x=2*pi, when K=1


x=0, when k=0


The second factor, sinx-1-cosx=0


sinx-cosx=1, linear equation


This type of equation, due to the fact that the ratio between the coefficient of sin x and cos x is equal to the value 1, which it could be expressed as tan (pi/4)=1, could be solved with the help of the known angle. So the equation could be written in this way:


1*sinx-(1*cosx)=1


sin x - tan(pi/4)*cos x=1, but tan (pi/4)=sin(pi/4)/cos (pi/4)


sin x - sin(pi/4)/cos (pi/4)*cos x=1,


We'll have the same denominator all over, by multiplying  where necessary with the value cos(pi/4).


sin x*cos (pi/4) - sin(pi/4)*cos x=1*cos (pi/4)


sin [x-(pi/4)]=(sqrt 2)/2, instead of cos(pi/4)=(sqrt 2)/2


x-(pi/4)=(-1)^k*arcsin[(sqrt 2)/2]+k*pi


x=(-1)^k*(pi/4)+(pi/4)+k*pi


When k=0


x=(pi/4)+(pi/4)


x=2*(pi/4)


x=pi/2


When k=1


x=-(pi/4)+(pi/4)+pi


x=pi

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