Question #28397

sin(x)-cos(x)= -0.3

solve for x

Expert's answer

Solution.

sin(x)cos(x)=0.3,\sin(x) - \cos(x) = -0.3,sin(x)cos(x)=2(cos(x)2sin(x)2)=2(cos(π4)cos(x)sin(π4)sin(x))=2cos(π4+x),\sin(x) - \cos(x) = -\sqrt{2} \left( \frac{\cos(x)}{\sqrt{2}} - \frac{\sin(x)}{\sqrt{2}} \right) = -\sqrt{2} \left( \cos \left( \frac{\pi}{4} \right) \cos(x) - \sin \left( \frac{\pi}{4} \right) \sin(x) \right) = -\sqrt{2} \cos \left( \frac{\pi}{4} + x \right),So 2cos(π4+x)=310.\text{So } -\sqrt{2} \cos \left( \frac{\pi}{4} + x \right) = -\frac{3}{10}.


Divide both sides by 2-\sqrt{2}:


cos(π4+x)=3102,\cos \left( \frac{\pi}{4} + x \right) = \frac{3}{10\sqrt{2}},


For cos(x)=a,x=±arccos(a)+2πn,nZ\cos(x) = a, x = \pm \arccos(a) + 2\pi n, n \in \mathbb{Z}, then


π4+x=±arccos(3102)+2πn,nZ.\frac{\pi}{4} + x = \pm \arccos \left( \frac{3}{10\sqrt{2}} \right) + 2\pi n, n \in \mathbb{Z}.


Subtract π4\frac{\pi}{4} from both sides:


x=±arccos(3102)π4+2πn,nZ.x = \pm \arccos \left( \frac{3}{10\sqrt{2}} \right) - \frac{\pi}{4} + 2\pi n, n \in \mathbb{Z}.


Answer.


x=±arccos(3102)π4+2πn,nZ.x = \pm \arccos \left( \frac{3}{10\sqrt{2}} \right) - \frac{\pi}{4} + 2\pi n, n \in \mathbb{Z}.

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