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? asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 2 years ago

cos^2x-sin^2x=0?

How do I solve step by step?

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  • 2 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    cos²(x) - sin²(x) = 0

    sin²(x) = cos²(x)

    sin²(x)/cos²(x) = 1

    [sin(x)/cos(x)]² = 1

    tan²(x) = 1

    tan(x) = ± 1

    First: tan(x) = 1

    x = (π/4) + kπ ← where k is an integer

    Second case: tan(x) = - 1

    x = - (π/4) + kπ ← where k is an integer

    x = 2π - (π/4) + kπ

    x = (7π/4) + kπ

    You can generalize writing:

    x = (π/4) + k.(π/2) ← where k is an integer

  • Como
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    cos 2x = 0

    2x = 90° , 270° , 450° , 630°

    x = 45° , 135 ° , 225° , 315°

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    cos^2x - sin^2x = 0

    (cos(x) - sin(x)) (sin(x) + cos(x)) = 0

    Solution:

    x = (π n)/2 - π/4, n element Z

  • ?
    Lv 6
    2 years ago

    cos²x - sin²x = 0

    cos²x = sin²x

    sin²x / cos²x = 0

    tan²x = 0

    tanx = 0

    x = tan⁻¹(0)

    now the general solution of tanx = 0 is {nπ, n Є z}

    where n = 0, 1, 2, ………

    cos²x - sin²x = 0.

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  • Pope
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    cos²(x) - sin²(x) = 0

    sin²(x) = cos²(x)

    tan²(x) = 1

    tan(x) = ±1

    x = (1 + 2k)π/4, where k is any integer

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    cos^2 (x) = (1 + cos (2x))/2

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

    (1 + cos (2x))/2 - (1 - cos (2x))/2 = 0

    cos (2x) = 0

    2x = π/2 ± 2nπ .... n is integer

    so

    x = π/4 ± nπ

  • 2 years ago

    Cos^2x-sin^2x=0

    Cos^2x=sin^2x

    or

    Cos^2x+sin^2x=1

    add

    2*Cos^2x=1

    Cos^2x=1/2

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Cos^2x-sin^2x = cos 2x

    so cos 2x = 0

    so 2x = pi/2 or 3pi/2

    2x = 2npi + pi/2 and 2npi + 3pi/2

    x = npi + pi/4 and npi + 3pi/4 ,,,,,,,,, where n is integer

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