What is the general solution for sin^2(x/2)+cos(x)=0 ?

The general solution for sin^2(x/2)+cos(x)=0 is x=pi+4pin,x=3pi+4pin

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sin^2(x/2)+cos(x)=0

Solution

sin^{2} (\frac{x}{2}) + cos (x) = 0

Solution

x = π + 4 πn, x = 3 π + 4 πn

Degrees

x = 18 0^{\circ} + 72 0^{\circ} n, x = 54 0^{\circ} + 72 0^{\circ} n

Solution steps

sin^{2} (\frac{x}{2}) + cos (x) = 0

Rewrite using trig identities

cos (x) + sin^{2} (\frac{x}{2})

Use the Double Angle identity:

cos^{2} (x) - sin^{2} (x) = cos (2 x)

- sin^{2} (x) = cos (2 x) - cos^{2} (x)

= cos (x) - (cos (2 \cdot \frac{x}{2}) - cos^{2} (\frac{x}{2}))

Simplify

cos (x) - (cos (2 \cdot \frac{x}{2}) - cos^{2} (\frac{x}{2})) : cos^{2} (\frac{x}{2})

cos (x) - (cos (2 \cdot \frac{x}{2}) - cos^{2} (\frac{x}{2}))

Multiply

2 \cdot \frac{x}{2} : x

2 \cdot \frac{x}{2}

Multiply fractions:

a \cdot \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \cdot b}{c}

= \frac{x \cdot 2}{2}

Cancel the common factor:

2

= x

= cos (x) - (cos (x) - cos^{2} (\frac{x}{2}))

- (cos (x) - cos^{2} (\frac{x}{2})) : - cos (x) + cos^{2} (\frac{x}{2})

- (cos (x) - cos^{2} (\frac{x}{2}))

Distribute parentheses

= - (cos (x)) - (- cos^{2} (\frac{x}{2}))

Apply minus-plus rules

- (- a) = a, - (a) = - a

= - cos (x) + cos^{2} (\frac{x}{2})

= cos (x) - cos (x) + cos^{2} (\frac{x}{2})

Add similar elements:

cos (x) - cos (x) = 0

= cos^{2} (\frac{x}{2})

= cos^{2} (\frac{x}{2})

cos^{2} (\frac{x}{2}) = 0

Apply rule

x^{n} = 0 \Rightarrow x = 0

cos (\frac{x}{2}) = 0

General solutions for

cos (\frac{x}{2}) = 0

cos (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

\frac{x}{2} = \frac{π}{2} + 2 πn, \frac{x}{2} = \frac{3 π}{2} + 2 πn

\frac{x}{2} = \frac{π}{2} + 2 πn, \frac{x}{2} = \frac{3 π}{2} + 2 πn

Solve

\frac{x}{2} = \frac{π}{2} + 2 πn : x = π + 4 πn

\frac{x}{2} = \frac{π}{2} + 2 πn

Multiply both sides by

2

\frac{x}{2} = \frac{π}{2} + 2 πn

Multiply both sides by

2

\frac{2 x}{2} = 2 \cdot \frac{π}{2} + 2 \cdot 2 πn

Simplify

\frac{2 x}{2} = 2 \cdot \frac{π}{2} + 2 \cdot 2 πn

Simplify

\frac{2 x}{2} : x

\frac{2 x}{2}

Divide the numbers:

\frac{2}{2} = 1

= x

Simplify

2 \cdot \frac{π}{2} + 2 \cdot 2 πn : π + 4 πn

2 \cdot \frac{π}{2} + 2 \cdot 2 πn

2 \cdot \frac{π}{2} = π

2 \cdot \frac{π}{2}

Multiply fractions:

a \cdot \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \cdot b}{c}

= \frac{π 2}{2}

Cancel the common factor:

2

= π

2 \cdot 2 πn = 4 πn

2 \cdot 2 πn

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 2 = 4

= 4 πn

= π + 4 πn

x = π + 4 πn

x = π + 4 πn

x = π + 4 πn

Solve

\frac{x}{2} = \frac{3 π}{2} + 2 πn : x = 3 π + 4 πn

\frac{x}{2} = \frac{3 π}{2} + 2 πn

Multiply both sides by

2

\frac{x}{2} = \frac{3 π}{2} + 2 πn

Multiply both sides by

2

\frac{2 x}{2} = 2 \cdot \frac{3 π}{2} + 2 \cdot 2 πn

Simplify

\frac{2 x}{2} = 2 \cdot \frac{3 π}{2} + 2 \cdot 2 πn

Simplify

\frac{2 x}{2} : x

\frac{2 x}{2}

Divide the numbers:

\frac{2}{2} = 1

= x

Simplify

2 \cdot \frac{3 π}{2} + 2 \cdot 2 πn : 3 π + 4 πn

2 \cdot \frac{3 π}{2} + 2 \cdot 2 πn

2 \cdot \frac{3 π}{2} = 3 π

2 \cdot \frac{3 π}{2}

Multiply fractions:

a \cdot \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \cdot b}{c}

= \frac{3 π 2}{2}

Cancel the common factor:

2

= 3 π

2 \cdot 2 πn = 4 πn

2 \cdot 2 πn

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 2 = 4

= 4 πn

= 3 π + 4 πn

x = 3 π + 4 πn

x = 3 π + 4 πn

x = 3 π + 4 πn

x = π + 4 πn, x = 3 π + 4 πn

Graph

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