What is the general solution for (cos(x))/(1-cos^2(x))= 2/3 ?

The general solution for (cos(x))/(1-cos^2(x))= 2/3 is x= pi/3+2pin,x=(5pi)/3+2pin

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(cos(x))/(1-cos^2(x))= 2/3

Solution

\frac{cos ( x )}{1 - cos ^{2} ( x )} = \frac{2}{3}

Solution

x = \frac{π}{3} + 2 πn, x = \frac{5 π}{3} + 2 πn

Degrees

x = 6 0^{\circ} + 36 0^{\circ} n, x = 30 0^{\circ} + 36 0^{\circ} n

Solution steps

\frac{cos ( x )}{1 - cos ^{2} ( x )} = \frac{2}{3}

Solve by substitution

\frac{cos ( x )}{1 - cos ^{2} ( x )} = \frac{2}{3}

Let:

cos (x) = u

\frac{u}{1 - u ^{2}} = \frac{2}{3}

\frac{u}{1 - u ^{2}} = \frac{2}{3} : u = - 2, u = \frac{1}{2}

\frac{u}{1 - u ^{2}} = \frac{2}{3}

Cross multiply

\frac{u}{1 - u ^{2}} = \frac{2}{3}

Apply fraction cross multiply: if

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

then

a \cdot d = b \cdot c

u \cdot 3 = (1 - u^{2}) \cdot 2

u \cdot 3 = (1 - u^{2}) \cdot 2

Solve

u \cdot 3 = (1 - u^{2}) \cdot 2 : u = - 2, u = \frac{1}{2}

u \cdot 3 = (1 - u^{2}) \cdot 2

Expand

(1 - u^{2}) \cdot 2 : 2 - 2 u^{2}

(1 - u^{2}) \cdot 2

= 2 (1 - u^{2})

Apply the distributive law:

a (b - c) = ab - a c

a = 2, b = 1, c = u^{2}

= 2 \cdot 1 - 2 u^{2}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 1 = 2

= 2 - 2 u^{2}

u \cdot 3 = 2 - 2 u^{2}

Switch sides

2 - 2 u^{2} = u \cdot 3

Move

u 3

to the left side

2 - 2 u^{2} = u \cdot 3

Subtract

u 3

from both sides

2 - 2 u^{2} - u \cdot 3 = u \cdot 3 - u \cdot 3

Simplify

2 - 2 u^{2} - u \cdot 3 = 0

2 - 2 u^{2} - u \cdot 3 = 0

Write in the standard form

a x^{2} + b x + c = 0

- 2 u^{2} - 3 u + 2 = 0

Solve with the quadratic formula

- 2 u^{2} - 3 u + 2 = 0

Quadratic Equation Formula:

For

a = - 2, b = - 3, c = 2

u_{1, 2} = \frac{- ( - 3 ) \pm ( - 3 ) ^{2} - 4 ( - 2 ) \cdot 2}{2 ( - 2 )}

u_{1, 2} = \frac{- ( - 3 ) \pm ( - 3 ) ^{2} - 4 ( - 2 ) \cdot 2}{2 ( - 2 )}

(- 3)^{2} - 4 (- 2) \cdot 2 = 5

(- 3)^{2} - 4 (- 2) \cdot 2

Apply rule

- (- a) = a

= (- 3)^{2} + 4 \cdot 2 \cdot 2

Apply exponent rule:

(- a)^{n} = a^{n},

n

is even

(- 3)^{2} = 3^{2}

= 3^{2} + 4 \cdot 2 \cdot 2

Multiply the numbers:

4 \cdot 2 \cdot 2 = 16

= 3^{2} + 16

3^{2} = 9

= 9 + 16

Add the numbers:

9 + 16 = 25

= 25

Factor the number:

25 = 5^{2}

= 5^{2}

Apply radical rule:

n a^{n} = a

5^{2} = 5

= 5

u_{1, 2} = \frac{- ( - 3 ) \pm 5}{2 ( - 2 )}

Separate the solutions

u_{1} = \frac{- ( - 3 ) + 5}{2 ( - 2 )}, u_{2} = \frac{- ( - 3 ) - 5}{2 ( - 2 )}

u = \frac{- ( - 3 ) + 5}{2 ( - 2 )} : - 2

\frac{- ( - 3 ) + 5}{2 ( - 2 )}

Remove parentheses:

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

= \frac{3 + 5}{- 2 \cdot 2}

Add the numbers:

3 + 5 = 8

= \frac{8}{- 2 \cdot 2}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 2 = 4

= \frac{8}{- 4}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{a}{- b} = - \frac{a}{b}

= - \frac{8}{4}

Divide the numbers:

\frac{8}{4} = 2

= - 2

u = \frac{- ( - 3 ) - 5}{2 ( - 2 )} : \frac{1}{2}

\frac{- ( - 3 ) - 5}{2 ( - 2 )}

Remove parentheses:

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

= \frac{3 - 5}{- 2 \cdot 2}

Subtract the numbers:

3 - 5 = - 2

= \frac{- 2}{- 2 \cdot 2}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 2 = 4

= \frac{- 2}{- 4}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{- a}{- b} = \frac{a}{b}

= \frac{2}{4}

Cancel the common factor:

2

= \frac{1}{2}

The solutions to the quadratic equation are:

u = - 2, u = \frac{1}{2}

u = - 2, u = \frac{1}{2}

Verify Solutions

Find undefined (singularity) points:

u = 1, u = - 1

Take the denominator(s) of

\frac{u}{1 - u ^{2}}

and compare to zero

Solve

1 - u^{2} = 0 : u = 1, u = - 1

1 - u^{2} = 0

Move

1

to the right side

1 - u^{2} = 0

Subtract

1

from both sides

1 - u^{2} - 1 = 0 - 1

Simplify

- u^{2} = - 1

- u^{2} = - 1

Divide both sides by

- 1

- u^{2} = - 1

Divide both sides by

- 1

\frac{- u ^{2}}{- 1} = \frac{- 1}{- 1}

Simplify

u^{2} = 1

u^{2} = 1

For

x^{2} = f (a)

the solutions are

x = f (a), - f (a)

u = 1, u = - 1

1 = 1

1

Apply radical rule:

1 = 1

= 1

- 1 = - 1

- 1

Apply radical rule:

1 = 1

1 = 1

= - 1

u = 1, u = - 1

The following points are undefined

u = 1, u = - 1

Combine undefined points with solutions:

u = - 2, u = \frac{1}{2}

Substitute back

u = cos (x)

cos (x) = - 2, cos (x) = \frac{1}{2}

cos (x) = - 2, cos (x) = \frac{1}{2}

cos (x) = - 2 :

No Solution

cos (x) = - 2

- 1 \leq cos (x) \leq 1

No Solution

cos (x) = \frac{1}{2} : x = \frac{π}{3} + 2 πn, x = \frac{5 π}{3} + 2 πn

cos (x) = \frac{1}{2}

General solutions for

cos (x) = \frac{1}{2}

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}

x = \frac{π}{3} + 2 πn, x = \frac{5 π}{3} + 2 πn

x = \frac{π}{3} + 2 πn, x = \frac{5 π}{3} + 2 πn

Combine all the solutions

x = \frac{π}{3} + 2 πn, x = \frac{5 π}{3} + 2 πn

Graph

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What is the general solution for (cos(x))/(1-cos^2(x))= 2/3 ?
The general solution for (cos(x))/(1-cos^2(x))= 2/3 is x= pi/3+2pin,x=(5pi)/3+2pin