Lösung 4.4:7b
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- | If we use the Pythagorean | + | If we use the Pythagorean identity and write <math>\sin^2\!x</math> as <math>1-\cos^2\!x</math>, the whole equation can be written in terms of <math>\cos x</math>, |
- | <math>\sin ^ | + | |
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- | <math>1-\cos ^ | + | |
- | <math>\cos x</math> | + | |
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- | + | {{Displayed math||<math>2(1-\cos^2\!x) - 3\cos x = 0\,,</math>}} | |
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or, in rearranged form, | or, in rearranged form, | ||
+ | {{Displayed math||<math>2\cos^2\!x + 3\cos x - 2 = 0\,\textrm{.}</math>}} | ||
- | + | With the equation expressed entirely in terms of <math>\cos x</math>, we can introduce a new unknown variable <math>t=\cos x</math> and solve the equation with respect to ''t''. Expressed in terms of ''t'', the equation is | |
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- | With the equation expressed entirely in terms of | + | |
- | <math>\cos x</math>, we can introduce a new unknown variable | + | |
- | <math>t=\cos x</math> | + | |
- | and solve the equation with respect to | + | |
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- | + | {{Displayed math||<math>2t^2+3t-2 = 0</math>}} | |
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- | + | and this quadratic equation has the solutions <math>t=\tfrac{1}{2}</math> and | |
- | + | <math>t=-2\,</math>. | |
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+ | In terms of ''x'', this means that either <math>\cos x = \tfrac{1}{2}</math> or <math>\cos x = -2</math>. The first case occurs when | ||
- | <math>x=\pm \frac{\pi }{3}+2n\pi </math> | + | {{Displayed math||<math>x=\pm \frac{\pi}{3}+2n\pi\qquad</math>(''n'' is an arbitrary integer),}} |
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- | an arbitrary integer), | + | |
- | whilst the equation | + | whilst the equation <math>\cos x = -2</math> has no solutions at all (the values of cosine lie between -1 and 1). |
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- | has no solutions at all (the values of cosine lie between | + | |
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The answer is that the equation has the solutions | The answer is that the equation has the solutions | ||
+ | {{Displayed math||<math>x = \pm\frac{\pi}{3} + 2n\pi\,,</math>}} | ||
- | + | where ''n'' is an arbitrary integer. | |
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- | an arbitrary integer | + |
Version vom 07:44, 14. Okt. 2008
If we use the Pythagorean identity and write \displaystyle \sin^2\!x as \displaystyle 1-\cos^2\!x, the whole equation can be written in terms of \displaystyle \cos x,
or, in rearranged form,
With the equation expressed entirely in terms of \displaystyle \cos x, we can introduce a new unknown variable \displaystyle t=\cos x and solve the equation with respect to t. Expressed in terms of t, the equation is
and this quadratic equation has the solutions \displaystyle t=\tfrac{1}{2} and \displaystyle t=-2\,.
In terms of x, this means that either \displaystyle \cos x = \tfrac{1}{2} or \displaystyle \cos x = -2. The first case occurs when
whilst the equation \displaystyle \cos x = -2 has no solutions at all (the values of cosine lie between -1 and 1).
The answer is that the equation has the solutions
where n is an arbitrary integer.