Showing posts with label Trignometry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trignometry. Show all posts

Monday, March 2, 2009

Question to Solve a Trignometric Expression

Topic : Solve the Expression

Question : 4(1+Sin x) = Cos² x

Solution :

4(1+Sin x) = Cos² x , We Know that Cos² x = 1-Sin² x => (1-Sin x)(1+Sin x)

4(1+Sin x)- Cos² x = 0

4(1+Sin x)- (1-Sin² x) = 0

4(1+Sin x)- (1-Sin x)(1+Sin x) = 0

(1+Sin x)[4-(1-Sin x)]=0

(1+Sin x)(3+Sin x)=0


Either 1+Sin x = 0 or 3+Sin x=0

either Sin x = -1 or Sin x = - 3

either x = - π/2 , 3π/2


As Sine varies from -1 to 1. Minimum value of Sine θ can never become -3

So we have Sine θ = -1

hence θ = - π/2 or 3π/2

in the interval [0,2π].