What is the general solution for cos^2(2x)-1=0 ?

The general solution for cos^2(2x)-1=0 is x=pin,x= pi/2+pin

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cos^2(2x)-1=0

Solution

cos^{2} (2 x) - 1 = 0

Solution

x = πn, x = \frac{π}{2} + πn

Degrees

x = 0^{\circ} + 18 0^{\circ} n, x = 9 0^{\circ} + 18 0^{\circ} n

Solution steps

cos^{2} (2 x) - 1 = 0

Solve by substitution

cos^{2} (2 x) - 1 = 0

Let:

cos (2 x) = u

u^{2} - 1 = 0

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

u^{2} - 1 = 0

Move

1

to the right side

u^{2} - 1 = 0

Add

1

to both sides

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

1 = 1

= 1

- 1 = - 1

- 1

Apply rule

1 = 1

= - 1

u = 1, u = - 1

Substitute back

u = cos (2 x)

cos (2 x) = 1, cos (2 x) = - 1

cos (2 x) = 1, cos (2 x) = - 1

cos (2 x) = 1 : x = πn

cos (2 x) = 1

General solutions for

cos (2 x) = 1

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}

2 x = 0 + 2 πn

2 x = 0 + 2 πn

Solve

2 x = 0 + 2 πn : x = πn

2 x = 0 + 2 πn

0 + 2 πn = 2 πn

2 x = 2 πn

Divide both sides by

2

2 x = 2 πn

Divide both sides by

2

\frac{2 x}{2} = \frac{2 πn}{2}

Simplify

x = πn

x = πn

x = πn

cos (2 x) = - 1 : x = \frac{π}{2} + πn

cos (2 x) = - 1

General solutions for

cos (2 x) = - 1

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}

2 x = π + 2 πn

2 x = π + 2 πn

Solve

2 x = π + 2 πn : x = \frac{π}{2} + πn

2 x = π + 2 πn

Divide both sides by

2

2 x = π + 2 πn

Divide both sides by

2

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

Simplify

x = \frac{π}{2} + πn

x = \frac{π}{2} + πn

x = \frac{π}{2} + πn

Combine all the solutions

x = πn, x = \frac{π}{2} + πn

Graph

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