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Popular Trigonometry >

cos(5x)cos(x/4)-sin(5x)sin(x/4)>=-(sqrt(2))/2

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Solution

cos(5x)cos(4x​)−sin(5x)sin(4x​)≥−22​​

Solution

−7π​+218π​n≤x≤7π​+218π​n
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Interval Notation
[−7π​+218π​n,7π​+218π​n]
Decimal
−0.44879…+218π​n≤x≤0.44879…+218π​n
Solution steps
cos(5x)cos(4x​)−sin(5x)sin(4x​)≥−22​​
Use the following identity: cos(s)cos(t)−sin(s)sin(t)=cos(s+t)cos(5x+4x​)≥−22​​
For cos(x)≥a, if −1<a<1 then −arccos(a)+2πn≤x≤arccos(a)+2πn−arccos(−22​​)+2πn≤(5x+4x​)≤arccos(−22​​)+2πn
If a≤u≤bthen a≤uandu≤b−arccos(−22​​)+2πn≤5x+4x​and5x+4x​≤arccos(−22​​)+2πn
−arccos(−22​​)+2πn≤5x+4x​:x≥−7π​+218πn​
−arccos(−22​​)+2πn≤5x+4x​
Switch sides5x+4x​≥−arccos(−22​​)+2πn
Simplify −arccos(−22​​)+2πn:−43π​+2πn
−arccos(−22​​)+2πn
Use the following trivial identity:arccos(−22​​)=43π​x−1−23​​−22​​−21​021​22​​23​​1​arccos(x)π65π​43π​32π​2π​3π​4π​6π​0​arccos(x)180∘150∘135∘120∘90∘60∘45∘30∘0∘​​=−43π​+2πn
5x+4x​≥−43π​+2πn
Multiply both sides by 4
5x+4x​≥−43π​+2πn
Multiply both sides by 45x⋅4+4x​⋅4≥−43π​⋅4+2πn⋅4
Simplify
5x⋅4+4x​⋅4≥−43π​⋅4+2πn⋅4
Simplify 5x⋅4:20x
5x⋅4
Multiply the numbers: 5⋅4=20=20x
Simplify 4x​⋅4:x
4x​⋅4
Multiply fractions: a⋅cb​=ca⋅b​=4x⋅4​
Cancel the common factor: 4=x
Simplify −43π​⋅4:−3π
−43π​⋅4
Multiply fractions: a⋅cb​=ca⋅b​=−43π4​
Cancel the common factor: 4=−3π
Simplify 2πn⋅4:8πn
2πn⋅4
Multiply the numbers: 2⋅4=8=8πn
20x+x≥−3π+8πn
21x≥−3π+8πn
21x≥−3π+8πn
21x≥−3π+8πn
Divide both sides by 21
21x≥−3π+8πn
Divide both sides by 212121x​≥−213π​+218πn​
Simplifyx≥−7π​+218πn​
x≥−7π​+218πn​
5x+4x​≤arccos(−22​​)+2πn:x≤7π​+218πn​
5x+4x​≤arccos(−22​​)+2πn
Simplify arccos(−22​​)+2πn:43π​+2πn
arccos(−22​​)+2πn
Use the following trivial identity:arccos(−22​​)=43π​x−1−23​​−22​​−21​021​22​​23​​1​arccos(x)π65π​43π​32π​2π​3π​4π​6π​0​arccos(x)180∘150∘135∘120∘90∘60∘45∘30∘0∘​​=43π​+2πn
5x+4x​≤43π​+2πn
Multiply both sides by 4
5x+4x​≤43π​+2πn
Multiply both sides by 45x⋅4+4x​⋅4≤43π​⋅4+2πn⋅4
Simplify
5x⋅4+4x​⋅4≤43π​⋅4+2πn⋅4
Simplify 5x⋅4:20x
5x⋅4
Multiply the numbers: 5⋅4=20=20x
Simplify 4x​⋅4:x
4x​⋅4
Multiply fractions: a⋅cb​=ca⋅b​=4x⋅4​
Cancel the common factor: 4=x
Simplify 43π​⋅4:3π
43π​⋅4
Multiply fractions: a⋅cb​=ca⋅b​=43π4​
Cancel the common factor: 4=3π
Simplify 2πn⋅4:8πn
2πn⋅4
Multiply the numbers: 2⋅4=8=8πn
20x+x≤3π+8πn
21x≤3π+8πn
21x≤3π+8πn
21x≤3π+8πn
Divide both sides by 21
21x≤3π+8πn
Divide both sides by 212121x​≤213π​+218πn​
Simplifyx≤7π​+218πn​
x≤7π​+218πn​
Combine the intervalsx≥−7π​+218πn​andx≤7π​+218πn​
Merge Overlapping Intervals−7π​+218π​n≤x≤7π​+218π​n

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