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"query": {
"display": "$$\\sin\\left(4\\left(x-\\frac{π}{4}\\right)\\right)=0$$",
"symbolab_question": "EQUATION#\\sin(4(x-\\frac{π}{4}))=0"
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"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Trigonometry",
"topic": "Trig Equations",
"subTopic": "Trig Equations",
"default": "x=\\frac{πn}{2}+\\frac{π}{4},x=\\frac{π+πn}{2}",
"degrees": "x=45^{\\circ }+90^{\\circ }n,x=90^{\\circ }+90^{\\circ }n",
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"title": "$$\\sin\\left(4\\left(x-\\frac{π}{4}\\right)\\right)=0{\\quad:\\quad}x=\\frac{πn}{2}+\\frac{π}{4},\\:x=\\frac{π+πn}{2}$$",
"input": "\\sin\\left(4\\left(x-\\frac{π}{4}\\right)\\right)=0",
"steps": [
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"type": "interim",
"title": "General solutions for $$\\sin\\left(4\\left(x-\\frac{π}{4}\\right)\\right)=0$$",
"result": "4\\left(x-\\frac{π}{4}\\right)=0+2πn,\\:4\\left(x-\\frac{π}{4}\\right)=π+2πn",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\sin\\left(x\\right)$$ periodicity table with $$2πn$$ cycle:<br/>$$\\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\\hline x&\\sin(x)&x&\\sin(x)\\\\\\hline 0&0&π&0\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{6}&\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{7π}{6}&-\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{5π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{3}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{4π}{3}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{2}&1&\\frac{3π}{2}&-1\\\\\\hline \\frac{2π}{3}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{5π}{3}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{3π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{7π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{5π}{6}&\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{11π}{6}&-\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\end{array}$$"
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"result": "4\\left(x-\\frac{π}{4}\\right)=0+2πn,\\:4\\left(x-\\frac{π}{4}\\right)=π+2πn"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Solve $$4\\left(x-\\frac{π}{4}\\right)=0+2πn:{\\quad}x=\\frac{πn}{2}+\\frac{π}{4}$$",
"input": "4\\left(x-\\frac{π}{4}\\right)=0+2πn",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$0+2πn=2πn$$",
"result": "4\\left(x-\\frac{π}{4}\\right)=2πn"
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"input": "4\\left(x-\\frac{π}{4}\\right)=2πn",
"result": "x-\\frac{π}{4}=\\frac{πn}{2}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Divide both sides by $$4$$",
"result": "\\frac{4\\left(x-\\frac{π}{4}\\right)}{4}=\\frac{2πn}{4}"
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"type": "step",
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"result": "x-\\frac{π}{4}=\\frac{πn}{2}"
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"result": "x-\\frac{π}{4}+\\frac{π}{4}=\\frac{π}{4}+\\frac{πn}{2}+\\frac{π}{4}"
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"result": "=\\frac{2π}{4}"
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Solution
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What is the general solution for sin(4(x-pi/4))=0 ?
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