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"query": {
"display": "$$\\cos\\left(x+2π\\right)=1-\\cos\\left(x-2π\\right)$$",
"symbolab_question": "EQUATION#\\cos(x+2π)=1-\\cos(x-2π)"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Trigonometry",
"topic": "Trig Equations",
"subTopic": "Trig Equations",
"default": "x=\\frac{π}{3}+2πn,x=\\frac{5π}{3}+2πn",
"degrees": "x=60^{\\circ }+360^{\\circ }n,x=300^{\\circ }+360^{\\circ }n",
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"title": "$$\\cos\\left(x+2π\\right)=1-\\cos\\left(x-2π\\right){\\quad:\\quad}x=\\frac{π}{3}+2πn,\\:x=\\frac{5π}{3}+2πn$$",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Rewrite using trig identities",
"input": "\\cos\\left(x+2π\\right)=1-\\cos\\left(x-2π\\right)",
"result": "\\cos\\left(x\\right)=1-\\cos\\left(x\\right)",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Rewrite using trig identities",
"input": "\\cos\\left(x+2π\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Use the Angle Sum identity: $$\\cos\\left(s+t\\right)=\\cos\\left(s\\right)\\cos\\left(t\\right)-\\sin\\left(s\\right)\\sin\\left(t\\right)$$",
"result": "=\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\cos\\left(2π\\right)-\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\sin\\left(2π\\right)"
},
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\cos\\left(2π\\right)-\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\sin\\left(2π\\right):{\\quad}\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$",
"input": "\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\cos\\left(2π\\right)-\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\sin\\left(2π\\right)",
"result": "=\\cos\\left(x\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\cos\\left(2π\\right)=\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$",
"input": "\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\cos\\left(2π\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\cos\\left(2π\\right)=1$$",
"input": "\\cos\\left(2π\\right)",
"result": "=1\\cdot\\:\\cos\\left(x\\right)",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\cos\\left(2π\\right)=\\cos\\left(0\\right)$$",
"input": "\\cos\\left(2π\\right)",
"result": "=\\cos\\left(0\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Rewrite $$2π$$ as $$2π+0$$",
"result": "=\\cos\\left(2π+0\\right)"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the periodicity of $$\\cos$$: $$\\cos\\left(x+2π\\right)=\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$",
"secondary": [
"$$\\cos\\left(2π+0\\right)=\\cos\\left(0\\right)$$"
],
"result": "=\\cos\\left(0\\right)"
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"title": "Use the following trivial identity:$${\\quad}\\cos\\left(0\\right)=1$$",
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"primary": "Multiply: $$\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\cdot\\:1=\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$",
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"title": "$$\\sin\\left(2π\\right)=0$$",
"input": "\\sin\\left(2π\\right)",
"result": "=0\\cdot\\:\\sin\\left(x\\right)",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\sin\\left(2π\\right)=\\sin\\left(0\\right)$$",
"input": "\\sin\\left(2π\\right)",
"result": "=\\sin\\left(0\\right)",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Rewrite $$2π$$ as $$2π+0$$",
"result": "=\\sin\\left(2π+0\\right)"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the periodicity of $$\\sin$$: $$\\sin\\left(x+2π\\right)=\\sin\\left(x\\right)$$",
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"result": "=\\sin\\left(0\\right)"
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"type": "step",
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\cos\\left(x\\right)-0"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\cos\\left(x\\right)-0=\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$",
"result": "=\\cos\\left(x\\right)"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Use the Angle Difference identity: $$\\cos\\left(s-t\\right)=\\cos\\left(s\\right)\\cos\\left(t\\right)+\\sin\\left(s\\right)\\sin\\left(t\\right)$$",
"result": "=\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\cos\\left(2π\\right)+\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\sin\\left(2π\\right)"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\cos\\left(2π\\right)+\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\sin\\left(2π\\right):{\\quad}\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$",
"input": "\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\cos\\left(2π\\right)+\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\sin\\left(2π\\right)",
"result": "=\\cos\\left(x\\right)",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\cos\\left(2π\\right)=\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\cos\\left(2π\\right)=1$$",
"input": "\\cos\\left(2π\\right)",
"result": "=1\\cdot\\:\\cos\\left(x\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\cos\\left(2π\\right)=\\cos\\left(0\\right)$$",
"input": "\\cos\\left(2π\\right)",
"result": "=\\cos\\left(0\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Rewrite $$2π$$ as $$2π+0$$",
"result": "=\\cos\\left(2π+0\\right)"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the periodicity of $$\\cos$$: $$\\cos\\left(x+2π\\right)=\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$",
"secondary": [
"$$\\cos\\left(2π+0\\right)=\\cos\\left(0\\right)$$"
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"result": "=\\cos\\left(0\\right)"
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"title": "Use the following trivial identity:$${\\quad}\\cos\\left(0\\right)=1$$",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$ periodicity table with $$2πn$$ cycle:<br/>$$\\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\\hline x&\\cos(x)&x&\\cos(x)\\\\\\hline 0&1&π&-1\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{6}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{7π}{6}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{5π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{3}&\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{4π}{3}&-\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{2}&0&\\frac{3π}{2}&0\\\\\\hline \\frac{2π}{3}&-\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{5π}{3}&\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{3π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{7π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{5π}{6}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{11π}{6}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\end{array}$$"
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"primary": "Multiply: $$\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\cdot\\:1=\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$",
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"title": "$$\\sin\\left(2π\\right)=0$$",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\sin\\left(2π\\right)=\\sin\\left(0\\right)$$",
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"result": "=\\sin\\left(0\\right)",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Rewrite $$2π$$ as $$2π+0$$",
"result": "=\\sin\\left(2π+0\\right)"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the periodicity of $$\\sin$$: $$\\sin\\left(x+2π\\right)=\\sin\\left(x\\right)$$",
"secondary": [
"$$\\sin\\left(2π+0\\right)=\\sin\\left(0\\right)$$"
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"title": "Use the following trivial identity:$${\\quad}\\sin\\left(0\\right)=0$$",
"input": "\\sin\\left(0\\right)",
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"type": "step",
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"result": "=\\cos\\left(x\\right)+0"
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"primary": "$$\\cos\\left(x\\right)+0=\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$",
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"type": "step",
"result": "\\cos\\left(x\\right)=1-\\cos\\left(x\\right)"
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"primary": "Subtract $$1-\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$ from both sides",
"result": "2\\cos\\left(x\\right)-1=0"
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"result": "2\\cos\\left(x\\right)=1",
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"result": "2\\cos\\left(x\\right)-1+1=0+1"
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"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "2\\cos\\left(x\\right)=1"
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"result": "\\frac{2\\cos\\left(x\\right)}{2}=\\frac{1}{2}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "General solutions for $$\\cos\\left(x\\right)=\\frac{1}{2}$$",
"result": "x=\\frac{π}{3}+2πn,\\:x=\\frac{5π}{3}+2πn",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$ periodicity table with $$2πn$$ cycle:<br/>$$\\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\\hline x&\\cos(x)&x&\\cos(x)\\\\\\hline 0&1&π&-1\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{6}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{7π}{6}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{5π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{3}&\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{4π}{3}&-\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{2}&0&\\frac{3π}{2}&0\\\\\\hline \\frac{2π}{3}&-\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{5π}{3}&\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{3π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{7π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{5π}{6}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{11π}{6}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\end{array}$$"
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Solution
Solution
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Solution steps
Rewrite using trig identities
Rewrite using trig identities
Use the Angle Sum identity:
Simplify
Rewrite as
Apply the periodicity of :
Use the following trivial identity:
periodicity table with cycle:
Multiply:
Rewrite as
Apply the periodicity of :
Use the following trivial identity:
periodicity table with cycle:
Apply rule
Use the Angle Difference identity:
Simplify
Rewrite as
Apply the periodicity of :
Use the following trivial identity:
periodicity table with cycle:
Multiply:
Rewrite as
Apply the periodicity of :
Use the following trivial identity:
periodicity table with cycle:
Apply rule
Subtract from both sides
Move to the right side
Add to both sides
Simplify
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
General solutions for
periodicity table with cycle:
Graph
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the general solution for cos(x+2pi)=1-cos(x-2pi) ?
The general solution for cos(x+2pi)=1-cos(x-2pi) is x= pi/3+2pin,x=(5pi)/3+2pin