What is the general solution for cos(x+pi/6)-1=cos(x-pi/6) ?

The general solution for cos(x+pi/6)-1=cos(x-pi/6) is x=(3pi)/2+2pin

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cos(x+pi/6)-1=cos(x-pi/6)

Solution

cos (x + \frac{π}{6}) - 1 = cos (x - \frac{π}{6})

Solution

x = \frac{3 π}{2} + 2 πn

Degrees

x = 27 0^{\circ} + 36 0^{\circ} n

Solution steps

cos (x + \frac{π}{6}) - 1 = cos (x - \frac{π}{6})

Rewrite using trig identities

cos (x + \frac{π}{6}) - 1 = cos (x - \frac{π}{6})

Rewrite using trig identities

cos (x + \frac{π}{6})

Use the Angle Sum identity:

cos (s + t) = cos (s) cos (t) - sin (s) sin (t)

= cos (x) cos (\frac{π}{6}) - sin (x) sin (\frac{π}{6})

Simplify

cos (x) cos (\frac{π}{6}) - sin (x) sin (\frac{π}{6}) : \frac{3}{2} cos (x) - \frac{1}{2} sin (x)

cos (x) cos (\frac{π}{6}) - sin (x) sin (\frac{π}{6})

Simplify

cos (\frac{π}{6}) : \frac{3}{2}

cos (\frac{π}{6})

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (\frac{π}{6}) = \frac{3}{2}

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}

= \frac{3}{2}

= \frac{3}{2} cos (x) - sin (\frac{π}{6}) sin (x)

Simplify

sin (\frac{π}{6}) : \frac{1}{2}

sin (\frac{π}{6})

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (\frac{π}{6}) = \frac{1}{2}

sin (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} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{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} sin (x) 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}

= \frac{1}{2}

= \frac{3}{2} cos (x) - \frac{1}{2} sin (x)

= \frac{3}{2} cos (x) - \frac{1}{2} sin (x)

Use the Angle Difference identity:

cos (s - t) = cos (s) cos (t) + sin (s) sin (t)

= cos (x) cos (\frac{π}{6}) + sin (x) sin (\frac{π}{6})

Simplify

cos (x) cos (\frac{π}{6}) + sin (x) sin (\frac{π}{6}) : \frac{3}{2} cos (x) + \frac{1}{2} sin (x)

cos (x) cos (\frac{π}{6}) + sin (x) sin (\frac{π}{6})

Simplify

cos (\frac{π}{6}) : \frac{3}{2}

cos (\frac{π}{6})

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (\frac{π}{6}) = \frac{3}{2}

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}

= \frac{3}{2}

= \frac{3}{2} cos (x) + sin (\frac{π}{6}) sin (x)

Simplify

sin (\frac{π}{6}) : \frac{1}{2}

sin (\frac{π}{6})

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (\frac{π}{6}) = \frac{1}{2}

sin (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} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{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} sin (x) 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}

= \frac{1}{2}

= \frac{3}{2} cos (x) + \frac{1}{2} sin (x)

= \frac{3}{2} cos (x) + \frac{1}{2} sin (x)

\frac{3}{2} cos (x) - \frac{1}{2} sin (x) - 1 = \frac{3}{2} cos (x) + \frac{1}{2} sin (x)

\frac{3}{2} cos (x) - \frac{1}{2} sin (x) - 1 = \frac{3}{2} cos (x) + \frac{1}{2} sin (x)

Subtract

\frac{3}{2} cos (x) + \frac{1}{2} sin (x)

from both sides

- sin (x) - 1 = 0

Move

1

to the right side

- sin (x) - 1 = 0

Add

1

to both sides

- sin (x) - 1 + 1 = 0 + 1

Simplify

- sin (x) = 1

- sin (x) = 1

Divide both sides by

- 1

- sin (x) = 1

Divide both sides by

- 1

\frac{- sin ( x )}{- 1} = \frac{1}{- 1}

Simplify

sin (x) = - 1

sin (x) = - 1

General solutions for

sin (x) = - 1

sin (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} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{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} sin (x) 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}

x = \frac{3 π}{2} + 2 πn

x = \frac{3 π}{2} + 2 πn

Graph

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