{ "query": { "display": "$$\\cos\\left(2x\\right)-\\sin\\left(2x\\right)=1$$", "symbolab_question": "EQUATION#\\cos(2x)-\\sin(2x)=1" }, "solution": { "level": "PERFORMED", "subject": "Trigonometry", "topic": "Trig Equations", "subTopic": "Trig Equations", "default": "x=2πn,x=π+2πn,x=\\frac{3π}{4}+πn", "degrees": "x=0^{\\circ }+360^{\\circ }n,x=180^{\\circ }+360^{\\circ }n,x=135^{\\circ }+180^{\\circ }n", "meta": { "showVerify": true } }, "steps": { "type": "interim", "title": "$$\\cos\\left(2x\\right)-\\sin\\left(2x\\right)=1{\\quad:\\quad}x=2πn,\\:x=π+2πn,\\:x=\\frac{3π}{4}+πn$$", "input": "\\cos\\left(2x\\right)-\\sin\\left(2x\\right)=1", "steps": [ { "type": "step", "primary": "Subtract $$1$$ from both sides", "result": "\\cos\\left(2x\\right)-\\sin\\left(2x\\right)-1=0" }, { "type": "interim", "title": "Rewrite using trig identities", "input": "-1+\\cos\\left(2x\\right)-\\sin\\left(2x\\right)", "result": "-2\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)-2\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)=0", "steps": [ { "type": "step", "primary": "Use the Double Angle identity: $$\\sin\\left(2x\\right)=2\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$", "result": "=-1+\\cos\\left(2x\\right)-2\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)" }, { "type": "step", "primary": "Use the Double Angle identity: $$\\cos\\left(2x\\right)=1-2\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)$$", "result": "=-1+1-2\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)-2\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)" }, { "type": "step", "primary": "Simplify", "result": "=-2\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)-2\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)", "meta": { "solvingClass": "Solver" } } ], "meta": { "interimType": "Trig Rewrite Using Trig identities 0Eq", "gptData": 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"type": "step", "primary": "Factor out common term $$-2\\sin\\left(x\\right)$$", "result": "=-2\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\left(\\sin\\left(x\\right)+\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\right)", "meta": { "practiceLink": "/practice/factoring-practice", "practiceTopic": "Factoring" } } ], "meta": { "solvingClass": "Solver", "interimType": "Algebraic Manipulation Factor Title 1Eq" } }, { "type": "step", "result": "-2\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\left(\\sin\\left(x\\right)+\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\right)=0" }, { "type": "step", "primary": "Solving each part separately", "result": "\\sin\\left(x\\right)=0\\lor\\:\\sin\\left(x\\right)+\\cos\\left(x\\right)=0" }, { "type": "interim", "title": "$$\\sin\\left(x\\right)=0{\\quad:\\quad}x=2πn,\\:x=π+2πn$$", "input": "\\sin\\left(x\\right)=0", "steps": [ { "type": "interim", "title": "General solutions for $$\\sin\\left(x\\right)=0$$", "result": "x=0+2πn,\\:x=π+2πn", "steps": [ { "type": "step", "primary": "$$\\sin\\left(x\\right)$$ periodicity table with $$2πn$$ 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"step", "result": "x=2πn,\\:x=π+2πn" } ], "meta": { "solvingClass": "Trig Equations", "interimType": "Trig Equations" } }, { "type": "interim", "title": "$$\\sin\\left(x\\right)+\\cos\\left(x\\right)=0{\\quad:\\quad}x=\\frac{3π}{4}+πn$$", "input": "\\sin\\left(x\\right)+\\cos\\left(x\\right)=0", "steps": [ { "type": "interim", "title": "Rewrite using trig identities", "input": "\\sin\\left(x\\right)+\\cos\\left(x\\right)=0", "result": "\\tan\\left(x\\right)+1=0", "steps": [ { "type": "step", "primary": "Divide both sides by $$\\cos\\left(x\\right),\\:\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\neq0$$", "result": "\\frac{\\sin\\left(x\\right)+\\cos\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos\\left(x\\right)}=\\frac{0}{\\cos\\left(x\\right)}" }, { "type": "step", "primary": "Simplify", "result": "\\frac{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos\\left(x\\right)}+1=0" }, { "type": "step", "primary": "Use the basic trigonometric identity: $$\\frac{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos\\left(x\\right)}=\\tan\\left(x\\right)$$", "result": 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