{ "query": { "display": "$$2\\sin^{2}\\left(\\frac{1}{2}x\\right)+C=\\sin\\left(x\\right)+C$$", "symbolab_question": "EQUATION#2\\sin^{2}(\\frac{1}{2}x)+C=\\sin(x)+C" }, "solution": { "level": "PERFORMED", "subject": "Trigonometry", "topic": "Trig Equations", "subTopic": "Trig Equations", "default": "x=4πn,x=2π+4πn,x=\\frac{π}{2}+2πn", "degrees": "x=0^{\\circ }+720^{\\circ }n,x=360^{\\circ }+720^{\\circ }n,x=90^{\\circ }+360^{\\circ }n", "meta": { "showVerify": true } }, "steps": { "type": "interim", "title": "$$2\\sin^{2}\\left(\\frac{1}{2}x\\right)+C=\\sin\\left(x\\right)+C{\\quad:\\quad}x=4πn,\\:x=2π+4πn,\\:x=\\frac{π}{2}+2πn$$", "input": "2\\sin^{2}\\left(\\frac{1}{2}x\\right)+C=\\sin\\left(x\\right)+C", "steps": [ { "type": "step", "primary": "Subtract $$\\sin\\left(x\\right)+C$$ from both sides", "result": "2\\sin^{2}\\left(\\frac{x}{2}\\right)-\\sin\\left(x\\right)=0" }, { "type": "step", "primary": "Let: $$u=\\frac{x}{2}$$", "result": 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"type": "step", "result": "2\\sin\\left(u\\right)\\left(\\sin\\left(u\\right)-\\cos\\left(u\\right)\\right)=0" }, { "type": "step", "primary": "Solving each part separately", "result": "\\sin\\left(u\\right)=0\\lor\\:\\sin\\left(u\\right)-\\cos\\left(u\\right)=0" }, { "type": "interim", "title": "$$\\sin\\left(u\\right)=0{\\quad:\\quad}u=2πn,\\:u=π+2πn$$", "input": "\\sin\\left(u\\right)=0", "steps": [ { "type": "interim", "title": "General solutions for $$\\sin\\left(u\\right)=0$$", "result": "u=0+2πn,\\:u=π+2πn", "steps": [ { "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 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