What is the general solution for sin(x)=sin(x-pi/2) ?

The general solution for sin(x)=sin(x-pi/2) is x=(3pi)/4+pin

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sin(x)=sin(x-pi/2)

Solution

sin (x) = sin (x - \frac{π}{2})

Solution

x = \frac{3 π}{4} + πn

Degrees

x = 13 5^{\circ} + 18 0^{\circ} n

Solution steps

sin (x) = sin (x - \frac{π}{2})

Rewrite using trig identities

sin (x) = sin (x - \frac{π}{2})

Rewrite using trig identities

sin (x - \frac{π}{2})

Use the Angle Difference identity:

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

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

Simplify

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

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

sin (x) cos (\frac{π}{2}) = 0

sin (x) cos (\frac{π}{2})

Simplify

cos (\frac{π}{2}) : 0

cos (\frac{π}{2})

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (\frac{π}{2}) = 0

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}

= 0

= 0 \cdot sin (x)

Apply rule

0 \cdot a = 0

= 0

cos (x) sin (\frac{π}{2}) = cos (x)

cos (x) sin (\frac{π}{2})

Simplify

sin (\frac{π}{2}) : 1

sin (\frac{π}{2})

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (\frac{π}{2}) = 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}

= 1

= 1 \cdot cos (x)

Multiply:

cos (x) \cdot 1 = cos (x)

= cos (x)

= 0 - cos (x)

0 - cos (x) = - cos (x)

= - cos (x)

= - cos (x)

sin (x) = - cos (x)

sin (x) = - cos (x)

Subtract

- cos (x)

from both sides

sin (x) + cos (x) = 0

Rewrite using trig identities

sin (x) + cos (x) = 0

Divide both sides by

cos (x), cos (x) \neq = 0

\frac{sin ( x ) + cos ( x )}{cos ( x )} = \frac{0}{cos ( x )}

Simplify

\frac{sin ( x )}{cos ( x )} + 1 = 0

Use the basic trigonometric identity:

\frac{sin ( x )}{cos ( x )} = tan (x)

tan (x) + 1 = 0

tan (x) + 1 = 0

Move

1

to the right side

tan (x) + 1 = 0

Subtract

1

from both sides

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

Simplify

tan (x) = - 1

tan (x) = - 1

General solutions for

tan (x) = - 1

tan (x)

periodicity table with

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} tan (x) 0 \frac{3}{3} 13 \pm \infty - 3 - 1 - \frac{3}{3}

x = \frac{3 π}{4} + πn

x = \frac{3 π}{4} + πn

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The general solution for sin(x)=sin(x-pi/2) is x=(3pi)/4+pin