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"query": {
"display": "$$[\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)]^{2}=1$$",
"symbolab_question": "EQUATION#[\\sin(4x)\\cos(x)-\\cos(4x)\\sin(x)]^{2}=1"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Trigonometry",
"topic": "Trig Equations",
"subTopic": "Trig Equations",
"default": "x=\\frac{π}{2}+\\frac{2πn}{3},x=\\frac{π}{6}+\\frac{2πn}{3}",
"degrees": "x=90^{\\circ }+120^{\\circ }n,x=30^{\\circ }+120^{\\circ }n",
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"title": "$$[\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)]^{2}=1{\\quad:\\quad}x=\\frac{π}{2}+\\frac{2πn}{3},\\:x=\\frac{π}{6}+\\frac{2πn}{3}$$",
"input": "[\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)]^{2}=1",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Subtract $$1$$ from both sides",
"result": "\\left(\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\right)^{2}-1=0"
},
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Factor $$\\left(\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\right)^{2}-1:{\\quad}\\left(\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)+1\\right)\\left(\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)-1\\right)$$",
"input": "\\left(\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\right)^{2}-1",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Rewrite $$1$$ as $$1^{2}$$",
"result": "=\\left(\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\right)^{2}-1^{2}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply Difference of Two Squares Formula: $$x^{2}-y^{2}=\\left(x+y\\right)\\left(x-y\\right)$$",
"secondary": [
"$$\\left(\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\right)^{2}-1^{2}=\\left(\\left(\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\right)+1\\right)\\left(\\left(\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\right)-1\\right)$$"
],
"result": "=\\left(\\left(\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\right)+1\\right)\\left(\\left(\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\right)-1\\right)",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Refine",
"result": "=\\left(\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)+1\\right)\\left(\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)-1\\right)"
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"type": "step",
"result": "\\left(\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)+1\\right)\\left(\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)-1\\right)=0"
},
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Solving each part separately",
"result": "\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)+1=0\\lor\\:\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)-1=0"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)+1=0{\\quad:\\quad}x=\\frac{π}{2}+\\frac{2πn}{3}$$",
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"title": "Rewrite using trig identities",
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"result": "1+\\sin\\left(4x-x\\right)=0",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Use the Angle Difference identity: $$\\sin\\left(s\\right)\\cos\\left(t\\right)-\\cos\\left(s\\right)\\sin\\left(t\\right)=\\sin\\left(s-t\\right)$$",
"result": "=1+\\sin\\left(4x-x\\right)"
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"input": "1+\\sin\\left(4x-x\\right)=0",
"result": "\\sin\\left(4x-x\\right)=-1",
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"primary": "Subtract $$1$$ from both sides",
"result": "1+\\sin\\left(4x-x\\right)-1=0-1"
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"result": "\\sin\\left(4x-x\\right)=-1"
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"title": "General solutions for $$\\sin\\left(4x-x\\right)=-1$$",
"result": "4x-x=\\frac{3π}{2}+2πn",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\sin\\left(x\\right)$$ periodicity table with $$2πn$$ cycle:<br/>$$\\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\\hline x&\\sin(x)&x&\\sin(x)\\\\\\hline 0&0&π&0\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{6}&\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{7π}{6}&-\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{5π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{3}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{4π}{3}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{2}&1&\\frac{3π}{2}&-1\\\\\\hline \\frac{2π}{3}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{5π}{3}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{3π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{7π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{5π}{6}&\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{11π}{6}&-\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\end{array}$$"
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"title": "Solve $$4x-x=\\frac{3π}{2}+2πn:{\\quad}x=\\frac{π}{2}+\\frac{2πn}{3}$$",
"input": "4x-x=\\frac{3π}{2}+2πn",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Add similar elements: $$4x-x=3x$$",
"result": "3x=\\frac{3π}{2}+2πn"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Divide both sides by $$3$$",
"input": "3x=\\frac{3π}{2}+2πn",
"result": "x=\\frac{π}{2}+\\frac{2πn}{3}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Divide both sides by $$3$$",
"result": "\\frac{3x}{3}=\\frac{\\frac{3π}{2}}{3}+\\frac{2πn}{3}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify",
"input": "\\frac{3x}{3}=\\frac{\\frac{3π}{2}}{3}+\\frac{2πn}{3}",
"result": "x=\\frac{π}{2}+\\frac{2πn}{3}",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\frac{3x}{3}:{\\quad}x$$",
"input": "\\frac{3x}{3}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Divide the numbers: $$\\frac{3}{3}=1$$",
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"input": "\\frac{\\frac{3π}{2}}{3}+\\frac{2πn}{3}",
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"title": "$$\\frac{\\frac{3π}{2}}{3}=\\frac{π}{2}$$",
"input": "\\frac{\\frac{3π}{2}}{3}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the fraction rule: $$\\frac{\\frac{b}{c}}{a}=\\frac{b}{c\\:\\cdot\\:a}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{3π}{2\\cdot\\:3}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$2\\cdot\\:3=6$$",
"result": "=\\frac{3π}{6}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Cancel the common factor: $$3$$",
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"input": "\\sin\\left(4x\\right)\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(4x\\right)\\sin\\left(x\\right)-1",
"result": "-1+\\sin\\left(4x-x\\right)=0",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Use the Angle Difference identity: $$\\sin\\left(s\\right)\\cos\\left(t\\right)-\\cos\\left(s\\right)\\sin\\left(t\\right)=\\sin\\left(s-t\\right)$$",
"result": "=-1+\\sin\\left(4x-x\\right)"
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"title": "General solutions for $$\\sin\\left(4x-x\\right)=1$$",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\sin\\left(x\\right)$$ periodicity table with $$2πn$$ cycle:<br/>$$\\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\\hline x&\\sin(x)&x&\\sin(x)\\\\\\hline 0&0&π&0\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{6}&\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{7π}{6}&-\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{5π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{3}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{4π}{3}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{2}&1&\\frac{3π}{2}&-1\\\\\\hline \\frac{2π}{3}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{5π}{3}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{3π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{7π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{5π}{6}&\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{11π}{6}&-\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\end{array}$$"
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"type": "step",
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"title": "Solve $$4x-x=\\frac{π}{2}+2πn:{\\quad}x=\\frac{π}{6}+\\frac{2πn}{3}$$",
"input": "4x-x=\\frac{π}{2}+2πn",
"steps": [
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"result": "3x=\\frac{π}{2}+2πn"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Divide both sides by $$3$$",
"input": "3x=\\frac{π}{2}+2πn",
"result": "x=\\frac{π}{6}+\\frac{2πn}{3}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Divide both sides by $$3$$",
"result": "\\frac{3x}{3}=\\frac{\\frac{π}{2}}{3}+\\frac{2πn}{3}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify",
"input": "\\frac{3x}{3}=\\frac{\\frac{π}{2}}{3}+\\frac{2πn}{3}",
"result": "x=\\frac{π}{6}+\\frac{2πn}{3}",
"steps": [
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\frac{3x}{3}:{\\quad}x$$",
"input": "\\frac{3x}{3}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Divide the numbers: $$\\frac{3}{3}=1$$",
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"title": "Simplify $$\\frac{\\frac{π}{2}}{3}+\\frac{2πn}{3}:{\\quad}\\frac{π}{6}+\\frac{2πn}{3}$$",
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Solution
Solution
+1
Degrees
Solution steps
Subtract from both sides
Factor
Rewrite as
Apply Difference of Two Squares Formula:
Refine
Solving each part separately
Rewrite using trig identities
Use the Angle Difference identity:
Move to the right side
Subtract from both sides
Simplify
General solutions for
periodicity table with cycle:
Solve
Add similar elements:
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Divide the numbers:
Simplify
Apply the fraction rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Cancel the common factor:
Rewrite using trig identities
Use the Angle Difference identity:
Move to the right side
Add to both sides
Simplify
General solutions for
periodicity table with cycle:
Solve
Add similar elements:
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Divide the numbers:
Simplify
Apply the fraction rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Combine all the solutions
Graph
Popular Examples
cos(θ)=(202)/(sqrt(331)*2\sqrt{33)}5sin(θ)+12cos(θ)=132-2cos^2(x)+3cos(x)=0cot(x)= 5/12 ,pi<x<(3pi)/2tan(x)= 1/5 ,tan(x+pi/2)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the general solution for [sin(4x)cos(x)-cos(4x)sin(x)]^2=1 ?
The general solution for [sin(4x)cos(x)-cos(4x)sin(x)]^2=1 is x= pi/2+(2pin)/3 ,x= pi/6+(2pin)/3