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"query": {
"display": "$$2\\sin^{2}\\left(\\frac{x}{2}\\right)+\\cos\\left(x\\right)=1+\\sin\\left(x\\right)$$",
"symbolab_question": "EQUATION#2\\sin^{2}(\\frac{x}{2})+\\cos(x)=1+\\sin(x)"
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"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Trigonometry",
"topic": "Trig Equations",
"subTopic": "Trig Equations",
"default": "x=2πn,x=π+2πn",
"degrees": "x=0^{\\circ }+360^{\\circ }n,x=180^{\\circ }+360^{\\circ }n",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$2\\sin^{2}\\left(\\frac{x}{2}\\right)+\\cos\\left(x\\right)=1+\\sin\\left(x\\right){\\quad:\\quad}x=2πn,\\:x=π+2πn$$",
"input": "2\\sin^{2}\\left(\\frac{x}{2}\\right)+\\cos\\left(x\\right)=1+\\sin\\left(x\\right)",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Subtract $$1+\\sin\\left(x\\right)$$ from both sides",
"result": "2\\sin^{2}\\left(\\frac{x}{2}\\right)+\\cos\\left(x\\right)-1-\\sin\\left(x\\right)=0"
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"title": "Rewrite using trig identities",
"input": "-1+\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\sin\\left(x\\right)+2\\sin^{2}\\left(\\frac{x}{2}\\right)",
"result": "-\\sin\\left(x\\right)=0",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Use the Double Angle identity: $$1-2\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)=\\cos\\left(2x\\right)$$",
"secondary": [
"$$-1+2\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)=-\\cos\\left(2x\\right)$$"
],
"result": "=\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\sin\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(2\\cdot\\:\\frac{x}{2}\\right)"
},
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\sin\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(2\\cdot\\:\\frac{x}{2}\\right):{\\quad}-\\sin\\left(x\\right)$$",
"input": "\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\sin\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(2\\cdot\\:\\frac{x}{2}\\right)",
"result": "=-\\sin\\left(x\\right)",
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"primary": "Multiply fractions: $$a\\cdot\\frac{b}{c}=\\frac{a\\:\\cdot\\:b}{c}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{x\\cdot\\:2}{2}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Cancel the common factor: $$2$$",
"result": "=x"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\sin\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(x\\right)"
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{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Add similar elements: $$\\cos\\left(x\\right)-\\cos\\left(x\\right)=0$$",
"result": "=-\\sin\\left(x\\right)"
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Solution
Solution
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Degrees
Solution steps
Subtract from both sides
Rewrite using trig identities
Use the Double Angle identity:
Simplify
Multiply
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Add similar elements:
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
General solutions for
periodicity table with cycle:
Solve
Graph
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the general solution for 2sin^2(x/2)+cos(x)=1+sin(x) ?
The general solution for 2sin^2(x/2)+cos(x)=1+sin(x) is x=2pin,x=pi+2pin