{ "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)" }, "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", "meta": { "showVerify": true } }, "steps": { "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)", "steps": [ { "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" }, { "type": "interim", "title": "Rewrite using trig identities", "input": 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