What is the general solution for (sin(x))/(1-cos^2(x))=sec(x) ?

The general solution for (sin(x))/(1-cos^2(x))=sec(x) is x= pi/4+pin

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(sin(x))/(1-cos^2(x))=sec(x)

Solution

\frac{sin ( x )}{1 - cos ^{2} ( x )} = sec (x)

Solution

x = \frac{π}{4} + πn

Degrees

x = 4 5^{\circ} + 18 0^{\circ} n

Solution steps

\frac{sin ( x )}{1 - cos ^{2} ( x )} = sec (x)

Subtract

sec (x)

from both sides

\frac{sin ( x )}{1 - cos ^{2} ( x )} - sec (x) = 0

Simplify

\frac{sin ( x )}{1 - cos ^{2} ( x )} - sec (x) : \frac{sin ( x ) - sec ( x ) ( 1 - cos ^{2} ( x ) )}{1 - cos ^{2} ( x )}

\frac{sin ( x )}{1 - cos ^{2} ( x )} - sec (x)

Convert element to fraction:

sec (x) = \frac{sec ( x ) ( 1 - cos ^{2} ( x ) )}{1 - cos ^{2} ( x )}

= \frac{sin ( x )}{1 - cos ^{2} ( x )} - \frac{sec ( x ) ( 1 - cos ^{2} ( x ) )}{1 - cos ^{2} ( x )}

Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:

\frac{a}{c} \pm \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \pm b}{c}

= \frac{sin ( x ) - sec ( x ) ( 1 - cos ^{2} ( x ) )}{1 - cos ^{2} ( x )}

\frac{sin ( x ) - sec ( x ) ( 1 - cos ^{2} ( x ) )}{1 - cos ^{2} ( x )} = 0

\frac{f ( x )}{g ( x )} = 0 \Rightarrow f (x) = 0

sin (x) - sec (x) (1 - cos^{2} (x)) = 0

Rewrite using trig identities

sin (x) - (1 - cos^{2} (x)) sec (x)

Use the Pythagorean identity:

1 = cos^{2} (x) + sin^{2} (x)

1 - cos^{2} (x) = sin^{2} (x)

= sin (x) - sec (x) sin^{2} (x)

sin (x) - sec (x) sin^{2} (x) = 0

Factor

sin (x) - sec (x) sin^{2} (x) : sin (x) (1 - sec (x) sin (x))

sin (x) - sec (x) sin^{2} (x)

Apply exponent rule:

a^{b + c} = a^{b} a^{c}

sec (x) sin^{2} (x) = sin (x) sin (x)

= sin (x) - sin (x) sin (x)

Factor out common term

sin (x)

= sin (x) (1 - sec (x) sin (x))

sin (x) (1 - sec (x) sin (x)) = 0

Solving each part separately

sin (x) = 0 or 1 - sec (x) sin (x) = 0

sin (x) = 0 : x = 2 πn, x = π + 2 πn

sin (x) = 0

General solutions for

sin (x) = 0

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}

x = 0 + 2 πn, x = π + 2 πn

x = 0 + 2 πn, x = π + 2 πn

Solve

x = 0 + 2 πn : x = 2 πn

x = 0 + 2 πn

0 + 2 πn = 2 πn

x = 2 πn

x = 2 πn, x = π + 2 πn

1 - sec (x) sin (x) = 0 : x = \frac{π}{4} + πn

1 - sec (x) sin (x) = 0

Rewrite using trig identities

1 - sec (x) sin (x)

sec (x) sin (x) = tan (x)

sec (x) sin (x)

Express with sin, cos

sec (x) sin (x)

Use the basic trigonometric identity:

sec (x) = \frac{1}{cos ( x )}

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

Simplify

\frac{1}{cos ( x )} sin (x) : \frac{sin ( x )}{cos ( x )}

\frac{1}{cos ( x )} sin (x)

Multiply fractions:

a \cdot \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \cdot b}{c}

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

Multiply:

1 \cdot sin (x) = sin (x)

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

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

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

Use the basic trigonometric identity:

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

= tan (x)

= 1 - tan (x)

1 - tan (x) = 0

Move

1

to the right side

1 - tan (x) = 0

Subtract

1

from both sides

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

Simplify

- tan (x) = - 1

- tan (x) = - 1

Divide both sides by

- 1

- tan (x) = - 1

Divide both sides by

- 1

\frac{- tan ( x )}{- 1} = \frac{- 1}{- 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{π}{4} + πn

x = \frac{π}{4} + πn

Combine all the solutions

x = 2 πn, x = π + 2 πn, x = \frac{π}{4} + πn

Since the equation is undefined for:

2 πn, π + 2 πn

x = \frac{π}{4} + πn

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