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Brenden Tran

Brenden Tran

Answered question

2022-06-26

Find the sum of the squares of the solutions to 1 cos x + 1 + cos x = 3 ,, where π < x < π .
Attempt: Squaring both sides gives
1 cos x + 2 ( 1 cos x ) ( 1 + cos x ) + 1 + cos x = 3 ,
which simplifies to
2 1 cos 2 x = 3 1 sin 2 x = 1 | sin x | = 1.

Answer & Explanation

Tianna Deleon

Tianna Deleon

Beginner2022-06-27Added 29 answers

Well, when you square the LHS:
( 1 cos ( x ) + 1 + cos ( x ) ) 2 = 2 + 2 1 cos ( x ) 1 + cos ( x ) =
(1) 2 + 2 sin 2 ( x ) = 2 ( 1 + sin 2 ( x ) )
So, we get:
( 1 cos ( x ) + 1 + cos ( x ) ) 2 = 3     2 ( 1 + sin 2 ( x ) ) = 3    
(2) sin 2 ( x ) = 3 2 1 = 1 2 = | sin ( x ) |

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