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Ch. 3 - Trigonometric Identities and Equations
Blitzer - Trigonometry 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 69

In Exercises 63–84, use an identity to solve each equation on the interval [0, 2𝝅). sin 2x = cos x

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Recall the double-angle identity for sine: \(\sin 2x = 2 \sin x \cos x\). Substitute this into the equation to get \(2 \sin x \cos x = \cos x\).
Rewrite the equation as \(2 \sin x \cos x - \cos x = 0\) to set it equal to zero, which allows factoring.
Factor out \(\cos x\) from the left side: \(\cos x (2 \sin x - 1) = 0\).
Set each factor equal to zero to find possible solutions: \(\cos x = 0\) and \(2 \sin x - 1 = 0\).
Solve each equation separately on the interval \([0, 2\pi)\): For \(\cos x = 0\), find all \(x\) where cosine is zero; for \(2 \sin x - 1 = 0\), solve for \(\sin x = \frac{1}{2}\) and find all corresponding \(x\) values.

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