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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find all solutions to the equation. cos x = sin x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Recall that cos x and sin x are the coordinates of a point on the unit circle. So imagine a circle and ask yourself where the x and y coordinates are equal.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

at 45

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes, there's one other place.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

225

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so at 225 ans 45

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes, that's correct. Of course, you could just keep going around the circle, so in degrees you might say x = 45 + n*180 where n is any integer.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Or similarly in radians \[ x = \frac{\pi}{4} + n \pi \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Jemurray3 is this the answer pi divided by four plus n pi such that n equals zero, plus or minus one, plus or minus two to infinity

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