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OpenStudy (anonymous):

please help!!! will give medal! its a trig proof

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\sin(2x) + \cos(3x) = 0\]

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

Well this is not a proof

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

This is an equation

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well i mean prove it

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

It can't be proven, it's not always true

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

You mean solve it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well, if you were to attempt it, what would you do?

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

So it's proof it or solve it -_-

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i guess it's solving

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

Subtract sin(2x) from both sides

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay \[\cos(3x) = -\sin(2x)\]

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

Put the negative inside the sine

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so\[\cos(3x) = (-\sin(2x))\]

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

I mean \(\cos(3x)=\sin(-2x)\)

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

You now have two options

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

Either you change cosine to sine, or you change sine to cosine.

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

\[\begin{array}{rcl} \sin(2x)+\cos(3x)&=&0\\ \cos(3x)&=&-\sin(2x)\\ \cos(3x)&=&\sin(-2x)\\ \cos(3x)&=&\cos(90^\circ+2x)\\ 3x&=&90^\circ+2x\\ x&=&90^\circ \end{array}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

could that be written in terms of \[\pi \]

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

\[\begin{array}{rcl} \sin(2x)+\cos(3x)&=&0\\ \cos(3x)&=&-\sin(2x)\\ \cos(3x)&=&\sin(-2x)\\ \cos(3x)&=&\cos(\frac\pi2+2x)\\ 3x&=&\frac\pi2+2x\\ x&=&\frac\pi2 \end{array}\]

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

What's the range of x?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the question asks for the answers of x to be between (0, 2pi

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

\[\begin{array}{rcl} \sin(2x)+\cos(3x)&=&0\\ \cos(3x)&=&-\sin(2x)\\ \cos(3x)&=&\sin(-2x)\\ \cos(3x)&=&\cos(\frac\pi2+2x)\\ 3x=\frac\pi2+2x&or&3x=2\pi-\frac\pi2-2x\\ x=\frac\pi2&or&5x=\frac{3\pi}2\\ x=\frac\pi2&or&x=\frac{3\pi}{10} \end{array}\]

OpenStudy (kc_kennylau):

\[\begin{array}{rcl} \sin(2x)+\cos(3x)&=&0\\ \cos(3x)&=&-\sin(2x)\\ \cos(3x)&=&\sin(-2x)\\ \cos(3x)&=&\cos(\frac\pi2+2x)\\ 3x=\frac\pi2+2x&or&3x=2\pi-\frac\pi2-2x&or&\cdots\\ x=\frac\pi2&or&5x=\frac{3\pi}2&or&5x=\frac{7\pi}2\\ x=\frac\pi2&or&x=\frac{3\pi}{10}&or&x=\frac{7\pi}{10}&or&\cdots \end{array}\]

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