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AZ:
There's a power-reducing identity
\(\sin^2 u = \dfrac{1 - \cos(2u)}{2}\)
snowflake0531:
so ^^^ times 2 equals 1/2
snowflake0531:
1/2 = cos(2x)
AZ:
how?
\( 2 \times \dfrac{1-\cos(2\cdot 2x)}{2} = \dfrac{1}{2}\)
snowflake0531:
so
1/2 = cos(4x)
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AZ:
oh wait my bad,
it should be equal to 1 not 1/2
so cos(4x) = 1
AZ:
your question has 1 in it, if you check your screenshot
snowflake0531:
But there's a 2 before the sin^2(2x) so it's still 1/2
snowflake0531:
wait nvmd
AZ:
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\( 2\sin^2(2x) = 1\)
\( 2 \left( \dfrac{1-\cos(2\cdot 2x)}{2}\right) = 1\)
\( \cancel{2}\left( \dfrac{1-\cos(2\cdot 2x)}{\cancel{2}}\right) = 1\)
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snowflake0531:
e.e
snowflake0531:
how'd you do the cross out thing
snowflake0531:
but ye
1-cos(4x)=1
cos(4x)=0
snowflake0531:
and pi/2 and 3pi/2 is when cos =0
snowflake0531:
so then pi/2 + 2pik
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AZ:
but remember, it's cos(4x)
so if we said cos(u) = 0
then u = pi/2 + \(\pi\)k
but then u = 4x
so you have to divide by 4
AZ:
it's every pi, not 2pi
snowflake0531:
so
pi/8 +pi k
AZ:
you also have to divide pi*k by 4 as well
snowflake0531:
kk
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