Sunday, September 29, 2013

Solve the equation:Sin(x) + root3*cos(x) = 1

Solve the equation: `sin x + sqrt(3)cos x=1`
.


`sinx+sqrt(3)cosx=1` Given
equation


`sin^2x+2sqrt(3)sinxcosx+3cos^2x=1` Square both
sides


`sin^2x+cos^2x+2sqrt(3)sinxcosx+2cos^2x=1`


`1+2sqrt(3)sinxcosx+2cos^2x=1`
Pythagorean identity


`2sqrt(3)sinxcosx=-2cos^2x` Subtract
from both sides


`sqrt(3)sinx=-cosx` Divide by `2cosx`
;`cosx!=0`


`tanx=-1/sqrt(3)`


Here
`x=(5pi)/6 +- kpi` with `k in ZZ` . However, squaring both sides introduced an
extraneous solution. `(5pi)/6` does not work.


Thus the
solution is `x=(11pi)/6 +- 2kpi` ;`k in ZZ`

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