Sunday, May 24, 2015

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We have to solve cos 4x = 1 for values of x that satisfy
0<=x<=2*pi


cos 4x = cos
2*2x


=> 1 - 2(sin
2x)^2


=> 1 - 2*(2*cos x * sin
x)^2


=> 1 - 8*(cos x)^2*(sin
x)^2


=> 1 - 8*(1 - (sin x)^2)(sin
x)^2


let (sin x)^2 =
y


=> 1 - 8*(1 - y)y =
1


=> (1 - y)y =
0


=> y = 0 and y =
1


sin x = 0


=> x = arc
sin 0


=> x = 0, pi ,
2*pi


(sin x)^2 = 1


=> x
= arc sin 1 and x = arc sin (-1)


=> x = pi/2 and x =
3*pi/2


The required solution of the equation
is x = {0 , pi/2, pi , 3*pi/2, 2*pi}

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