Tuesday, November 3, 2015

What are the zeros of the function f(x)=sinx+cosx found in interval (0,pi)?

First, we'll put sinx+cosx =
0.


We'll divide by cos x:


sin
x/cos x + 1 = 0


We know that sinx/cosx=tan
x


tanx + 1 = 0


tan x =
-1


x = arctan(-1)


x = -arctan
1


Interval(0,pi) covers boths quadrants, 1st and the
2nd.


The tangent function has positive values in the 1st
quadrant and negative values in the 2nd quadrant.


x = pi -
pi/4 = 3pi/4


The solution of the equation is
x = 3pi/4.

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