I need some major help solving sin4x = -2sin2x [0, 2pi)
T tryinghard New member Joined Dec 14, 2006 Messages 1 Dec 14, 2006 #1 I need some major help solving sin4x = -2sin2x [0, 2pi)
stapel Super Moderator Staff member Joined Feb 4, 2004 Messages 16,582 Dec 14, 2006 #2 tryinghard said: I need some major help solving sin4x = -2sin2x [0, 2pi) Click to expand... Your formatting is ambiguous. Do you mean any of the following? . . . . .sin<sup>4</sup>(x) = -2 sin<sup>2</sup>(x) . . . . .sin<sup>4</sup>(x) = -2 sin(2x) . . . . .sin(4x) = -2 sin<sup>2</sup>(x) . . . . .sin(4x) = -2 sin(2x) Or did you mean something else? When you reply, please show the steps you have tried so far. Thank you. Eliz.
tryinghard said: I need some major help solving sin4x = -2sin2x [0, 2pi) Click to expand... Your formatting is ambiguous. Do you mean any of the following? . . . . .sin<sup>4</sup>(x) = -2 sin<sup>2</sup>(x) . . . . .sin<sup>4</sup>(x) = -2 sin(2x) . . . . .sin(4x) = -2 sin<sup>2</sup>(x) . . . . .sin(4x) = -2 sin(2x) Or did you mean something else? When you reply, please show the steps you have tried so far. Thank you. Eliz.
G galactus Super Moderator Staff member Joined Sep 28, 2005 Messages 7,216 Dec 15, 2006 #3 If you mean \(\displaystyle sin(4x)=-2sin(2x)\), then divide by sin(2x). \(\displaystyle \frac{sin(4x)}{sin(2x)}=2cos(2x)\) You have: \(\displaystyle 2cos(2x)=-2\) \(\displaystyle cos(2x)=-1\)
If you mean \(\displaystyle sin(4x)=-2sin(2x)\), then divide by sin(2x). \(\displaystyle \frac{sin(4x)}{sin(2x)}=2cos(2x)\) You have: \(\displaystyle 2cos(2x)=-2\) \(\displaystyle cos(2x)=-1\)