help with solving sin4x = -2sin2x [0, 2pi)

tryinghard said:
I need some major help solving sin4x = -2sin2x [0, 2pi)
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.
 
If you mean \(\displaystyle sin(4x)=-2sin(2x)\), then divide by sin(2x).

\(\displaystyle \frac{sin(4x)}{sin(2x)}=2cos(2x)\)

You have: \(\displaystyle 2cos(2x)=-2\)

\(\displaystyle cos(2x)=-1\)
 
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