Question #6dd1a

1 Answer
Mar 3, 2017

sin2x=4cos^2x-6sin^2x

=>6sin^2x+2sinxcosx-4cos^2x=0

=>3sin^2x+sinxcosx-2cos^2x=0

=>3sin^2x+sinxcosx-2cos^2x=0

=>(3sin^2x)/cos^2x+(sinxcosx)/cos^2x-(2cos^2x)/cos^2x=0

=>3tan^2x+tanx-2=0

=>3tan^2x+3tanx-2tanx-2=0

=>3tanx(tanx+1)-2(tanx+1)=0

=>(tanx+1)(3tanx-2)=0

When tanx+1=0

=>tanx=-1=tan(pi-pi/4)=tan(2pi-pi/4)

So

x=(3pi)/4 and (7pi)/4

=>x=135^@ and 315^@

Again

3tanx -2 = 0

=>tanx=2/3=tan(tan^-1(2/3))=tan33.7^@

So

x= 33.7^@ and (180+33.7)=213.7^@