How do you solve cosx=-1/sqrt2?
2 Answers
May 4, 2018
Explanation:
May 4, 2018
Explanation:
"since "cosx<0" then x is in second/third quadrants"
x=cos^-1(1/sqrt2)=pi/4larrcolor(red)"related acute angle"
rArrx=pi-pi/4=(3pi)/4larrcolor(red)"second quadrant"
"or "x=pi+pi/4=(5pi)/4larrcolor(red)"third quadrant"
"due to the periodicity of the cosine the solutions will"
"repeat every "2pi
color(blue)"solutions are"
x=(3pi)/4+2npito(n inZZ)
"or "x=(5pi)/4+2npito(n inZZ)