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solvefor x,f[g]=cos(1/(x^2))

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Solution

solve for x,f[g]=cos(x21​)

Solution

x=arccos(fg)+2πn1​​,x=−arccos(fg)+2πn1​​,x=−arccos(fg)+2πn1​​,x=−−arccos(fg)+2πn1​​
Solution steps
f[g]=cos(x21​)
Switch sidescos(x21​)=f[g]
Remove parentheses: (a)=acos(x21​)=fg
Apply trig inverse properties
cos(x21​)=fg
General solutions for cos(x21​)=fgcos(x)=a⇒x=arccos(a)+2πn,x=−arccos(a)+2πnx21​=arccos(fg)+2πn,x21​=−arccos(fg)+2πn
x21​=arccos(fg)+2πn,x21​=−arccos(fg)+2πn
Solve x21​=arccos(fg)+2πn:x=arccos(fg)+2πn1​​,x=−arccos(fg)+2πn1​​;f=gcos(−2πn)​
x21​=arccos(fg)+2πn
Multiply both sides by x2
x21​=arccos(fg)+2πn
Multiply both sides by x2x21​x2=arccos(fg)x2+2πnx2
Simplify1=arccos(fg)x2+2πnx2
1=arccos(fg)x2+2πnx2
Solve 1=arccos(fg)x2+2πnx2:x=arccos(fg)+2πn1​​,x=−arccos(fg)+2πn1​​;f=gcos(−2πn)​
1=arccos(fg)x2+2πnx2
Switch sidesarccos(fg)x2+2πnx2=1
Factor arccos(fg)x2+2πnx2:x2(arccos(fg)+2πn)
arccos(fg)x2+2πnx2
Factor out common term x2=x2(arccos(fg)+2πn)
x2(arccos(fg)+2πn)=1
Divide both sides by arccos(fg)+2πn;f=gcos(−2πn)​
x2(arccos(fg)+2πn)=1
Divide both sides by arccos(fg)+2πn;f=gcos(−2πn)​arccos(fg)+2πnx2(arccos(fg)+2πn)​=arccos(fg)+2πn1​;f=gcos(−2πn)​
Simplifyx2=arccos(fg)+2πn1​;f=gcos(−2πn)​
x2=arccos(fg)+2πn1​;f=gcos(−2πn)​
For x2=f(a) the solutions are x=f(a)​,−f(a)​
x=arccos(fg)+2πn1​​,x=−arccos(fg)+2πn1​​;f=gcos(−2πn)​
x=arccos(fg)+2πn1​​,x=−arccos(fg)+2πn1​​;f=gcos(−2πn)​
Solve x21​=−arccos(fg)+2πn:x=−arccos(fg)+2πn1​​,x=−−arccos(fg)+2πn1​​;f=gcos(2πn)​
x21​=−arccos(fg)+2πn
Multiply both sides by x2
x21​=−arccos(fg)+2πn
Multiply both sides by x2x21​x2=−arccos(fg)x2+2πnx2
Simplify1=−arccos(fg)x2+2πnx2
1=−arccos(fg)x2+2πnx2
Solve 1=−arccos(fg)x2+2πnx2:x=−arccos(fg)+2πn1​​,x=−−arccos(fg)+2πn1​​;f=gcos(2πn)​
1=−arccos(fg)x2+2πnx2
Switch sides−arccos(fg)x2+2πnx2=1
Factor −arccos(fg)x2+2πnx2:x2(−arccos(fg)+2πn)
−arccos(fg)x2+2πnx2
Factor out common term x2=x2(−arccos(fg)+2πn)
x2(−arccos(fg)+2πn)=1
Divide both sides by −arccos(fg)+2πn;f=gcos(2πn)​
x2(−arccos(fg)+2πn)=1
Divide both sides by −arccos(fg)+2πn;f=gcos(2πn)​−arccos(fg)+2πnx2(−arccos(fg)+2πn)​=−arccos(fg)+2πn1​;f=gcos(2πn)​
Simplifyx2=−arccos(fg)+2πn1​;f=gcos(2πn)​
x2=−arccos(fg)+2πn1​;f=gcos(2πn)​
For x2=f(a) the solutions are x=f(a)​,−f(a)​
x=−arccos(fg)+2πn1​​,x=−−arccos(fg)+2πn1​​;f=gcos(2πn)​
x=−arccos(fg)+2πn1​​,x=−−arccos(fg)+2πn1​​;f=gcos(2πn)​
x=arccos(fg)+2πn1​​,x=−arccos(fg)+2πn1​​,x=−arccos(fg)+2πn1​​,x=−−arccos(fg)+2πn1​​

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