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5-5cos^2(x)+2cos(x)>= 0

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Solution

5−5cos2(x)+2cos(x)≥0

Solution

−arccos(5−26​+1​)+2πn≤x≤arccos(5−26​+1​)+2πn
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Interval Notation
[−arccos(5−26​+1​)+2πn,arccos(5−26​+1​)+2πn]
Decimal
−2.53186…+2πn≤x≤2.53186…+2πn
Solution steps
5−5cos2(x)+2cos(x)≥0
Let: u=cos(x)5−5u2+2u≥0
5−5u2+2u≥0:5−26​+1​≤u≤526​+1​
5−5u2+2u≥0
Complete the square 5−5u2+2u:−5(u−51​)2+526​
5−5u2+2u
Write in the standard form ax2+bx+c−5u2+2u+5
Write −5u2+2u+5in the form: x2+2ax+a2Factor out −5−5(u2−52u​−1)
2a=−52​:a=−51​
2a=−52​
Divide both sides by 2
2a=−52​
Divide both sides by 222a​=2−52​​
Simplify
22a​=2−52​​
Simplify 22a​:a
22a​
Divide the numbers: 22​=1=a
Simplify 2−52​​:−51​
2−52​​
Apply the fraction rule: b−a​=−ba​=−252​​
Apply the fraction rule: acb​​=c⋅ab​252​​=5⋅22​=−5⋅22​
Multiply the numbers: 5⋅2=10=−102​
Cancel the common factor: 2=−51​
a=−51​
a=−51​
a=−51​
Add and subtract (−51​)2−5(u2−52u​−1+(−51​)2−(−51​)2)
x2+2ax+a2=(x+a)2u2−52​u+(−51​)2=(u−51​)2−5((u−51​)2−1−(−51​)2)
Simplify−5(u−51​)2+526​
−5(u−51​)2+526​≥0
Move 526​to the right side
−5(u−51​)2+526​≥0
Subtract 526​ from both sides−5(u−51​)2+526​−526​≥0−526​
Simplify−5(u−51​)2≥−526​
−5(u−51​)2≥−526​
Multiply both sides by −1
−5(u−51​)2≥−526​
Multiply both sides by -1 (reverse the inequality)(−5(u−51​)2)(−1)≤(−526​)(−1)
Simplify5(u−51​)2≤526​
5(u−51​)2≤526​
Divide both sides by 5
5(u−51​)2≤526​
Divide both sides by 555(u−51​)2​≤5526​​
Simplify
55(u−51​)2​≤5526​​
Simplify 55(u−51​)2​:(u−51​)2
55(u−51​)2​
Divide the numbers: 55​=1=(u−51​)2
Simplify 5526​​:2526​
5526​​
Apply the fraction rule: acb​​=c⋅ab​=5⋅526​
Multiply the numbers: 5⋅5=25=2526​
(u−51​)2≤2526​
(u−51​)2≤2526​
(u−51​)2≤2526​
For un≤a, if nis even then
−2526​​≤u−51​≤2526​​
If a≤u≤bthen a≤uandu≤b−2526​​≤u−51​andu−51​≤2526​​
−2526​​≤u−51​:u≥5−26​+1​
−2526​​≤u−51​
Switch sidesu−51​≥−2526​​
Simplify 2526​​:526​​
2526​​
Apply radical rule: assuming a≥0,b≥0=25​26​​
25​=5
25​
Factor the number: 25=52=52​
Apply radical rule: 52​=5=5
=526​​
u−51​≥−526​​
Move 51​to the right side
u−51​≥−526​​
Add 51​ to both sidesu−51​+51​≥−526​​+51​
Simplify
u−51​+51​≥−526​​+51​
Simplify u−51​+51​:u
u−51​+51​
Add similar elements: −51​+51​≥0
=u
Simplify −526​​+51​:5−26​+1​
−526​​+51​
Apply rule ca​±cb​=ca±b​=5−26​+1​
u≥5−26​+1​
u≥5−26​+1​
u≥5−26​+1​
u−51​≤2526​​:u≤526​+1​
u−51​≤2526​​
Apply radical rule: assuming a≥0,b≥0u−51​≤25​26​​
25​=5
25​
Factor the number: 25=52=52​
Apply radical rule: 52​=5=5
u−51​≤526​​
Move 51​to the right side
u−51​≤526​​
Add 51​ to both sidesu−51​+51​≤526​​+51​
Simplify
u−51​+51​≤526​​+51​
Simplify u−51​+51​:u
u−51​+51​
Add similar elements: −51​+51​≤0
=u
Simplify 526​​+51​:526​+1​
526​​+51​
Apply rule ca​±cb​=ca±b​=526​+1​
u≤526​+1​
u≤526​+1​
u≤526​+1​
Combine the intervalsu≥5−26​+1​andu≤526​+1​
Merge Overlapping Intervals
u≥5−26​+1​andu≤526​+1​
The intersection of two intervals is the set of numbers which are in both intervals
u≥5−26​+1​andu≤526​+1​
5−26​+1​≤u≤526​+1​
5−26​+1​≤u≤526​+1​
5−26​+1​≤u≤526​+1​
Substitute back u=cos(x)5−26​+1​≤cos(x)≤526​+1​
If a≤u≤bthen a≤uandu≤b5−26​+1​≤cos(x)andcos(x)≤526​+1​
5−26​+1​≤cos(x):−arccos(5−26​+1​)+2πn≤x≤arccos(5−26​+1​)+2πn
5−26​+1​≤cos(x)
Switch sidescos(x)≥5−26​+1​
For cos(x)≥a, if −1<a<1 then −arccos(a)+2πn≤x≤arccos(a)+2πn−arccos(5−26​+1​)+2πn≤x≤arccos(5−26​+1​)+2πn
cos(x)≤526​+1​:True for all x∈R
cos(x)≤526​+1​
Range of cos(x):−1≤cos(x)≤1
Function range definition
The range of the basic cosfunction is −1≤cos(x)≤1−1≤cos(x)≤1
cos(x)≤526​+1​and−1≤cos(x)≤1:−1≤cos(x)≤1
Let y=cos(x)
Combine the intervalsy≤526​+1​and−1≤y≤1
Merge Overlapping Intervals
y≤526​+1​and−1≤y≤1
The intersection of two intervals is the set of numbers which are in both intervals
y≤526​+1​and−1≤y≤1
−1≤y≤1
−1≤y≤1
Trueforallx
Trueforallx∈R
Combine the intervals−arccos(5−26​+1​)+2πn≤x≤arccos(5−26​+1​)+2πnandTrueforallx∈R
Merge Overlapping Intervals−arccos(5−26​+1​)+2πn≤x≤arccos(5−26​+1​)+2πn

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