What is the general solution for cos(x-pi/6)-sin(x)=0 ?

The general solution for cos(x-pi/6)-sin(x)=0 is x= pi/3+pin

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cos(x-pi/6)-sin(x)=0

Solution

cos (x - \frac{π}{6}) - sin (x) = 0

Solution

x = \frac{π}{3} + πn

Degrees

x = 6 0^{\circ} + 18 0^{\circ} n

Solution steps

cos (x - \frac{π}{6}) - sin (x) = 0

Rewrite using trig identities

cos (x - \frac{π}{6}) - sin (x) = 0

Rewrite using trig identities

cos (x - \frac{π}{6})

Use the Angle Difference identity:

cos (s - t) = cos (s) cos (t) + sin (s) sin (t)

= cos (x) cos (\frac{π}{6}) + sin (x) sin (\frac{π}{6})

Simplify

cos (x) cos (\frac{π}{6}) + sin (x) sin (\frac{π}{6}) : \frac{3}{2} cos (x) + \frac{1}{2} sin (x)

cos (x) cos (\frac{π}{6}) + sin (x) sin (\frac{π}{6})

Simplify

cos (\frac{π}{6}) : \frac{3}{2}

cos (\frac{π}{6})

Use the following trivial identity:

cos (\frac{π}{6}) = \frac{3}{2}

cos (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} cos (x) 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} cos (x) - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2}

= \frac{3}{2}

= \frac{3}{2} cos (x) + sin (\frac{π}{6}) sin (x)

Simplify

sin (\frac{π}{6}) : \frac{1}{2}

sin (\frac{π}{6})

Use the following trivial identity:

sin (\frac{π}{6}) = \frac{1}{2}

sin (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} sin (x) 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 \frac{3}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{1}{2} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} sin (x) 0 - \frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{3}{2} - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2}

= \frac{1}{2}

= \frac{3}{2} cos (x) + \frac{1}{2} sin (x)

= \frac{3}{2} cos (x) + \frac{1}{2} sin (x)

\frac{3}{2} cos (x) + \frac{1}{2} sin (x) - sin (x) = 0

Simplify

\frac{3}{2} cos (x) + \frac{1}{2} sin (x) - sin (x) : \frac{3}{2} cos (x) - \frac{1}{2} sin (x)

\frac{3}{2} cos (x) + \frac{1}{2} sin (x) - sin (x)

Add similar elements:

\frac{1}{2} sin (x) - sin (x) = - \frac{1}{2} sin (x)

\frac{1}{2} sin (x) - sin (x)

Factor out common term

sin (x)

= sin (x) (\frac{1}{2} - 1)

\frac{1}{2} - 1 = - \frac{1}{2}

\frac{1}{2} - 1

Convert element to fraction:

1 = \frac{1 \cdot 2}{2}

= \frac{1}{2} - \frac{1 \cdot 2}{2}

Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:

\frac{a}{c} \pm \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \pm b}{c}

= \frac{1 - 1 \cdot 2}{2}

1 - 1 \cdot 2 = - 1

1 - 1 \cdot 2

Multiply the numbers:

1 \cdot 2 = 2

= 1 - 2

Subtract the numbers:

1 - 2 = - 1

= - 1

= \frac{- 1}{2}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{- a}{b} = - \frac{a}{b}

= - \frac{1}{2}

= - \frac{1}{2} sin (x)

= \frac{3}{2} cos (x) - \frac{1}{2} sin (x)

\frac{3}{2} cos (x) - \frac{1}{2} sin (x) = 0

\frac{3}{2} cos (x) - \frac{1}{2} sin (x) = 0

Simplify

\frac{3}{2} cos (x) - \frac{1}{2} sin (x) : \frac{3 cos ( x ) - sin ( x )}{2}

\frac{3}{2} cos (x) - \frac{1}{2} sin (x)

\frac{3}{2} cos (x) = \frac{3 cos ( x )}{2}

\frac{3}{2} cos (x)

Multiply fractions:

a \cdot \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \cdot b}{c}

= \frac{3 cos ( x )}{2}

\frac{1}{2} sin (x) = \frac{sin ( x )}{2}

\frac{1}{2} sin (x)

Multiply fractions:

a \cdot \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \cdot b}{c}

= \frac{1 \cdot sin ( x )}{2}

Multiply:

1 \cdot sin (x) = sin (x)

= \frac{sin ( x )}{2}

= \frac{3 cos ( x )}{2} - \frac{sin ( x )}{2}

Apply rule

\frac{a}{c} \pm \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \pm b}{c}

= \frac{3 cos ( x ) - sin ( x )}{2}

\frac{3 cos ( x ) - sin ( x )}{2} = 0

\frac{f ( x )}{g ( x )} = 0 \Rightarrow f (x) = 0

3 cos (x) - sin (x) = 0

Rewrite using trig identities

3 cos (x) - sin (x) = 0

Divide both sides by

cos (x), cos (x) \neq = 0

\frac{3 cos ( x ) - sin ( x )}{cos ( x )} = \frac{0}{cos ( x )}

Simplify

3 - \frac{sin ( x )}{cos ( x )} = 0

Use the basic trigonometric identity:

\frac{sin ( x )}{cos ( x )} = tan (x)

3 - tan (x) = 0

3 - tan (x) = 0

Move

3

to the right side

3 - tan (x) = 0

Subtract

3

from both sides

3 - tan (x) - 3 = 0 - 3

Simplify

- tan (x) = - 3

- tan (x) = - 3

Divide both sides by

- 1

- tan (x) = - 3

Divide both sides by

- 1

\frac{- tan ( x )}{- 1} = \frac{- 3}{- 1}

Simplify

tan (x) = 3

tan (x) = 3

General solutions for

tan (x) = 3

tan (x)

periodicity table with

πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} tan (x) 0 \frac{3}{3} 13 \pm \infty - 3 - 1 - \frac{3}{3}

x = \frac{π}{3} + πn

x = \frac{π}{3} + πn

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