What is the general solution for cos^2(x)-5cos(x)+2=0 ?

The general solution for cos^2(x)-5cos(x)+2=0 is x=1.11692…+2pin,x=2pi-1.11692…+2pin

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

Solution

cos^{2} (x) - 5 cos (x) + 2 = 0

Solution

x = 1.11692 \dots + 2 πn, x = 2 π - 1.11692 \dots + 2 πn

Degrees

x = 63.99515 \dots^{\circ} + 36 0^{\circ} n, x = 296.00484 \dots^{\circ} + 36 0^{\circ} n

Solution steps

cos^{2} (x) - 5 cos (x) + 2 = 0

Solve by substitution

cos^{2} (x) - 5 cos (x) + 2 = 0

Let:

cos (x) = u

u^{2} - 5 u + 2 = 0

u^{2} - 5 u + 2 = 0 : u = \frac{5 + 17}{2}, u = \frac{5 - 17}{2}

u^{2} - 5 u + 2 = 0

Solve with the quadratic formula

u^{2} - 5 u + 2 = 0

Quadratic Equation Formula:

For

a = 1, b = - 5, c = 2

u_{1, 2} = \frac{- ( - 5 ) \pm ( - 5 ) ^{2} - 4 \cdot 1 \cdot 2}{2 \cdot 1}

u_{1, 2} = \frac{- ( - 5 ) \pm ( - 5 ) ^{2} - 4 \cdot 1 \cdot 2}{2 \cdot 1}

(- 5)^{2} - 4 \cdot 1 \cdot 2 = 17

(- 5)^{2} - 4 \cdot 1 \cdot 2

Apply exponent rule:

(- a)^{n} = a^{n},

n

is even

(- 5)^{2} = 5^{2}

= 5^{2} - 4 \cdot 1 \cdot 2

Multiply the numbers:

4 \cdot 1 \cdot 2 = 8

= 5^{2} - 8

5^{2} = 25

= 25 - 8

Subtract the numbers:

25 - 8 = 17

= 17

u_{1, 2} = \frac{- ( - 5 ) \pm 17}{2 \cdot 1}

Separate the solutions

u_{1} = \frac{- ( - 5 ) + 17}{2 \cdot 1}, u_{2} = \frac{- ( - 5 ) - 17}{2 \cdot 1}

u = \frac{- ( - 5 ) + 17}{2 \cdot 1} : \frac{5 + 17}{2}

\frac{- ( - 5 ) + 17}{2 \cdot 1}

Apply rule

- (- a) = a

= \frac{5 + 17}{2 \cdot 1}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 1 = 2

= \frac{5 + 17}{2}

u = \frac{- ( - 5 ) - 17}{2 \cdot 1} : \frac{5 - 17}{2}

\frac{- ( - 5 ) - 17}{2 \cdot 1}

Apply rule

- (- a) = a

= \frac{5 - 17}{2 \cdot 1}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 1 = 2

= \frac{5 - 17}{2}

The solutions to the quadratic equation are:

u = \frac{5 + 17}{2}, u = \frac{5 - 17}{2}

Substitute back

u = cos (x)

cos (x) = \frac{5 + 17}{2}, cos (x) = \frac{5 - 17}{2}

cos (x) = \frac{5 + 17}{2}, cos (x) = \frac{5 - 17}{2}

cos (x) = \frac{5 + 17}{2} :

No Solution

cos (x) = \frac{5 + 17}{2}

- 1 \leq cos (x) \leq 1

No Solution

cos (x) = \frac{5 - 17}{2} : x = arccos (\frac{5 - 17}{2}) + 2 πn, x = 2 π - arccos (\frac{5 - 17}{2}) + 2 πn

cos (x) = \frac{5 - 17}{2}

Apply trig inverse properties

cos (x) = \frac{5 - 17}{2}

General solutions for

cos (x) = \frac{5 - 17}{2}

cos (x) = a \Rightarrow x = arccos (a) + 2 πn, x = 2 π - arccos (a) + 2 πn

x = arccos (\frac{5 - 17}{2}) + 2 πn, x = 2 π - arccos (\frac{5 - 17}{2}) + 2 πn

x = arccos (\frac{5 - 17}{2}) + 2 πn, x = 2 π - arccos (\frac{5 - 17}{2}) + 2 πn

Combine all the solutions

x = arccos (\frac{5 - 17}{2}) + 2 πn, x = 2 π - arccos (\frac{5 - 17}{2}) + 2 πn

Show solutions in decimal form

x = 1.11692 \dots + 2 πn, x = 2 π - 1.11692 \dots + 2 πn

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