First thing you need to know and to apply is= cot(x) = . When you apply it, your equation becomes = , or = . Second thing you need to know is 2*cos(x)*sin(x) = sin(2x). When you apply it, the last equation becomes sin(2x) = . It has the solutions 2x = , 2x = , 2x = and 2x = . Therefore, the solutions for x are , , and .