Question 1072350: Solve sin 4x = cos 2x
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, ikleyn:
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! sin 4x=2 sin 2x*cos 2x
That equals cos 2x
divide by cos 2x
2 sin 2x=1
sin 2x=(1/2)
x=pi/12
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check
sin pi/3 should equal cos pi/6
This is true.
Answer by ikleyn(52879)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
sin(4x) = cos(2x) ---> 2sin(2x)*cos(2x) = cos(2x) ---> 2sin(2x)*cos(2x) - cos(2x) = 0 --->
cos(2x)*(2sin(2x)-1) = 0.
The last equation deploys in two independent equations:
1. cos(2x) = 0 ----> x =  , x =  , x =  and x = 
2. 2sin(2x)-1 = 0 ----> sin(2x) =  , which implies
2x =  and/or 2x =  .
This, in turn, implies that the original equation has 4 (four) solutions in the interval 0 <= x <  :
x =  , x =  , x =  and x =  .
Answer. In all, there are 8 solutions: x = , x = , x = , x = ; x = , x = , x = , x = .
Solved.
Plots y = sin(4x) (red) and y = cos(2x) (green)
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The solution by "Boreal" is wrong, since it does not cover a lot of roots.
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