SOLUTION: sin(4x)cos(3x)+cos(4x)sin(3x)=0.51 solve by finding exact values for two fundamental solutions.

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Question 881000: sin(4x)cos(3x)+cos(4x)sin(3x)=0.51
solve by finding exact values for two fundamental solutions.

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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sin(4x)cos(3x)+cos(4x)sin(3x)=0.51

Use the identity

sin%28alpha%2Bbeta%29 %22%22=%22%22 sin%28alpha%29%2Acos%28beta%29%22%22%2B%22%22cos%28alpha%29%2Asin%28beta%29

Substitute alpha=4x, beta=3x:

sin%284x%2B3x%29 %22%22=%22%22 sin%284x%29%2Acos%283x%29%22%22%2B%22%22cos%284x%29%2Asin%283x%29

or

sin%287x%29 %22%22=%22%22 sin%284x%29%2Acos%283x%29%22%22%2B%22%22cos%284x%29%2Asin%283x%29

sin%287x%29 %22%22=%22%22 0.51

The right side equals to 0.51.  

Take inverse sines of both sides:

7x %22%22=%22%22 sin-1(0.51) + 2pi%2An

also

7x %22%22=%22%22 (pi - sin-1(0.51) + 2n%2Api)

7x %22%22=%22%22 -sin-1(0.51) + %282n%2B1%29pi%29)
Therefore, solving for x in each

x %22%22=%22%22 1%2F7sin-1(0.51) + 2pi%2An%2F7

also

x %22%22=%22%22 -1%2F7sin-1(0.51) + %282n%2B1%29pi%2F7%29)

To get the two fundamental solutions let n=0 in each:


x %22%22=%22%22 1%2F7sin-1(0.51)

and


x %22%22=%22%22 -1%2F7sin-1(0.51) + pi%2F7%29

Edwin