Solving Trigonometric Equations

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  • Exam Style - Paper 1
  • SL & HL
  • Tier 3
  • Double angle identity
  • Factorisation of trigonometric expressions
  • Solving trigonometric equations in a restricted domain

Solve the equation \(\sin(2x) – \cos(x) = 0\) for \(x \in [-\pi, \pi]\). Show all algebraic steps.

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Use the double-angle identity to express \(\sin(2x)\) in terms of \(\sin(x)\) and \(\cos(x)\).

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x = -\(\frac{\pi}{2}\), \(\frac{\pi}{2}\), \(\frac{\pi}{6}\), \(\frac{5\pi}{6}\)

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