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Help with addition formula question

It's from Pearson's Advanced Maths A2 Core for Edexcel
pg65 Ex3C Q8b

Solve for values of x between 0° and 360°

cos(x + 45°) = cosx

I've tried to work it out but I get stuck and we didn't do a question similar to this in class to compare it to

This is my working so far but it doesn't leave me much to go off so I presume it's incorrect.
Original post by JimJam707
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You initially had a "cos x" on the LHS (correctly), but crossed it out for some reason and treated it as zero. Three lines up.
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Original post by ghostwalker
You initially had a "cos x" on the LHS (correctly), but crossed it out for some reason and treated it as zero. Three lines up.


Adding back the cosx only leads me up to
2cosx=2cosx2sinx 2cosx = \sqrt{2}cosx - \sqrt{2}sinx
and then I am stuck again
Original post by JimJam707
Adding back the cosx only leads me up to
2cosx=2cosx2sinx 2cosx = \sqrt{2}cosx - \sqrt{2}sinx
and then I am stuck again


collect the cos elements on one side and the sin elements on the other side

then rearrange to get tan(x) = something
Original post by JimJam707
Adding back the cosx only leads me up to
2cosx=2cosx2sinx 2cosx = \sqrt{2}cosx - \sqrt{2}sinx
and then I am stuck again


So (22)cosx+2sinx=0(2-\sqrt2)\cos x+\sqrt2 \sin x=0 Now just divide by cosx\cos x
Reply 5
Original post by JimJam707
Adding back the cosx only leads me up to
2cosx=2cosx2sinx 2cosx = \sqrt{2}cosx - \sqrt{2}sinx
and then I am stuck again


2cosx2cosx=2sinx 2cosx - \sqrt{2}cosx = - \sqrt{2}sinx

(22)cosx=2sinx (2 - \sqrt{2})cosx = - \sqrt{2}sinx

(22)=2sinx/cosx (2 - \sqrt{2}) = - \sqrt{2} sinx / cosx

(22)/2=sinx/cosx (2 - \sqrt{2}) / \sqrt{2} = - sinx / cosx

tanx=(2/22/2) tanx = - (2 /\sqrt{2} - \sqrt{2} / \sqrt{2})

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(edited 9 years ago)
Original post by Tutorsos


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Reply 7
Original post by JimJam707
It's from Pearson's Advanced Maths A2 Core for Edexcel
pg65 Ex3C Q8b

Solve for values of x between 0° and 360°

cos(x + 45°) = cosx

I've tried to work it out but I get stuck and we didn't do a question similar to this in class to compare it to

This is my working so far but it doesn't leave me much to go off so I presume it's incorrect.


I think the simplest way to use that rule when

cosA=cosB\displaystyle \cos A =\cos B

then the 2 cases are:

1: A=B+2kπ\displaystyle A=B + 2k\pi
or
2: A=B+2kπ\displaystyle A=-B + 2k\pi
Original post by ztibor
I think the simplest way to use that rule when

cosA=cosB\displaystyle \cos A =\cos B

then the 2 cases are:

1: A=B+2kπ\displaystyle A=B + 2k\pi
or
2: A=B+2kπ\displaystyle A=-B + 2k\pi


or A=B?
Reply 9
Original post by TenOfThem
or A=B?


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