I have got a bunch of trig equations to solve for tomorrow, and got stuck on this one.
Solve for θ:
3−2cosθ−4sinθ−cos2θ+sin2θ=0
I tried using the addition formula, product-to-sum formula, double angle formula and just brute force by expanding all terms on this, but couldn't get it.
I am not supposed to use inverse functions or a calculator to solve this.
Tried using Wolfram|Alpha's step by step function on this, but it couldn't explain things.
Answer
Let x=sin(θ),y=cos(θ)
3−2y−4x−2y2+1+2xy=0
Simplify, divide by 2 and replace y2 with 1−x2.
1−y−2x+x2+xy=0
Factor
(x−1)(x+y−1)=0
Now just solve sin(θ)=1 and sin(θ)+cos(θ)=1.
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