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67.380o .
Also,
OP= 52 +122 =13 O 5 Q
Method 2
5 P
Construct a triangle OPQ with tan = .
12
22.620o . 13
5
Also,
OP= 5 +12 =13
2 2
To show that the solution set (2) is the same as the solution set (1), we need to divide the solution into odd
and even cases :
1
o
x180 ( 2 m )+17. 920 22. 620 =360 m4 .700
(a) n = 2m ,
Method 3 (t method)
x
Let t=tan .
2
x x
sin2 tan
x x 2 x 2 2t
sin x=2 sin cos =2 cos 2 = =
2 2 x 2 2 x 1+t 2
cos sec
2 2
x x
( )
sin 2
1tan 2
x x 2 x 2 1t 2
cos x=cos 2 sin 2 = 1 cos 2 = = 2
2 2 2x 2 2x 1+t
cos sec
2 2
12 ( 2 t )+ 5 ( 1t 2 ) =4 ( 1+t 2 )
2
9 t 24 t1=0
4 17
t=
3
x x
tan 2. 7077 or tan 0 . 041035
2 2
x x
180 n+ 69. 730 or 180 n2. 3500
2 2
x360 n+139 . 460 or x360 n4 . 700 , where n is an integer . . (3)
Method 4 (unsatisfactory)
12 sin x + 5 cos x = 4
12sin x5 1sin 2 x=4
2
n n
x180 n+ (1 ) 40. 540 or x180 n+ (1 ) (4 . 700)
. (4)
Method 4 is unsatisfactory since solution set (4) gives a larger solution set than (1), (2) or (3).
Readers please explain. What solutions should be rejected ? How to reject ?
Explanation
In (4),
n
x180 n+ (1 ) 40. 540
(a) When .
{
x360 m+40 .540 . .. .(4 . 1)
x360 m+139. 460 . .. .(4 . 2)
x360 m4 . 700 . .. .(4 . 3 )
x360 m+184 .700 . .. .(4 . 4 )
=12 sin ( 360 m+40 .540 )+5 cos ( 360 m+40 .540 )
For (4.1), 12 sin x + 5 cos x