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TRIGONOMETRIC
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TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
A. A. Ilaasmmraa, E. T. Illasrvnanse
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A. Panchishkin
E. Shavgulidze
TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTIONS
(Problem-Solving
Approach)
Mir
Publishers
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Translated from Russian
by Leonid Levant
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Answers 163
Chapter I
Definitions and Basic Properties
of Trigonometric Functions
If Jt radians ~ 180~\
and 1 radian == x,
~ 57.29578° or 57°17'44.S". ~
O
a b
Fig. 1
{t + 2nk: k E Z}.
Fig. 4
1 -I- 2;k ,
where k E Z. The last assertion is verified in the
following way: any integer k E Z can be uniquely written
in the form k == Nm +
l, where O~ l~ N - 1 and m,
1 E Z, l being the remainder of the division of the integer
k hy N. It is now obvious that the equality 1 = + 2;k
1 + 2;1 + 2nm is true since its right-hand side con-
s
B=P'3n/z
E=~/sn/~
c A =fl,
a:
Fig. 5
(1.1)
cos t.
o Let us drop perpendicu-
lars from the point P t on
the coordinate axes Ox and
Oy. Let X t and Y t denote
the feet of these perpendic-
ulars. Then the coordinate
of the point Y t on the
y-axis is equal to Sill t, and the coordinate of the
point X t on the z-axis is equal to cos t (Fig. 6).
The lengths of the line segments OY t and OX t do not
exceed 1, therefore sin t and cos t are functions defined
throughout the number line whose values lie in the closed
in terval [- 1, 1]:
D (sin t) == D (cos t) = R,
E (sin t) ~ E' (cos t) = [ -1, 1].
The important property of the sine and cosine (the
fundamental trigonometric identity): for any t E R
sin ~ t -~- cos'' t === 1.
Indeed.tthe coordinates(x, y) of the point 1) t on the trig-
onometric circle satisfy the relationship .y2 +
y2 === 1,
and consequently cos" t +
sin'' t = 1.
.Example 1.2.1. Find sin t and cos t if: (a) t === 31[/2,
(b) t = 13n12, (c) t = -15n/4, (d) t = -171[/6.
1.2. Definitions 19
y
· 11:
for the values t ="2 stk ; +
k E Z, and the expression
cot t has sense for all val-
ues of t, except those for
which sin t = 0, that is,
except for t = stk, k E Z. C'
Thus, the function tan t is --+---,
o
defined on the set of all
real numbers except the
1t
numbers t = 2 +nk, k EZ.
The function cot t is defined
on the set of all real num-
bers except the numbers Fig. M
t == ttk, k E Z.
Graphical representation of the numbers tan t and cot t
wi th the aid of the trigonometric circle is very useful.
Draw a tangent AB' to the trigonometric circle through
the point A = Po, where B' = (1, 1). Draw a straight
line through the origin 0 and the point P t and denote the
point of its intersection with the tangent AB' by Zt
(Fig. 8). The tangent AB' can be regarded as a coordi-
nate axis with the origin A so that the point B' has the
coordinate 1 on this axis. Then the ordinate of the point
Z t Oil this axis is equal to tan t. This follows from the
sinril ari ty of the triangles OX tP t and OAZ t and the defini-
tion of tho function tan t. Note that the point of inter-
section is absent exactly for those values of t for which
P t = B or D, that is, for t == ~ + nn, nEZ, when the
function tan t is not defined.
Now, draw a tangent BB' to the trigonometric circle
through the point B and consider the point of intersection
W t of the 1ine 01) t and the tangent. TIle a bscissa of W t
is equal to cot t. The point of intersection W t is
absent exactly for those t for which P t = A or C, that is,
when t = nn, nEZ, and the function cot t is not defined
(Fig. 9).
In this graphical representation or tangent and cotan-
gent, the tangent linesAR' and BB' to the trigonometric
circle are called the line (or axis) of tangents and the line
(axis) of cotangents, respectively.
22 1. Properties of Trigonometric Functions
.f)
Fig. 9
(-VJ, /)
Fig. 10
3n 17n
Example 1.2.8. Find tan t and cot t if t~· 4 ~,
1731 i1:)"£.
- - 0 - ' -0-·
cos- T) + sin
( -""2 T) =1= cos- "2
( -""2 l' T
+ sin "2' ..
Example 1.3.2. Find the fundamental period of the
function f eVSx) if it is known that T is the fundamental
period of the function f (x).
~ First of all, let 118 note that the points x - t, x,
x+. t belong to the domain of definition of the func-
tion g(x)=fCV5x) if and only if the points xV5-
t V5, x V5, V5
x -t- t ~r 5 belong to the domain of def-
ini tion of the function f (x). The defini tion of the Iunc-
tion g (x) implies that the equalities g (x - t) =
g (x) = g (x + t) and f (xV5 - tVS) == f (xV5) ==
+
f (xV 5 tV' 5) are equivalent. Therefore, since T' is the
fundamental period of the function f (.:r), the number
T /1!5 is a period of the function g (x); it is the funda-
mental period of g (x), since otherwise the function g (x)
would have a period t < I'IV s:
and, hence, the function
f (x) would have a period tV
5, strictly less than T. ~
Note that a more general statement is valid: if a Iunc-
tion f (x) has the fundamental period 1', then the Iunc-
tion g (x) = f (ax -+- b) (a =1= 0) has the Iundamental
period 1'/1 a I.
Example 1.3.3. Prove that the Iunction / (x) =
sin VTXT is not periodic.
<llIIIIII Suppose that T is the period of the function f (x).
'Ve take a positive x satisfying the equality sinj/' ~- , 1. x,.
rrlteJl sin V x -t._]' sill VX-~- '1 ~ hence V
x -1- l' - V' x:-~
2Jln tn EZ). But Vx -t- T >
VX-, therefore the Iol lowiug
inequality holds true:
V x+ l'~2n+ Vx.
Both sides of this inequality contain positive numbers,
consequently, when squared, this inequality will be re-
placed by an equivalent one: .T -1-- T ~ 4n 2 -I" 4n'V'x-+-
x or
T~4n2 + 4n Vx.
26 1. Properties of Trigonometric Functions
if cos t =1= 0 (here also cos (-t) = cos t =1= 0), and
t( t) - cos (- t) - cos t - t t
co - - sin(-t) - -sint - -co
if sin t =1= 0 (here also sin (-t) == -sin t =F 0). Thus,
the functions tan t and cot t are odd. ~
Example 1.3.4. Prove that the function f (t) ==
sin" 2t cos 4t + tan 5t is odd.
~Note that f (-t) = (sin (-2t))3 cos (-2t) +
tan (-5t) == (-sin 2t)3 cos 2t - tan 5t ~ - f (t) for
any t from the domain of
definition of the function
(that is, such that
cos 5t =1= 0). ~
3. Monotonicity. Recall
that a function f defined
in an interval X is said to A
be increasing in this inter- o a:
val if for any numbers Xl'
X 2 E X such that 'Xl < X 2
the inequality f (Xl) < f (x 2 )
holds true; and if a weak
inequality is valid, that is,
t (Xl) ~ f (x 2 ) , then the func- Fig. 12
tion f is said to be nonde-
creasing on the interval X. The notion of a decreasing
function and a nonincreasing function is introduced in
a similar way. The properties of increasing or decreasing
of a function are also called monotonicity of the function.
The interval over which the function increases or decreases
is called the interval of monotonicity of the function.
Let us test the functions sin t and cos t for monotonici-
ty. As the point P l moves along the trigonometric circle
anticlockwise (that is, in the positive direction) from the
point A === Po to the point B (0, 1), it keeps rising and
displacing to the left (Fig. 12), that is, with an increase
in t the ordinate of the point increases, while the abscissa
decreases. But the ordinate of P t is equal to sin t , its
abscissa being equal to cos t. Therefore, on the closed
interval [0, n/21, that is, in the first quadrant, the func-
tion sin t increases from 0 to 1, and cos t decreases
from 1 to O.
28 1. Properties 0/ Trigonometric Functions
----+----r-~---.---+---___+.~
o X
1f3 0
Fig. 13 Fig. 14
]}
Fig. 15
o A
Fig. 18 Fig. 19
PROBLEMS
1. t. Locate the points by indicating the quadrants:
(a) t'«. (b) P10-~/2' (c) PV26 +V 2•
1.2. Given a regular pentagon inscribed in the trigono-
metric circle with vertices A h == P2nh/r), k == 0,1,2,3, 4.
Find on which of the arcs joining two neighbonring ver-
tices the following points lie: (a) PIO' (b) P -11' (c) ])12.
1.3. Given a regular heptagon inscribed in the trigono-
metric circle wi th vertices B h = P 2+2nh./7' k === 0, 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6. Find on which of the arcs joining the neighbouring
vertices the point Pl!29 lies.
1.4. Prove th at there is a regul ar N -gon inscri bed in
the trigonometric circle such that its vertices incl nde the
points PY2+41t/1 t' PY2+71t/13° Find the least possible
number N.
1.5. Prove that any two points of the form P 3tX' P ny'
where x, yare rational numbers, are vertices of a regular
N-gon inscribed in the trigonometric circle.
1.6. Find a necessary and sufficient condition for the
points P a and Pf'J to be vertices of one and the same regu-
lar N -gOIl inscribed in the trigonometric circle.
t.7. Compare the following pairs of numbers:
(a) sin 1 and sin ( 1.+ ~Jt ) ,
Problems 37
cos (1+ 8; ).
1.9. Can the sine of an angle be equal to:
1
(a) log a+-oga
- - (a>O, a+ 1),
1
(b) ( 113-1 _ )-1?
V5-!fg
1.10. Determine the sign of the product sin 2 -sin 3 -sin 5.
1.11. Evaluate:
. tnoire f23n .
(a) SIll - 6 - ' (b) cos- - , (c) SIn (-117n/4),
4
(d) cos ( - 205n/6).
1.12. Determine the sign of the number tan 11.
t.13. Evaluate:
1011n 1(101n
(a) tan - 4 - ' (b) cot -6-.- .
1.14. Prove that for an arbitrary real number a E It and
an integer N > 1 the following equalities are valid:
N-1 N-i
~ sin (a + 2;k )= 0, ~ cos ( a + Z;k ) = O.
k=O h=O
. ttt
t .15. Prove that the function f (t) == tan 34 + cot 54
f3t
tan x + is even.
6x 2
= sin (x + 1) Sill 3 (2x-
1.27. Represent the function y
3) as a sum of an even and an odd function.
1.28. Represent the function y = cos (x + ~ ) +
sin (2x - ;2 ) as a sum of an even and an odd function.
1.29. Find all the values of the parameters a and b for
which (a) the function f (t) == a sin t + b cos t is even,
(b) the function f (t) == a cos t -1- b sin t is odd.
In Problems 1.30 to 1.32, without carrying out COIll-
putations, determine the sign of the given difference.
1.30. (a) sin 2; - sin l~rt , (h) cos 3.13 - sin 3.13.
1.31. (a) sin 1 - sin 1.1, (b) sin 2 - sin 2.1,
(c) sin 131° - sin 130°, (d) sill 200° - sin 201°.
1.32. (a) cos 71° - cos 72°, (b) cos 1 - cos 0.9,
(c) cos 100° - cos 99°, (d) cos 3.4 - cos 3.5.
Problems 39
(b)
. f va V3
arcsm 2"" + arccos -2- + arc tan -3- ,
(c) arctan ~
z
= arceot x
. 1 x
= arCSIn == arccos - - -2
Y1+x 2 Y1+x '
arccot ~
x
= arctan x
. x 1
= arCSIn ~/ _ _ = arccos
y 1+x2 Y1+x2
for x> o.
. 3 12 5
1.48. Express: (a) arcsin "5' (b) arccos 13' (c) arctan 12'
(d) arctan: in terms of values of each of the three
other inverse trigonometric functions.
1.49. Express: (a) arccos ( - ~ ), (b) arctan ( - 2: ) I
Identical Transformations
of Trigonometric Expressions
ing attenti vely the way they are derived and solving
a certain number of problems pertaining' to identical trans-
Iorma tions of trigonometric ex pressions.
1. The Cosine of the SUIll and Difference of Two Real
Numbers, One should not think that there arc several
basic addition formulas. We are going to derive the for-
mula for the cosine of the sum of two real numbers and
o I
Fig. 22
follows that the chords P til) t. and P t3P if, are also COIl-
grueu t: I e,»,
I == I PtaP t" I·
Theorem 2.1: For any real numbers t and s the following
identity is valid:
r PoP t +s 2
1 == 2 - 2 cos (t + s].
44 2. Identical Transformations
......
...... Siince 12
rr ==- n
3" -- 4"'
j[. f
we ge t f l'OlnorlllU 1a (2.2) for
t=n./3 and s~'!t/4:
rr
cos 12 = cos
( nIt)
3 - 7; == cos 3
rr
COg 4
1t I
_·t-
_ 1t
sm "3 SIn
•
T
1t
( n) == cos 2: cos t -
cos 2 -1- t
1t .
Sin
11:
2"" •
SIn t
sin t -t sin s
ta n (t -t- s) -1 cos t cos s tan t + tan s
1 __ sin t sin s - 1 -- tan t tan s ' ~
cos t cos s
Corollary 7. For any real t and s, except for t ==
k
n n n
T+ n , s==Ti- n m, t-s~2+nn (k, m, nEZ), the
2.1. Addition Formulas 49
i+~
4
3 =7. ~
1-
4
Example 2.1.4. Evaluate tan (arcsin ~ + arccos 153 ) •
~ Let t = arcsin ~ , s = arccos Then, by the def- ;3'
inition of inverse trigonometric functions (Sec. 1.4),
we have:
sin t = 3/5, 0 < t < n/2,
cos s = 5/'13, 0 < s < n/2.
Let us now find tan t and tan s, noting that tan t > 0 and
tan s ;» 0:
2 _ sin 2 t _ 9 _ ( 3 )2
tan t- 1-sin2t -16- T '
tan 2 s = 1 --1
- == ( -13 ) 2 -1 = ( -12 )2
cos 2 S 5 5
t-l- s t- s
following form: t ~ ~ + -2-' , and tho uum her s ill
t+s
the form s === -2-..- t-s , and app I y Iormu Ias (2. 11)
-2-
and (2.12):
.
Sin t ~
·
Sin + -s cos -2-
-t 2 + -s SIn
t - s - t- cos -t 2 . - s
-t 2 -' (? 19)
-.J.'
t an t + t a n ssin +-sin.')
=t - --
cos t cos s
sintcoss+sinscost _ sin (t+s)
cos t cos s - cos t cos s
for
(2.35)
a
rp == - arccos "II for b<O.
JI a 2 +b2
The quantity arccos y a is defined since y Ial ::::;; 1
a2 +b 2
a2 +b2
• 2 1-cos2a
SIn a = 2 • (2.41)
1-tan2 ~
.2
cosac=---- (2.43)
1+tan2 ~
2
Remark. The domains of permissible values of the
arguments on the right-hand and left-hand sides of (2.42)
and (~.43) differ: the left-hand sides are defined for all
the values of ex, while the right-hand sides only for the
a/s which are indicated in the corollary.
Proof. By virtue of (2.36) and the fundamental trigono-
metric identity (1.9), we have:
1- tan 2 .!!:.
2
58 ~. Identical Transformations
2
Example 2.2.2. Evaluate cos (2 arctan (-7».
a
<lIIIIIII Let us denote ex == 2 arctan (- 7), then tan 2 ::=: -7
and -n<a<O. Using formula (2.43), we get
1--tan2 ~
2 1-49 24
cos a == -t-+-ta-n- - a- == 1 49
2
+ =- 25 · ~
2
2.2. Double, Triple, and Half Arguments 59
o:
2tanT
tana==.;-----
1-tan2 ~
2
3. Trtgonometrle Formulas of Half Argument,
Corollary 5. For any real number a the following identi-
ties are valid:
a + .. /1+cosa (2.46)
cos 2"== - V 2 '
. a _. + -. / i-cos a
(2.47)
SIn 2- - V 2 '
I cos ~ =I 11 1+~os a .
a
t au-=
2
± l/ 1+cos
i-cosa
a
(~.48)
60 2. Identical Transformations
V
j(
1 +cos T -V 2+ 1/2
cos ~ == 2 2
sin~=l
8.
I i - COS ~
2
4 12=172
2
Further,
• 1C
tan ~:=
SIn"8 V2=l!2
-
8
cos 1C 2+ V2
R
= 1I (2- y"2)2
(2+ )/"2) (2- V· 2) =-0
-
V 2 -1. ~
Example 2.2.5. Evaluate cos ( ~ arccos ( - +d )·
... Let
ex <
IX = arccos ( - *),
nand ~ lies in the first quadrant. Now, using
then cos IX = - io, 0<
62 2. 1den tical Trans formations
1 (-10
1 )) ..V/ 1 + 2cos a
C08 ( 2" arCC08 :=::
- /-
V ~==~
==-./ 21 ~ 11 ~ .
5n (3t
3't) cot T cot 6-- 1
cot 12 ~ cot 4 -1- 6 == n Jt
cot T+c.ot T
A -:=
3n 1 · ( -5
t an ( T-4arcsln 4 ) ) ·
i-cos ( 3; -i
arcsin ( -i-))
A == 3rt 1 4
sin ( 2--2" arcsin ( - 5 ) )
We set a,-··arcsin (
\
_..!),
5
then sin a==: - 54, -~<
2
ex < 0, cos? ex = 1- sin2 ex .~ 1 - ( - ~ ) 2 = 21)5. Conse-
quently, cos a = i,
arul , by virtne or (2.47) and (2.46)
for the sine and cosine of half argument, we get
r--3
sin ~
2
==--.: _ ... /
V
1 - cos a
2
== _ V 1- 5
2 -
1_
VS'
n . 12 n
O<a<T' slnB~=13' O<~ < T a n d O<a+~<n'
+
i.e. the number ex ~ lies in the domain of values of
arc cosine. Since the points P a and Pfl lie in the first
quadrant,
Cos a V1- sin 2 a == 4/5,
-==
_ 1 . "2
-8" 1 (9...... m «
lo:'f.00 COS I.l ()O) __.- W ,,' SOl") .
'1 sin
or
cos 8
3n:
= cos (n
2 - 81t ) • 1t
== SIn 8 '
.
SIll
5rt .
8=sln 2 + 81t
(n; )
==cos 8.
1t t«
-coss·
Consequently, the given expression can be rewritten as
follows:
2 (sin 4 ~ + cos! ~ )
=2 (sin 2 ~ +cos2 ~ V-2·2sin 2
; cos2 ;
= 2·1-sin 2 ~==
4
2 - .!. == ~
2 2 •
Here, we have used the fundamental trigonometric iden-
tity, formula (2.36) for the sine of a double angle, and
also the tabular value sin ~ = ~2. ~
Example 2.3.9. It is known that cos q> sin q> = a, +
\vhere q> and a are real numbers. Find sin'' (p cos3 (p. +
~ sin 3 cp + cos3q>
= (sin <p + cos fP) (sin 2 cp- sin <p cos (P + cos2 q»
=a { ~ (sin 2 cp + cos 2 cp)
3 1
=2 a- 2a3 • ~
+
cos 70° cos 10° sin 10° sin 70° cos (70 0 -10°)
+
= cos 68° cos 8° sin 8° sin 68° - cos (68° - 8°)
cos 60°
= cos 600 :-=: 1. ~
whence we get:
(cos2 ex + sin'' a) + 2 (cos ct cos ~ + sin ex sin ~) +
(cos" ~ + sin'' ~) = 18/65,
1 + 2 cos ((J.,-~) + 1 = 18/65,
1 + cos (ex -~) ==: 9/65,
2 cos- a;~ = 9/65.
Consequently, by virtue of the inequalities ~ <
a-p < 3n
2 2
a-~ 3
cos - 2 - =- V130 •
2.3. Trigonometric Transformations 69
= _ 3 Y2 81.n a+~
V65 2·
Consequen tly ,
,. a+~ _ ( -6"5
21). ( 3 V2 ) -Yi30·
_ 7
2-
8111- - -;- - y65
Sinrilarly , by virtue of the identity (2.21), we get
cos 18° = V 5+ V 5 •
8
~ Consider the continued identity based 011 the formula
for the sine of a double argument:
cos 18° sin 18° cos 36° = ~ (2 sin H;o cos 18°) cos 36°
I.
(~x +
2.
2x- 1) ~ 0, Its
. roots berng
· 1
Xi == 2" ' x 2 :.:..=.. -1 -
4
1/5 '
xa = -it 1"-
l 5 . Since 0 < 18° < sin 30° = ~ (by Theo-
rem 1.4), then Xi =;6 sin 18°, X 2 :;6: sin 18°, consequently,
sin 18° = -it /
1 5 . Hence (since cos 18° > 0)
'1
2 (sin 2 (x - a) + Sill 2 (x --- Ii))
sin ((.r. -- a) -r- (:r --~»
== sin (2x ~- (a + ~» cos (a - ~) == cos (a _~).
sin (2x - (ex -r- ~»)
The last transformation consisted i It dividing both the
numerator and denominator of the fraction by the IlUln-
her sin (2x - (a + ~). This transformation is reversible
72 2. Identical Transformations
.
SInCe . (2x -
SIn
(ex+ pA» ~ (aB+bA)sin (x-~)
bB
cos(x-~) -I- 0
rr:
for the values of the arguments x, (x, p considered
in the problem. ~
Example 2.3.14. Simplify the expression
sin" 2a cos 6a + cos" 2a sin oa.
~ Applying formulas (2.53) and (2.54) for the sine and co-
'sine of a triple argument and also formula (2.11), we get
sin" 2a cos 6a + cos" 2a sin 6a
== ( "4 2
3 Sill
· et- 1SIn
4
. a 6) (.
cos nee
since the points P'; and P y lie in the first quadrant. Now,
we may apply formula (2.1) for the cosine of a SUIIl to get
cos (ex +~) ~ cos a cos ~ - sin ex; sin ~
=== V1 - x2 V 1- y2 - xy.
Hence it follows that
a + ~ ; = arccos (V 1- x2 V1 - y2 - xy) ,
since ex+ ~ E [0, n], ~
Note that the identity being proved ceased to be valid
if the condition x E [0, 1] and Y E [0, 1] are not fulfilled.
For instance, for x = -1/2, y = -1/2 the left-hand
side is negative, while the right-hand side is positive.
3. Transforming Sums and Products of Trlgonometr!c
Expressions.
Example 2.3.18. Find the product
p = cos ex cos 2a cos 4a . . . cos 2lta
for a =1= nk, k E Z.
~_Multiply the given product by the number sin a whic h
is nonzero by hypothesis (a =1= ttk, k E Z). ThIs trans-
formation is reversible, and we get
P sin a. = (sin a. cos a) cos 2a ... cos 21t a
={ sin 2a cos 2a cos 4a ... cos 2" a
-_ ¥1 ·
SIn
2· u.
ex cos 2n ex = 2n1 . 21t+1 (1,.
+1 SIn
Consequently,
1 sin 2 n +1 a
p ==- 2n +1 · sin a • ~
2.9. Trigonometric Transjormations 75
· 2a
S SIn = (siSID (X + SIn 2a + ... -+- SInin na
0 nee) SIn
· 2a.
· a SIll
== SIll .a 2 +SIn
02 . 2(1..+ · · · -l-si
a SIn .
SIn na SIn 2
(J,
1 (2n-1)a (2n+2)a)
+ 2" COS 2 cos 2
~"2
1(cos 2
a
- COS
(2n+1)C'.t). (n+1)a.
2 = SIn 2
no:
SIn -2-
(n+1) a . na
sill 2 SIn -2-
s= "
.~
SID 2a
Example 2.3.20. Compute the sum
S = cos a + cos 2a -~ ... + cos na,
~ If a == 2nk, k E Z, then
S == cos 2nk -t- cos 4nk + . . . + cos nsik
= 1 + ... -t- 1 = n,
Let a =1= 2nk, k E Z, then sin ~ =f=. 0 and, using the
formulas (2.27) and (2.18), we get
. a
S SIn 2""
==:
·
SIn 2a cos ex -I LSIn
' 2a. cos 2a.-...
I +'SIn 2 ex, cos na
76 2. Identical Transformations
== 21 (SIn
. 3a
. 2a) ..I- 2"1 (SIll
2 - SIn
. 2" 5 ex - SIn 3a)
. -2-
1 (. a . (2n-1) a)
+ · · · + 2 SIn 2 - SIn 2 .
(2n-~1)
1 ( . (2n+1)a,
=-="2 SIll2 -
. a) . -2-
-2- ===
no:
cos
(n+l)a
SIll SIll ~"';"2--
Consequently,
. na (n+1) a
SlIl -2- cos 2
S~------.~
. ex
sluT
1 a 1 a 1 a
== 2 tan 2 + T tanT -1- · · . - 2n-2 cot 2n-2
Problems 77
1 a 1 a 1 a
== • . • == "2 tan T -+- 4 tan T - "4 cot T
1
- tan - ex,
-- 2 2 + -1( a
4 tan - 4 - cot - 4 a)
1 ex 1 a
-- -tan
2
-2- - c
2
o t 2-
=="2 (a. a )
1 tan T-cotT == -eota.
PROBLEMS
=- a-p
4 sin 2 - 2 - cos (a -r- ~).
sin! t+cos 4 t-1 2
2.5. sine t+cos6 t-1 - 3 •
2.6. cot t-tan t-2 tan 2t ~ 4 cot 4t.
2.7. tan Bt- tan 4t - tan 2t ~ tan 6t tan 4t tan 2t.
8 t ant3t -- - 3 tan
2•• t-tanSt
1 _ 3 tan 2 t ·
3.1. General
Written entry examinations include, as a rule, problems
on solving trigonometric equations. This is partly ex-
plained by the fact that there is no general method which
would be applicable for solving any trigonometric equations
and in each concrete case the search for a solution require,
a certain of ease in carrying out identical transformations
and the knack of finding and applying the proper trigo-
nometric formula. In most cases, the transformations
used to solve such problems are generally aimed at the
reduction of a given equation to several simple equations
to be solved in a regular way, as it was described in
Sec. 1.4.
It is of importance to note that the form of notation of
the roots of trigonometric equations often depends on the
method applied in solving a given equation. To prove the
fact that two different notations of the answer are equiv-
alent is sometimes an interesting problem in itself,
although the examination requires to solve the given
equation using only one method, rather than to transform
the answer into other notations.
When solving trigonometric equations and systems of
equations the student has frequently to deal with rather
complicated expressions composed of trigonometric func-
tions. Competition problems often involve expressions
that, along with trigonometric functions, contain other
types of functions (inverse trigonometric, exponential,
logarithmic, rational, fractional, etc.). The student must
remember that in most cases such expressions are not
defined for all values of the variables in the given expres-
sion. Frequently, identical transformations result in
some simplifications, however, the equation (or system)
obtained may have another domain of permissible values
8.1. General 81
1+lan2 -
2 -=-
1 -1- tan 2 2
2 tan ~ I 7 ( 1- tan 2 ~ )
----- T x +7 :-:= 0,
1+ lan 2 ~ 1 +tan 2 -
2 2
12 ~ - 2 y2:1 = 2 y2: - 2 ~
and
i-cos (6x+ ~) 1l
sin 2 (3x+ ~) = =2"(1+sin6x),
2
G (sin t, cos t) = 0,
where G (x, y) is a polynomial of two variables x and y,
then the given equation can be reduced to an algebraic
equation with the aid of the universal substitution for-
mulas by getting rid of the denominators during the p.ocess
of t.ransformation. As it was stressed in Sec. 3.1, such 8.
reduction requires control over the invertibility of all
the transformations carried out, and in case of violation
of invert.ibil ity a check is required.
88 3. Trigonometric Equations and Systems
tan ( 4 +x
~ ) _
-
tan
i-tan
T+ tan x
11:
T tan x
_ 1+tan x
- 1 -an
t x •
. Hence, tan x 1 t
- anx
+ 1+tan x
== - 2. Setting y ~ tan x, we
.
x=-= -4
1t Inn,
. 1 -t-Jtn,
x==arc t an "2 n EZ · .....
~
Y2 -Y+ 41 -0
- ·
Consequently, y == 1/2 or tan x = 1/2, whence x =
arctan ~ +
nn, n E Z. It remains to check that no roots
are lost during the process of solution. Indeed, only those
x's might be lost for which tan x has no sense, that is,
x === i- + nk, k E Z. Substituting these values into the
left-hand side of (3.5), which is equivalent to the origi-
nal one, we get
4 sin (rr + 21tk) + 3 cos (n + 2nk) = -3.
or
Sill x -t-- sin 2x - cos x - cos 2x - cos 3x =-= 0.
sin x --+- sin 2x - (cos x -1- cos 3x) - cos 2x == O.
Applying formulas (2.2'1) and (:~.~()), we get
sin x + 2 sin x cos x - 2 cos 2x cos x - cos 2x === 0,
or
sin x (1 + 2 cos x) - cos 2x (1 + 2 cos x) = 0,
(sin x - cos 2x) (4 -~- 2 cos x) = o.
Thus, the original equation has been decomposed into two
equations:
(1) 1 + 2 cos x == 0 or cos x = -1/2,
for which x = +~ + 2nn, nEZ,
or
sin 2x sin x-cos 2:r eos x _1_ sill 5.'X-sin x - 0
sin x cos 2.r . r sin x sin ~).x --.
-2 n
9 x=-2 + sen, or x :==
9
~+ 21tn"
n
nEZ,
-
and check whether the constraints cos 2.1: =1= 0 and
sin 5x =I=- 0 are met. Notethatthe expression cos (2(; +
2:n)) takes on one of the following nine values: cos ~qn,
1 iOn 14ft 22n 26n iOn
- 2' cos 9' cos 9,1, cos 9' cos 9' cos T,
cos ~n, none of them being zero. Similarly, we check to
see that the expression sin (fi( ~ + 2~n)) does not vanish
either for any integral values of n, Thus, we have found
all the solutions of the original equation: x = ~ -+ Jl;,
1t 21tn
X = n + 9' n E z. ~
Example 3.2.8. Solve the equation
5 cos 3x -+_. 3 cos x = 3 sin 4x.
~ Let us first note that if we apply twice formula (2.::lG) for
the sine of a double angle, we shall get the identity sin 4.T =-=
2 sin 2x cos 2x == 4 sin x cos x cos 2x. Using this iden-
tity and (2.54), we rewrite the given equation in the form
5 (4 cos" x - 3 cos x) -t- 3 cos x == 12 sin x cos x cos 2x,
,'1.2. Methods of Soloint; Equations 95
or
cos x (20 cos" J~ - 15 -i-- ;) - 1~ sin x (1 - ~ Sill~X» == 0,
cos x (20 (1 - sin 2x)
-12 - 12 sin x (1 - 2 sin 2x»
== 0,
cos x (20 - 20 sin2:J~ - 12 - 12 sin x + 24 sin3x) == 0,
cos x (6 · 3 x -
. sin sin 2 x - ..3·
r.::.
~) Sf I] x + _'J) --- 0 ,
cos a (0 sin 2 x (sin x-i) + sin x (sin x - 1)
- 2 (sin x - 1» = 0,
cos x (sin x - 1) (6 sin'' x + sin x - 2) == o.
Thus, the given equation decomposes into the Inllowing
three equations:
n
(1) cosx=O, x~2+nn, nEZ,
(we see that the solutions of equation (2) are at the same
time solutions of equation (1»,
(3) 6 sin" x + sin x - 2 == O.
sin'2x 1 1
3 cos 3x cos x sin 2.x cos 2x sin 2x '
~ sin 2x i-cos 2.r.
i) cos 3x cos x == sin 2.1' cos 2:r '
Gsin x cos x 2 sin 2 x
cos 3x cos x 2 sin' x cos x cos 2x •
Since sin x =1= 0 and cos x =1= 0, w~ have
Geos x 1
cos 3x cos 2x •
Thus, in the domain of permissible values the original
equation is equivalent to
f) cos x cos 2x =-= cos 3x,
3.2. Methods 0/ Solving Equations 97
+. SIn 27 X-SIn
.5"2 x+ SIn
.9 .7
"2 X-SIn 2" x)
9
1 . 9 . X) sin "2 x 1
- X - ( SIn "2 X-SIn"2 =
-2-'-- 2' x -"2'
Sin T Sin 2"
7-01644
98 .1. Trigonometric Equations and Systems
w h ence x -- -9-'
2:tlr 1.
u. EZ , prov .ir1e(1 x =t= _rrn
') W 1uc
. I1 is
or
(sin 4x - cos! ·X)2 = -cos 2 ,7; (1 - cos" x).
The left-hand side of the equation is nonnegative, while
the right-hand side is nonpositive (cos'' x ~ 0, 1 -
cos" X ~ 0), consequently, the equality will be valid only
when the following conditions are fulfilled simultane-
ously:
8.2. Methods 0/ Solving Equations 99
- COS 2 X(1-cos 6 x) = 0,
{
(sin 4x-cos' X)2= 0.
The first equation decomposes in to two:
(1) cos" x == O· or cos x = 0,
whence x=- ~ + sen, n EZ. The ohtained values also
satisfy the second equation since
sin(x+ ~ )+cosx-2(sin2x+cos2x)=O,
or
· T+cosx=
sin 5x 2.
5: = ~ +2nn, nEZ,
{ x=21tk, kEZ,
. 2,,; 8n
and the equality 2nk = 5+ 5 n must hold, whence
k = 1~4n • Since kEZ, we have n=5m+1, mEZ
(since for the remaining integral n's., that is, n = 5m!
3.3..Equations in Several Unknowns 10t
n = 5n~ + 2, n = 5m +3, n = 5m +
4, it is obvious
that k ~ Z), and then x = 2n +
8nm, m E Z, that is,
x = 2n (4m + 1), m E Z.
Vsinxcosy=O,
{ 2 sin Z x- cos 2y- 2 === O.
or
1-sin2 (x -y) + (2 - V3-t- 2x- x2 ) cos (x- y)
-l- 2- V3 + 2x- x2 ;..= 0,
cos- (x- y) + (2- V3 + 2x-x 2
) cos (x- y) + 2
2
- V3+2x-x == O. (3.6)
Let us set t == cos (x - y) and a = 2 - V3 + 2x - x 2 ,
then equation (3.6) can be rewritten as follows:
t2 + at +a == O.
3.3. Equations in Several Unknowns 103
y-1==~+JTn, nEZ.
Thus, all the solutions of the original equation are
pairs of numbers (x, y) of the form (1, 1 + ~ + nn) ,
nEZ. ~
Example 3.3.3. Solve the system of equations
cot x -~- sin 2y == sin 2x,
{ 2 sin y sin (x + y) ~~ cos x.
~ Using formula (2.29), we can represent the second
equation as follows:
cos x - cos (x -r- 2y) = cos x,
Consequently, cos(x+2y)==O, whence x+2y~: ~ +J1k,
{
IX! +~:}
SIn -2--1.
=3,
~From the second equation it follows directly that
nx 2
2" + Zsck ; that is, x 2 =--:..: 1 + 4k, k EZ, whence
1t
-2- =-=- Xi ==
- V + V
4k 1, x 2 === 4k + 1. By virtue of the first
equation of the system, we have I x I ~ 3. Consequently,
It: may take on only the val nes 0, 1, 2. Thus, there are six
values of x, namely: +1, + V5, +3. If x :=:: +1, then
I y I == 2, that is, y === +2; if x == + V5, then I y I =
3 - V5, that is, y == +(3 - V5); finally, if x == +3,
then I y I == 0, that is, y == o.
Answer: (+1, +2), (+5, +(3 - V5)), (+3, 0), all
combinations of sign being possible, that is, the system
has ten solutions. ~
Example 3".3.5. Find out for what values of a the
system of equations
sin xcos 2y == (a2 - 1)2+ 1,
{ cos x sin 2y ::::: a + 1
has a solution. Find all the solutions.
3.3. Equations in Several Unknowns 105
{
x-2Y--T+ 2n n, nEZ.
Solving this system, we get
n n(k-n)
x~:2-l-(k+ n) n, y:--= 2 •
11:
x-Y=-3' { 5Jt
x-Y=-3'
{
x+y==21t, x+y~21t,
Example 3.3.7. Find all the val ues of a for which the
indicated system of equations has a solution:
4 (3 V4x-x 2sin2 ( xt y
) -+- 2 cos (x+ y})
== 13 + 4 cos2 (x + y)
in two unknowns x and y.
112 .1. Trigonometric Equations and Systems
equations.
CO S x Vcos 2x == 0,
3.44. { 2sin 2x--cos
(2Y-T
n ) -==0.
X + y::=: rt/6,
3.45. {
5 (sin 2x -t- sin 2y) :::--= 2 (1 -t- cos- (x - y)).
X - y :-=: 5n/3,
k E Z.
°
(0, 0) and (rt, 0) in common with the x-axis. In general,
the equality sin x == is equivalent to that x = nk,
n 11 Jt n 2rt 3rc 5n
(x) l}
6 T 3""" "2 -3- -4- -6- n
sin x ()
2
1 V2
-2-
va
-2- 1 V3 -2-
-2-
V2 t
"2 0
Fig. 24
-1
Fig. 25
Fig. 26
But the points P coslsln x.) and P costsm XI) also lie in
the first quadrant and the function sin x increases on
the interval [0, n/2l, therefore
o< sin (cos (sin Xt)) < sin (cos (sin x 2 ) ) < 1,
that is, the function f (x) = sin (cos (sin x)) is increasing
on the interval [n/2, nl, consequently, the minimal value
of t (.T) on this interval is equal to f (n/2) === sin (cos 1),
whi Ie the maximal value to f (rr) == sin (cos 0) === sin 1. ~
Example 4.1.2. Compare the numbers sin (cos 1) and
cos (sin 1).
118 4. Investigating Trigonometric Functions
1t 1t 1t
X 0
6 T 3
ltra
tan x 1 V3
" "3
4.1. Graphs 119
Fig. 27
!I
I
I
I
I
----j------
I
I
I
I /
----,---- --
P.E I
~---T----
o
1/1 a:
12
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
Fig. 28
t
[,,;/2, a], its greatest value is (n/2) = tan (0) = 0, the
least value being f (n) = tan (-1) == -tan 1. ~
4. The Graph of Harmonic Oscillations. Harmonic
oscillations are defined as rectilinear motions of a point
governed by the rule s = A sin (rot + ex), where A > 0,
co > 0, and t denotes the time coordinate. Consider the
method of constructing graphs of such oscillations.
Example 4.1.4. Construct the graph of the function
f (x) = sin 4x.
~We first represent the graph of the function sin x. If
the point M (a, b) lies on this graph, that is, b == sin a,
then the point N (a/4, b) lies on the graph of the function
f (x) = sin 4x since b = sin (4'1-). Thus, if we take
a point on the graph of sin x, then a point having the
same ordinate and whose abscissa equals one-fourth of the
abscissa of that point will lie on the graph of the function
.ain 4x. Consequently, the graph of sin 4x is obtained from
4.1. Graphs 121
Fig. 29
g:45in(J.x-~ )
Fig. 30
Fig. 31
= 2 sin (2x + ~ ) .
The fundamental period of this function is 1t.
(1) The points of intersection of the graph with the
axis of abscissas:
n nk
sin (2x+ ~) =0, that is, x=-= -6+ 2 ' kEZ.
(2) The points of maximum of the function:
sin (2x+ ~ ) = 1, that is, x:== ;2 + nk ; k E Z,
Fig. 32
Indeed,
I lIn
· SIn
X~O
· - 1 ===
X
°
is violated. To this end, let us take E == 1/2 and consider
the sequence of points
2
x n == n (1 +4n) , n :::= 1, 2, 3, ... ,
9-01644
o < 10 - x I< ~ ==>- I cos °- cos x 1<8.
130 4. Investigating Trigonometric Functions
(d) 11m
° tan 2x 1° 2 tan 2x 3x
---== I f f i - . - - - e - - -
x-s-O sin 3x x-+O 3 2x sin 3x
_ lim ~. sin 2x • __1_ • __1_
- x-+O 3 2x cos 2x sin 3x
3x
2 1°lID -
==-. sin 2x I- 1 i
- - . 1m - - . - - - - -
3 2x-+ 0 2x 2x-+ 0 cos 2x sin 3x
lim 3X
3x--+O
212
==3·1-1·T=3·~
. i-cos x
Example 4.2.4. Compute 11m 2 °
x-+O x
~Note that, by virtue of formula (2.41),
1- cos x = 2 sin 2 ~ •
4.2. Computing Limits 131
lim (sin x+ 1)
~ lim s~n x+1 x--::--+_1t_/6 _
x-+1t/6 SID X -1 -- lim (sin x -1)
x-+1t/6
1t
sinT+1
----=-3
sin~-t
()
t' (X o) -I·
- 1m
f (xo+h)
h
- t (xo) •
h-+O
f (x) = {
X sin ~
x
if x * 0, x ER,
o if x == 0,
is not differentiable at the point x = o.
Recall that in Example 4.2.1 we proved the continuity
of the given function throughout the number line.
~Let us prove that this function is not difierentiable
at the point x = 0, that is, that no real number b can be
equal to
lim f (h)- f (0)
h~O It
4.3. Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions 133
I !(Xn>-f(O)_OI==1>..!.-=e,
Xn 2
and the inequality
If (h) -;; f (0) - b I< e
does not hold for all the numbers h = X n (any B-neigh-
hourhood of the point h = 0 contains infinitely many
such points). Analogously, if b =f= 0, then we take 8 =
I b 1/2 and set h = Zn' Then
If (zn);:: f (0) - b 1= Ibl > e
for infinitely many numbers of the form h = Zn lying in
any 6-neighbourhood of the point h = O. ~
Recall that if a function f has a derivative at a point
X o, then a tangent line to the graph of f is defined, its
slope being equal to j'(x o)' The equation of the tangent
line is:
Y == f (x o) + f'(x o) (x - x o). (4.2)
Example 4.3.2. Prove that the function
. h
lim .f(X+~)-f(:r) = lim cos (x+~) Sill 2
h-+O ~ h-+O 2 h
2'"
. h
. J sloT
= Jim cos
h./2-+-0
(x+ +) lim
h/2-+0
-1-
_1,
=eos x.
2
where
u = sin x - x cos I, V = cos x + x sin x,
U , = SIn. , x - (x cos x )'
= cos x - (cos x - x sin x) = x sin x,
v ,= cos '+x (x SIn
. x)'
= -sin x + (sin x + x cos x) = x cos x,
u'v - uv' = x sin x (cos x + x sin x)
- (sin x - x cos x) x cos x
= x 2 sin" x + x 2 COS2 X = x 2 ,
whence
, x2
y ;== (cos x + x sin X)2 ,
the derivative exists everywhere in the domain of the
given function, that is, for x's such thaf cos x x sin x =I=- +
o. ~
Example 4.3.4. Compute the derivative of the indicated
functions:
(a) y = sin (sin (sin x)),
(b) y = sin (cos" (tan" (x4 + 1))).
~ (a) By the rule (4.3) for differentiating a composite
function applied twice, we get
y' = cos (sin (sin x)) -cos (sin x). cos x.
(b) Let us write the function in the form of a composite
function:
Y = f 6 (15 (14 (f 3 (12 (f 1 (x)))))),
where 11
(x) == x 4 +
1, /2 (x) == tan x, fa (x) = x3 ,
f 4 (x) = x, f 6 (x) == x 2 , 16 (x) = sin x, and we get
COS
t; (x) =4x3 , i; (x) = L/cos'' x, t; (x) = 3x2 , f~ (x) =
-sin x, f~ (x) = 2x, f~ (x) = cos x. Consequently, by
applying the rule (4.3) several times, we get
y' (x) = cos (cos- (tan" (x 4 + 1))). 2 cos (tan" (x4 + 1))
X (-sin (tan 3(x4+1)))-3tan2(x4 + 1). cos- (x1 + 1) .4x3
4
(b) (arccos~)'
a
= - V a2-x2
1 ,
ff~"() a--------------
Fig. 33
h
were ._- . . 4 : tT<CP<T
q>-arcslllT' : n ( see E'
xam p IC 11.L '1 .1.
r"!)
Case 2: x satisfies the condition (4.9). Then cos 2x < 0,
I cos 2x I == -cos 2x and
"-here cp = arcsin +.
Consequently, to construct the graph of a given func-
tion, it is first necessary to graph the functions (see
Sec. 4.1)
+ sin (2x + cp) (4.10)
and 1248
5
2" sin (2x - rp) (4.11)
using dashed lines, and then for the values of x lying OIl
the intervals (4.8) to outline the graph of (4.10) using
continuous lines, and on the intervals (4.9) the graph
of (4.11); as a result, we get the graph of the function
under consideration (the continuous line in Fig. 34).
To find the critical points, note first that on the inter-
val (0, rr) I' (x) = 5 cos (2x +
cp) if 0 < x < rr./4 or
311:/4 < x < rt, and I' (x) == 5 cos (2x - rp) if n/4 <
x < 3n/4. At the points x = n/4 and x = 331/4 the func-
tipn is not differentiable. This is proved exactly in the
4.3. Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions 141
y=~ Sin2X+:':\j\
I \
I \
I \
I \
I \ x
I I \
I
J
I
I
I
I
\
,
I I
I I
, I
I
',.I
I~ig. 34
j(x t ) = f( : - r) = -} , f (x 2 ) = f ( : -+- i ) = -} ,
f (x 3 ) = t ( : ) = 4-, f (x 4) = t( 3: )= - -} ,
and also the values f (0) === f (n) ~ 2 at the ond points of the
interval [0, nl, we see that the greatest value of the func-
142 4. Investigating Trigonometric Function,
!/
y=x-cos2x
/
/
/
/ /1= f,(x)
/
'/
Fig. 35
We have
5", )
f ( -12 5It
~ -12-cOS
(511 ) Jig 5n
- I f ==2-12'
va
-2- -12
5.rt
>1--
It
2 '
2t2 - 1 - 4 (a + 1) t + (2a + 4a -
2
7),
or the function
g (t) = t2 - 2 (a + 1) t + a + 2a -2
4,
on the closed interval [-1, 1] is positive. The derivative
g' (t) = 2t - 2 (a + 1) vanishes at the point to = a + 1.
Therefore the least value m of the quadratic function
4.H. Derivatives 01 Trigonometric Functions 145
g ( - 1) = a2 + 4a - 1 if a + 1 ~ - 1,
m=-= g(a+1)==-5 if -1<a+1<1,
{
g (1) == a2.- 5 if a + 1 ~ 1.
a:
-n/2
Fig. 36
Sf; OAP
t = {- IOAI·IOPtl sin t = +sin t ,
1 1
86 UAW
t ==T IOAI·IA1Vtl ~T tan t,
SOAEP .~ t/2
t
(the last formula follows from the fact that the area of a
complete circle of unit radius, equal to Jtr 2 == 1(, may be
considered as the area of a sector of 2n radians, and,
consequently, the area of a sector of t radians is found
from an obvious proportion and equals t/2).
5.1. Proving Inequalities 151
nsin ~<J1<ntan~.
n n
II
a:
t'ig. 38
cos 8
n
=.-
'V2+72
2 tan 8==
3t 1(-
V 2- 1, consequently,
5.1. Proving Inequalities 153
For k -
---I.,
1 we get
"
SIn
~_
16 -
V2-V2+V'2
2 ,COS
. n
16 ===
~/2+V2+V2
2 ' tan 16 ~ 2
:rt Vy 2 -t- 1 - 1/-
y 2- 1, there-
8 V 2- V 2+ V 2> 3.1,
16 (2 VV2+ 1- 112-1) < 3.2,
which are proved by squaring both sides several times.
Hence, in particular, we get the inequality 3.1 < rr < 3.2,
which we used repeatedly when solving problems.
Example 5.1.3. Prove that for 0 < t < 'It/2 the in-
equality t - ~ < sin t holds.
<lIlIIII Let us use inequality (5.2) which implies that
t t
T<tan z · (5.3)
·
S IDee . 2t<t2L
SIn ' JJy rep Iacing
· . tl. re I{} It -1ianrI SIt
In . Io
~We have
qual ity .
SIn
2
x
( .)
cos X-SIn x
> 8 takes place.
~ Since cos .» =I=- 0, by dividing the numerator and
denominator of the left-hand side by cos" x, we get
1 + tan 2 X
2 tan x (1- tan x)
2
sin x (COS x sin X )
cos 2 X C os X - cos x
(1- tan x)2 2 tan .T +
tan 2 x (1- tan x)
i-tan x 2
:=:.; tan 2 x + tan x (1- tan x) •
Since tanx+(1-tanx)==1 (a constant quantity), and
the numbers a==tanx, b==.:1-tanx are nonnegative
by hypothesis, inequality (5.1) implies that for
tan x == 1/2 the expression tan x (1- tan x) takes OIl the
greatest value. Consequently, the least value of the
2
expression t anx (1 - t an x ) is equal to 8. But since for
1-tanx __ I 2 8 ........
tan 2 x r tan x (i-tan x) > 0 ....
5.1. Proving Inequalities 155
- ~ +2nn, nEZ. ~
Example 5.2.3. Solve the inequality
sin" x + cos" X > 13/16.
~ Transforming the Ieft-hand side, we have
sin" x --t- cos" X
:::= (sin .7: -t·· cos x) (sin! x -
2 2 sin? x cos2 x + cos! x)
=== (sin" x + cos- X)2 - 3 sin 2 x cos- x
== 1-~ sin 2 2x= 1- ~.1-cos4x==~ __1_ 3 cos4x
4 · II: 2 8 8·
Hence, the problem has been reduced to solving the
.
inequa 1·lty R5 -+- 3 cos 4x ...... 13
8 .> 16 or cos !JJX> 1/2 · H ence,
~+rtn~x<~+nn, nEZ.~
Example 5.2.5. Solve the inequality cos" x < 3/4.
~The given inequality is equivalent to the inequalities
- V3/2 < cos x < Y3/2 or to the system of ineqnali-
ties
cosx> - y3/2,
{ cos x < Y3/2.
PROBLEMS
In Problems 5.1 to 5.18, solve the given inequalities.
5.1. cos x ~ 1/2. 5.2. sin 2x < Y2/2.
5.3. sin ~ ~ -1/2. 5.4. tan (3x - 1) < 1tV3.
5.5. r tan x 1 ~ Va. 5.6. 1 cos x I < 1/2.
5.7. sin" x < 1/4. 5.8. tan" x 1/3. >
5.9. 2 sin" x ~ sin x. 5.10. 2 cos" x cos x < 1. +
5.11. Isinx 1< l cos z I· 5.12. l sin z I> l cos z I·
5.13. l sin z Icosx>1.4.
5.14. I sin x I +
I cos x I > 1.
5.15. 4 (sin 2 x - I cos x I) < 1.
5.16. s~nx+cosx >
SIn x- cos x
Y3.
5.17.
5- 4 (sin 2 x + cos x) ~O.
COS x
CHAPTER 1
rt 2rt 1
-12/5. 1.41. (a) ± T+ 2Jlk , (b) ± T+2nk, ± arccos 3+ 2nk .
1.42. (b) -4n/3, -2:t/3, 21[/3, 4n/3, 8n/3, 10n/3, 14rt/3, 16n/3.
n nk n
1.43. (c) 6+2' (e) 2" +nk, (f) nk. 1.44. (a) n/2, (b) rt/2,
4 3 4 . 5
(c) 4n/3. 1.48. (a) arccos "5' arctan "4' arccot"3' (b) arcsin 13 '
5 12 . 5 12 12
arctan 12' arccot 5 (c) arcsin 13' arccos 13' arccot 5 '
. 4 3 4 2 ~/2
(d) arcsin "5 ' arccos 5"' arctan "3' 1.49. (a) n-arcsin - 3 - ,
n-arctan2Y2,
y--
arccot(. _ _2_) n-arccos-1-
4 ' 3 '
. ( 7) 24 24 7
(b) arcsin - 25 ' - arccos 25 ' - arccot T' arctan 24 '
. 24 , arccos (-25
(c) n-arcSID25 7 ) ,n-arctan 24 , n-arccos 7 ,
7 25
7 2 '/-5
n- arccot 24' 1.50. - - 5 -
CHAPTER 2
2.18. sin t sin 4s. 2.19. -sin 2t sin 4s. 2.20. 1/4. 2.21. sin 4t.
2.22. i sin 8t. 2.23. -cos2 2t. 2.24. 2 sin ( 6t - ~ ) .
CHAPTER 3
Jt . nk
3.1. n (2k+1)/10, (-1)k 12+3' 3.2. 1t (4k-1)/12.
n rt nk
3.3. n (2k+ 1)/2, (-1)k (3 +rtk. 3.4. rt (2k+ 1)/4, (-1)k 12+ 2.
2n :rt 1
stk, 3.14. n(2k+1)/12, ±g +2rrk. 3.15. T+Jtk, arctan "3+ n k •
3.16. nk/3, jt (2k-f-1)/7. 3.17. 2 arctan 3 +2Jtk, -2 arctan 7 2n:k. +
3.18. n (2k+ 1)/6, n (4k-1)/4. 3.19. n (2k+ 1)/4. 3.20. nk,
rt nk
(-1)k (3 +-2-' 3.21. 11 (4k-1)/4. 3.22. nk, rr; (4k+ 1)/4. 3.23. nk,
nk-arctan3. 3.24. n(4k-1)/4, rc(2k+1)/2. 3.25. n(2k+1)/6,
1
k =1= 31+1, :rk/5, k ~ 5l. 3.26. ± 2" are-cos
V73-7
12 +nk,
n 1
±3+ Jtk , ±2arccos(-1/3)+nk. 3.27. ;r(4k+3)/32. 3.28. xk,
n (2k+ 1)/6. 3.29. Jl (3k ± 1)/3. 3.30. rr (2k+ 1)/8, 1£ (6k ± 1)/12.
3.31. nkj2. 3.32. ~ + 2nk. 3.33. (-1)k arcsin ~ + sik, 3.34. stk,
1~Jt +4Jtk. 3.42. (2, ± 2"1: -2+2Jtk). 3.43. {(2, -1), (-2,
3
-1)}. 3.44.
(rt (2k+1)j4, :t (6l+1)/6). 3.45. (n (4k+1)/4,
-n (12k+ 1)j12), (rr (12k-1)j12, n (1-4k)j4). 3.46. (st (21c+3)/2,
Jt (6k-1)/6). 3.47. (~ +Jt (k-l), ; +Jt (k +l)), (- ~ -+
Jt (k-l), 2 + rt (k+ l) ). 3.48. «6k-1)j6), (6k+ 1)/6).
3Jt
3.49. (arctan~ + sck, arctan ~ - Jtk). 3.50. (± ~ +sik,
± ~ + Jtl) , l-k=2m. 3.51. -2+12k, 2+12k.
CHAPTER 4
4.1. See Fig. 40. 4.2. See Fig. 41. 4.3. See Fig. 42. 4.4. See
Fig. 43. 4.5. See Fig. 44. 4.6. See Fig. 45. 4.7. See Fig. 46.
4.8. See Fig. 47. 4.9. See Fig. 48. Hint.
-n-2 arctan x, xE(-oo, -1],
y= 2 arctan a, xE[-1, 1J,
{
n-2 arctan x, xE [1, 00 ). +
4.10. See Fig. 49. flint. y==3+cos4x. 4.11. 4. 4.12. -0.5.
4.13. -2. 4.14. 1. 4.15. 2 (tan x+tan 3 x). 4.16. (sin- z -l-sin 2x+
1) eX. 4.17. 8/sin 24x. 4.18. 2x cos ...!-+sin
X
.i..
x
4.19. 2 cos- x,
Fig. 40
.Ii' Jl
7i 2
Fig. 41
l~ig. 43
Answers 167
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-,
-,
<,
-,
-,
<,
-,
-,
-,
-,
-,
-,
-,
-,
-,
-.Jr
I
I
r-
ff
Fig. 44
Fig. 45
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-I
Fig. 46
y
,, /
/
-, I //
,
~---------~------ ------r----------
/
~ .I.:
Fig. 47
Fig. 48
Answers 169
-.JilL; 0 eX
Fig. 49
~~ J, r (2~+
n
xER
1) ~,
n (2k+1)+-'::'J
4 6'
k
<,
0 [Jt (2l+1)
4
+..::.6' ; (2l+3)
4
Jt ]
6'
l > .
0, Intervals of decrease [ -12'
t« 0 , J [3t (2l+1)
4 3t
+6 '
3t (2l +3) 3t ] l 0 [J"t (2k+ 1) n 3t (2k+ 1) , ~J
4 6' <, 4 6 ' 4 -r 6 '
k> O. 4.26. Intervals of inc~ease [n (4;+3) , n(4;+1J ' inter-
vals of decrease (-00, -; J, [; , +00), [n(4;+1)'
:It (4;-1)J, k =/= O. 4.27. nk, n (2k+1)j8. 4.28. b <-3- Y3,
+
b > -1 V3. 4.29. 1/ Y2. 4.30. 2. 4.31. Ymax = rt/2, Ymln = 1.
4.32. Ymax=2 v3/3, Yroln=1. 4.33. Ynlax=3/4, Ymln=O.5.
4.34. Ymax=n/4, Ymln= -rt/4. 4.35. Ymax=1.25, Ymln=1.
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CHAPTER 5
5.1. [ -3+2nn,
rt 3t
g+2nn ]
· 5.2. (Sn n ).
-g+nn, 8+'111,
5n . 10rtn 35n ] ( 1 n nn 1
5.3. [ -T+ , -6-+ 10nn . 5.4. 3-"6+3' '3+
n
18+3 nn )
· 5.5. (n [11: 11: )
-y+nn, -3+ '1n , .3+ nn' T + nn •
1t ]
5.6. 1t
( 3+ nn ,
2n) · 5.7. (n
g+nn 11:) .
-T+ '1n, If+nn
5.8. ( - ~ +nn, _0 ~ +nnJ ' [~ +rrn, ~ +nn) .5.9. [2M,
11:
6"+2nn ]
, [51(;
T+ 2rrn , n+2nn -'J . 5.10. ( -n+2n:n, -3-1- 1t I
5.12. n
( 4+ nn ,
3rt)
T+ ttn · 5.13. ("12+
n 2nn , 531
12+ 2nn ) ,
(
511: 2nn
-12+ 1t)
, -12+ 2nn · 5.14. x 4= 2nn . (n
-T+ n n ,
5.15.
3+
1£ n
nn ) . 5.16. ( 4+:rn, 5n)
-f2+ 1[11, • 5.17.
n 2nn , (2+
± T+ rr
Sinusoid, 115
Solving
Nondecreasing function, 27 the equation cos t = m ; 33
N onincreasing function, 27 sim plest trigonometric Iunc-
tions, 31
trigonometric equations and
Odd function, 26 systems of equations in se-
veral unknowns, 101-109
Periodicity, 23
Period(s) Tangent, 20
fundamental, 23 or a difference, 48
Point(s), of a sum, 48
accumulation, 126 Transforming
critical, 138 the expression a sin t + b,
of extremum, 138 54
limit, 126 sums and products of trigon-
of maximum, 137 ometric expressions, 74
of minimum, 137 Trigonometric
Principal methods of solving circle, 10
trigonometric equations, equations and systems of equa-
87-90 tions, 80
Properties and graph of the inequalities, 149-160
functions:
f (x) = cos I, 116-118 Unit of measurement, 9
f (x) .= sin I, 113-115 Universal substitution formu-
f (x) = tan I, 118-120 las, 56