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5sin(30x) - cos(60x) = -2.5. find x​

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Answer:

x = n(π/15) +{arcsin(-0.348612)/30, π/30 -arcsin(-0.348612)/30}

for n in Integers

Explanation:

You want to find x that satisfies the equation ...

5·sin(30x) -cos(60x) = -2.5

Substitution

The equation is easier to see as a quadratic if we let z = sin(30x). Using the trig identity cos(2x) = 1 -2sin(x)², the equation becomes ...

5z -(1 -2z²) = -2.5

4z² +10z +3 = 0

Quadratic

Using the quadratic formula we find solutions for z to be ...

z = (-10 ±√(10² -4(4)(3)))/(2·4) = (-10 ±√52)/8

Only z values with a magnitude less than 1 are suitable, so ...

z = (-5+√13)/4 ≈ -0.348612

Angles

Then the values of x are ...

sin(30x) = -0.348612

x = (arcsin(-0.348612) +2πn)/30 or ((π -arcsin(-0.348612)) +2πn)/30

x = n(π/15) +{arcsin(-0.348612)/30, π/30 -arcsin(-0.348612)/30}

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Additional comment

A few numerical values are shown in the attachments. They include ...

{0.1166, 0.1976, 0.3260, 0.4070, 0.5355, 0.6164, 0.7449, 0.8259, ...}

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