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Sin2x-sin2xcos2x=sin4x

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It looks like the given equation is

sin(2x) - sin(2x) cos(2x) = sin(4x)

Recall the double angle identity for sine:

sin(2x) = 2 sin(x) cos(x)

which lets us rewrite the equation as

sin(2x) - sin(2x) cos(2x) = 2 sin(2x) cos(2x)

Move everything over to one side and factorize:

sin(2x) - sin(2x) cos(2x) - 2 sin(2x) cos(2x) = 0

sin(2x) - 3 sin(2x) cos(2x) = 0

sin(2x) (1 - 3 cos(2x)) = 0

Then we have two families of solutions,

sin(2x) = 0 or 1 - 3 cos(2x) = 0

sin(2x) = 0 or cos(2x) = 1/3

[2x = arcsin(0) + 2nπ or 2x = π - arcsin(0) + 2nπ]

… … … or [2x = arccos(1/3) + 2nπ or 2x = -arccos(1/3) + 2nπ]

(where n is any integer)

[2x = 2nπ or 2x = π + 2nπ]

… … … or [2x = arccos(1/3) + 2nπ or 2x = -arccos(1/3) + 2nπ]

[x = nπ or x = π/2 + nπ]

… … … or [x = 1/2 arccos(1/3) + nπ or x = -1/2 arccos(1/3) + nπ]

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