cos(2x)-3cosx=cost

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Solution for cos(2x)-3cosx=cost equation:


Simplifying
cos(2x) + -3cosx = cost

Remove parenthesis around (2x)
cos * 2x + -3cosx = cost

Reorder the terms for easier multiplication:
2cos * x + -3cosx = cost

Multiply cos * x
2cosx + -3cosx = cost

Combine like terms: 2cosx + -3cosx = -1cosx
-1cosx = cost

Solving
-1cosx = cost

Solving for variable 'c'.

Move all terms containing c to the left, all other terms to the right.

Add '-1cost' to each side of the equation.
-1cost + -1cosx = cost + -1cost

Combine like terms: cost + -1cost = 0
-1cost + -1cosx = 0

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), '-1cos'.
-1cos(t + x) = 0

Ignore the factor -1.

Subproblem 1

Set the factor 'cos' equal to zero and attempt to solve: Simplifying cos = 0 Solving cos = 0 Move all terms containing c to the left, all other terms to the right. Simplifying cos = 0 The solution to this equation could not be determined. This subproblem is being ignored because a solution could not be determined.

Subproblem 2

Set the factor '(t + x)' equal to zero and attempt to solve: Simplifying t + x = 0 Solving t + x = 0 Move all terms containing c to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-1t' to each side of the equation. t + -1t + x = 0 + -1t Combine like terms: t + -1t = 0 0 + x = 0 + -1t x = 0 + -1t Remove the zero: x = -1t Add '-1x' to each side of the equation. x + -1x = -1t + -1x Combine like terms: x + -1x = 0 0 = -1t + -1x Simplifying 0 = -1t + -1x The solution to this equation could not be determined. This subproblem is being ignored because a solution could not be determined. The solution to this equation could not be determined.

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