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Advanced Trigonometry, 2ADV T2 EQ-Bank 5

Solve  \(\sin x-\cos x=0 \quad-180^{\circ} \leqslant x \leqslant 180^{\circ}\)   (2 marks)

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\(x=45^{\circ}, -135^{\circ}\)

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  \(\sin x-\cos x\) \(=0\)
  \(\dfrac{\sin x}{\cos x}-\dfrac{\cos x}{\cos x}\) \(=0\)
  \(\tan x-1\) \(=0\)
  \(\tan x\) \(=1\)
  \(x\) \(=\tan ^{-1}(1)\)

 
\(\therefore x=45^{\circ}, -135^{\circ}\)

Filed Under: Exact Values, Equations and Trig Graphs Tagged With: Band 4, num-title-ct-pathd, smc-5610-70-Harder equations

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