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# Trigonometry Help

Hey, can anybody provide a solution for this problem? I am totally clueless.

Q.)Find the possible real values of $$(x,y)$$ satisfying $\sin { x } +\cos { x } =\frac { { y }^{ 2 }-2y+4 }{ { y }^{ 2 }+2y+4 }.$

Note by Rishi Sharma
8 months ago

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Exactly what @Deeparaj Bhat said... $\sin { x } +\cos { x } =\frac { { y }^{ 2 }-2y+4 }{ { y }^{ 2 }+2y+4 }=k$

$$k=\dfrac{y^2-2y+4}{y^2+2y+4}$$ $\implies y^2(k-1)-2y(k+1)+4(k-1)=0....(1)$ Since $$y\in R$$ the discriminate of quadratic must be non-negative. $\implies (k+1)^2-4(k-1)^2\ge 0$ $\implies (3k-1)(k-3)\le 0\implies k\in[\dfrac 13,3]$

While $$\sin x+\cos x\in[-\sqrt2,\sqrt 2]$$

Hence $$\boxed{k\in[\dfrac 13,\sqrt 2]}$$

Solve $$1$$ using quadratic formula:

$\boxed{y=\dfrac { 1+k\pm \sqrt { \left( k-3 \right) \left( 3k-1 \right) } }{ 1-k } },k\ne 1$

While solving $$\sin x+\cos x=k$$

$\sin \left(x+\dfrac{\pi}{4}\right)=\dfrac k{\sqrt 2}$

$\implies x=-\dfrac{\pi}{4}+2n\pi\pm\sin^{-1}\left(\dfrac{k}{\sqrt 2}\right)$

While when $$k=1$$, we get $$y=0$$ while $$x=0,\pi/2,2\pi,\dfrac{5\pi}2\cdots$$ · 8 months ago

$$\sin x +\cos x \in [-\sqrt{2},\sqrt{2}]$$

The range of the right side is $$\left[ \frac{1}{3},3 \right]$$

So, $$\sin x +\cos x ≥\frac{1}{3}$$

Now replacing $$\sin x =\frac{2t}{1+t^2},\quad \cos x =\frac{1-t^2}{1+t^2}$$

Where $$t=\tan x$$, we will then get,

$$2t^2-3t-1≤0 \\ t \in \left[\frac{3-\sqrt{17} }{4}, \frac{3+\sqrt{17}}{4} \right] \\ \therefore x \in \left[ n\pi+\tan^{-1}\left( \frac{3-\sqrt{17}}{4}\right) , n\pi+\tan^{-1}\left( \frac{3+\sqrt{17}}{4}\right)\right]$$ · 8 months ago

Let sinx+cosx=k

It is simple to show that k>= -sqrt(2)

Now, k(y^2+2y+4)=y^2 -2y +4

y^2 (k-1) +2y(k+1) +4(k-1) = 0

For y to be real, D >= 0

This implies 1/3 >= k >= -sqrt(2)

Thus for all real values of x such that k<=1/3 , we will get two real values of y.

I can't solve it further, any help appreciated.

Sorry for no latex. · 8 months ago

@Akshat Sharda the answer is not correct. · 8 months ago

Can you please elaborate what I've done wrong? · 8 months ago

Even I am confused. First you also need to find the value of y as well. And lastly the correct answer (from a credible source) is $x=2n\pi +\cos { \frac { \pi }{ 4 } \pm } \cos ^{ -1 }{ \frac { k }{ \sqrt { 2 } } } \\ y=\frac { 1+k\pm \sqrt { \left( k-3 \right) \left( 3k-1 \right) } }{ 1-k } \quad ;\quad k\in \left[ \frac { 1 }{ 3 } ,\sqrt { 2 } \right] -\left\{ 1 \right\}$ · 8 months ago

In the expression for $$x$$, it should've been $$\frac{\pi}{4}$$ instead of its cosine and for $$k=1$$, we have $$y=0$$.

Now, coming to how to solve it. Put the RHS as $$k$$. Note that $$k \leq \sqrt{2}$$ due to the LHS.

Also, via calculus (or inequalities) you can see that $$\frac{1}{3} \leq k$$ (as $$y$$ is real).

Now, finding $$x$$ in terms of $$k$$ is easy.

Also, for $$k \neq 1$$ we can solve for $$y$$ as a quadratic. If $$k=1$$, then $$y=0$$.

And we're done. · 8 months ago

Thanks. Got it · 8 months ago