173. An interesting trigonometric equations.

by Virgil Nicula, Nov 20, 2010, 9:04 AM

Prove that the trigonometrical equation $\sin x+2\sin 2x=3+\sin 3x$ , where $x\in \left[0,2\pi\right)$ hasn't solutions.

Proof. Observe that $\sin x+2\sin 2x=3+\sin 3x\ge 2\implies$ $\sin x\ge 2(1-\sin 2x)\ge 0$ $\implies$ $\boxed{\ \sin x\ge 0\ }\ (*)$ .

Therefore, $\sin x+2\sin 2x=3+\sin 3x\iff$ $3(1-\sin x)+\sin 3x-2\sin 2x+2\sin x=0\iff$

$3(1-\sin x)+\sin x\left(3-4\sin^2x-4\cos x+2\right)=0\iff$ $3(1-\sin x)+\sin x\left(4\cos^2x-4\cos x+1\right)=0\iff$

$3(1-\sin x)+\sin x(2\cos x-1)^2=0$ . Since $3(1-\sin x)+\sin x(2\cos x-1)^2\stackrel{(*)}{\ >\ }0$ obtain that $x\in\emptyset$ .

Remark. From the above proof hold the identity $\sin 3x-2\sin 2x+2\sin x=\sin x\left(2\cos x-1\right)^2$ . Using this relation for $x\in \{A,B,C\}$

can obtain easily that in any triangle $ABC$ exists the inequalitity $\boxed{\ \sum \sin 3A+\frac {2s}{R^2}\cdot (R-2r)\ge 0\ }$ , where $a+b+c=2s$ . Indeed,

$\sum\sin 2A=4\cdot\prod\sin A=\frac {2sr}{R^2}$ and $\sum\sin A=\frac sR$ $\implies$ $-2\cdot\sum\sin 2A+2\cdot\sum\sin A=-\frac {4sr}{R^2}+\frac {2s}{R}=\frac {2s(R-2r)}{R^2}$ a.s.o.



PP1. Ascertain $\lambda\in\mathbb R$ for which the trigonometrical equation $\sin x+\cos x=\sin 2x+\lambda$ has at least one solution in $\left[0,\frac {\pi}{2}\right]$ .

Proof. Consider the function $f\ :\ E\ \rightarrow\ \mathbb R$ , where $E=\left[0,\frac {\pi}{2}\right]$ and $f(x)=\sin x+\cos x-\sin 2x$ . Then $\lambda\in \mathrm{Im (f)}=f\left(E\right)$

Observe that $\sin 2x=(\sin x+\cos x)^2-1$ and for any $x\in E$ have $\boxed{\sin x+\cos x=t}\in\left[1,\sqrt 2\right]$ . Thus, $f(x)=t-\left(t^2-1\right)$ $\implies$

$f(x)=-t^2+t+1$ . Denote $g(t)=-t^2+t+1$ , where $t\in F=\left[1,\sqrt 2\right]$ . In conclusion, $\lambda\in f(E)=g(F)=\left[\sqrt 2-1,1\right]$ .

Remark. For $ab\ne 0$ and for any $x\in\mathbb R$ we have $\boxed{\ |a\cdot\sin x+b\cdot\cos x|\ \stackrel{\mathrm{(C.B.S.)}}{\ \le\ }\sqrt {a^2+b^2}\ }$ . Otherwise, $|a\cdot\sin x+b\cdot\cos x|\le \sqrt {a^2+b^2}$

if and only if $(a\cdot\sin x+b\cdot\cos x)^2\le a^2+b^2\iff$ $(b\cdot\sin x-a\cdot\cos x)^2\ge 0$ , what is truly. We"ll have equality if and only if $\tan x=\frac ab$ .



PP2. Solve the trigonometrical equation $\tan x+4\cos x=2\sin\left(2x+\frac{\pi}{3}\right)+\frac{2}{\cos x}$ .
Proof. Must $\cos x\ne 0$ and our equation is equivalently with $\sin x+4\cos^2x=$ $2\left(\frac 12\sin 2x +\frac{\sqrt 3}2\cos 2x\right)\cos x+2\iff$

$\sin x+2(1+\cos 2x)=\sin 2x\cos x +\sqrt 3\cos 2x\cos x+2\iff$ $\sin x+2\cos 2x=\sin 2x\cos x +\sqrt 3\cos 2x\cos x\iff$

$\sin x+2\cos 2x=2\sin x\cos^2 x +\sqrt 3\cos 2x\cos x\iff$ $\cos 2x\left(\sin x+\sqrt 3\cos x-2\right)=0\iff$

$\sin x+2\cos 2x=\sin x(1+\cos 2x)+\sqrt 3\cos 2x\cos x$ $\iff$ $2\cos 2x=\sin x\cos 2x+\sqrt 3\cos 2x\cos x$

$\iff$ $\cos 2x\left[\sin\left (x+\frac{\pi}3\right)-1\right]=0$ . Hence the solution is $\boxed{x\in\left(\frac{\pi}2\cdot\mathbb Z+\frac {\pi}{4}\right)\bigcup\left(2\pi\cdot\mathbb Z+\frac {\pi}{6}\right)}$ .
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