Correcting Resolutions: Is it Right?

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In summary: \right] \\ &= \frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \cdot \frac{1}{3} - \left( \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \cdot \frac{1}{3} + \frac{2}{3} \right) \\ &= \frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{3\,\sqrt{2}} - \left( \frac{1}{3\,\sqrt{2}} + \frac{2}{3} \right) \\ &= \frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{3\,\sqrt{2}} - \frac{1}{3\,\sqrt{2}}
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Could anyone tell me if the resolutions of these questions are correct?View attachment 3754

Cosx = 4/3 - sin x

Six - 4/3 - Sin x = 0
2 Sinx = 4/3
Sinx = 4/6

Cosx = 4/3 - 4/6
Cosx = 8/6 - 4/6
Cosx = 4/6
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G(x) = 5x + 1
5*(px+2)+1
5px + p = 5px + 10+ 1
p = 11
 

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For the first one, I would begin with the given:

\(\displaystyle \sin(x)+\cos(x)=\frac{4}{3}\)

Square it:

\(\displaystyle \sin^2(x)+2\sin(x)\cos(x)+\cos^2(x)=\frac{16}{9}\)

Apply a Pythagorean identity:

\(\displaystyle 2\sin(x)\cos(x)+1=\frac{16}{9}\)

\(\displaystyle 2\sin(x)\cos(x)=\frac{7}{9}\)

Now, let:

\(\displaystyle \sin(x)-\cos(x)=a\)

Square this, apply a Pythagorean identity, use the result above, and take the appropriate root for $a$...what do you find?
 
  • #3
For the second problem, we find:

\(\displaystyle f(g(x))=-p(5x+1)+2\)

\(\displaystyle g(f(x))=5(-px+2)+1\)

Hence:

\(\displaystyle -p(5x+1)+2=5(-px+2)+1\)

Solving for $p$, what do you find?
 
  • #4
MarkFL said:
For the first one, I would begin with the given:

\(\displaystyle \sin(x)+\cos(x)=\frac{4}{3}\)

Square it:

\(\displaystyle \sin^2(x)+2\sin(x)\cos(x)+\cos^2(x)=\frac{16}{9}\)

Apply a Pythagorean identity:

\(\displaystyle 2\sin(x)\cos(x)+1=\frac{16}{9}\)

\(\displaystyle 2\sin(x)\cos(x)=\frac{7}{9}\)

Now, let:

\(\displaystyle \sin(x)-\cos(x)=a\)

Square this, apply a Pythagorean identity, use the result above, and take the appropriate root for $a$...what do you find?
Sin^2 x -2(sinx . cosx) + cos^2(x)= a^2

-2(sinx . cosx) + 1= a^2
- 2(six . cosx) = a^2 - 1
7/9 = - a^2 + 1
7/ 9 -9/9 = a^2
2/9 = -a^2
a = √-2/9

MarkFL said:
For the second problem, we find:

\(\displaystyle f(g(x))=-p(5x+1)+2\)

\(\displaystyle g(f(x))=5(-px+2)+1\)

Hence:

\(\displaystyle -p(5x+1)+2=5(-px+2)+1\)

Solving for $p$, what do you find?

-5px - p = -5px +10 + 1
- p = 11
p = - 11
 
  • #5
For the first one, you get to:

\(\displaystyle a^2=\frac{2}{9}\)

Observing that on \(\displaystyle 0\le x\le\frac{\pi}{4}\) we have:

\(\displaystyle \cos(x)\ge\sin(x)\implies 0\ge\sin(x)-\cos(x)\) we then know we have to take the negative root:

\(\displaystyle a=-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3}\)

For the second one, check your algebra...your result is incorrect as you forgot about the 2 on the left side.
 
  • #6
MarkFL said:
For the first one, you get to:

\(\displaystyle a^2=\frac{2}{9}\)

Observing that on \(\displaystyle 0\le x\le\frac{\pi}{4}\) we have:

\(\displaystyle \cos(x)\ge\sin(x)\implies 0\ge\sin(x)-\cos(x)\) we then know we have to take the negative root:

\(\displaystyle a=-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3}\)

For the second one, check your algebra...your result is incorrect as you forgot about the 2 on the left side.
-5px - p +2 = -5px +10 + 1
- p = 9
p = - 9
 
  • #7
squexy said:
-5px - p +2 = -5px +10 + 1
- p = 9
p = - 9

Yes, that's correct. (Yes)
 
  • #8
squexy said:
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Could anyone tell me if the resolutions of these questions are correct?View attachment 3754

Cosx = 4/3 - sin x

Six - 4/3 - Sin x = 0
2 Sinx = 4/3
Sinx = 4/6

Cosx = 4/3 - 4/6
Cosx = 8/6 - 4/6
Cosx = 4/6
View attachment 3755

G(x) = 5x + 1
5*(px+2)+1
5px + p = 5px + 10+ 1
p = 11

As an alternative to Question 1, it is possible to write a linear combination $\displaystyle \begin{align*} a\sin{(x)} + b\cos{(x)} = c\sin{ \left( x + \varphi \right) } \end{align*}$, where $\displaystyle \begin{align*} c = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2} \end{align*}$. Don't believe me? Well in your case, $\displaystyle \begin{align*} a = b = 1 \end{align*}$, so $\displaystyle \begin{align*} c = \sqrt{1^2 + 1^2} = \sqrt{2} \end{align*}$. Thus

$\displaystyle \begin{align*} \sqrt{2}\sin{ \left( x + \varphi \right) } &= \sin{(x)} + \cos{(x)} \\ \sqrt{2} \left[ \sin{(x)}\cos{(\varphi )} + \cos{(x)} \sin{ \left( \varphi \right) } \right] &= \sin{(x)} + \cos{(x)} \\ \sqrt{2}\sin{(x)}\cos{(\varphi )} + \sqrt{2}\cos{(x)}\sin{(\varphi )} &= \sin{(x)} + \cos{(x)} \end{align*}$

So that means $\displaystyle \begin{align*} \sqrt{2}\cos{ (\varphi )} = 1 \end{align*}$ and $\displaystyle \begin{align*} \sqrt{2}\sin{( \varphi )} = 1 \end{align*}$. It should be pretty obvious then that $\displaystyle \begin{align*} \varphi = \frac{\pi}{4} \end{align*}$.

Thus $\displaystyle \begin{align*} \sin{(x)} + \cos{(x)} = \sqrt{2} \sin{ \left( x + \frac{\pi}{4} \right) } \end{align*}$. So now we should be able to solve the problem...

$\displaystyle \begin{align*} \sin{(x)} + \cos{(x)} &= \frac{4}{3} \\ \sqrt{2} \sin{ \left( x + \frac{\pi}{4} \right) } &= \frac{4}{3} \\ \sin{ \left( x + \frac{\pi}{4} \right) } &= \frac{4}{3\,\sqrt{2}} \\ \sin{ \left( x + \frac{\pi}{4} \right) } &= \frac{ 4\,\sqrt{2}}{3 \cdot 2 } \\ \sin{ \left( x + \frac{\pi}{4} \right) } &= \frac{2\,\sqrt{2}}{3} \\ x + \frac{\pi}{4} &= \arcsin{ \left( \frac{2\,\sqrt{2}}{3} \right) } \\ x &= \arcsin{ \left( \frac{2\,\sqrt{2}}{3} \right) } - \frac{\pi}{4} \end{align*}$

Now you should be able to find $\displaystyle \begin{align*} \sin{(x)} - \cos{(x)} \end{align*}$, but it will look absolutely horrible...

$\displaystyle \begin{align*} \sin{(x)} - \cos{(x)} &= \sin{ \left[ \arcsin{ \left( \frac{2\,\sqrt{2}}{3} \right) } - \frac{\pi}{4} \right] } - \cos{ \left[ \arcsin{ \left( \frac{2\,\sqrt{2}}{3} \right) } - \frac{\pi}{4} \right] } \\ &= \sin{ \left[ \arcsin{ \left( \frac{2\,\sqrt{2}}{3} \right) } \right] } \cos{ \left( \frac{\pi}{4} \right) } - \cos{ \left[ \arcsin{ \left( \frac{2\,\sqrt{2}}{3} \right) } \right] } \sin{ \left( \frac{\pi}{4} \right) } - \left\{ \cos{ \left[ \arcsin{ \left( \frac{2\,\sqrt{2}}{3} \right) } \right] } \cos{ \left( \frac{\pi}{4} \right) } + \sin{ \left[ \arcsin{ \left( \frac{2\,\sqrt{2}}{3} \right) } \right] } \sin{ \left( \frac{\pi}{4} \right) } \right\} \\ &= \frac{2\,\sqrt{2}}{3} \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\cos{ \left[ \arcsin{ \left( \frac{2\,\sqrt{2}}{3} \right) } \right] } - \left\{ \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \cos{ \left[ \arcsin{ \left( \frac{2\,\sqrt{2}}{3} \right) } \right] } + \frac{2\,\sqrt{2}}{3} \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \right\} \\ &= \frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \,\sqrt{ 1 - \left\{ \sin{ \left[ \arcsin{ \left( \frac{2\,\sqrt{2}}{3} \right) } \right] } \right\} ^2 } - \left( \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \,\sqrt{ 1 - \left\{ \sin{ \left[ \arcsin{ \left( \frac{2\,\sqrt{2}}{3} \right) } \right] } \right\} ^2 } + \frac{2}{3} \right) \\ &= \frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\,\sqrt{ 1 - \left( \frac{2\,\sqrt{2}}{3} \right) ^2 } - \left[ \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \,\sqrt{ 1 - \left( \frac{2\,\sqrt{2}}{3} \right) ^2 } + \frac{2}{3} \right] \\ &= \frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\,\sqrt{ 1 - \frac{8}{9} } - \left[ \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\,\sqrt{ 1 - \frac{8}{9} } + \frac{2}{3} \right] \\ &= \frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \,\sqrt{\frac{1}{9}} - \left[ \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\,\sqrt{\frac{1}{9}} + \frac{2}{3} \right] \\ &= \frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\cdot \frac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\cdot \frac{1}{3} - \frac{2}{3} \\ &= -\frac{2}{3\,\sqrt{2}} \\ &= -\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3} \end{align*}$
 
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Amazing! (Cool)
Your mistake was so subtle that even though I tracked the precise location of your mistake with my calculator, I could not pinpoint where it occurred!
$$\displaystyle \begin{align*} &= \frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \,\sqrt{\frac{1}{9}} - \left[ \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\,\sqrt{\frac{1}{9}} + \frac{2}{3} \right] \\ &= \color{red}\frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\,\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\,\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} - \frac{2}{3} \\ &= -\frac{2}{\sqrt{6}} \\ &= -\frac{2\,\sqrt{6}}{6} \\ &= -\frac{\sqrt{6}}{3} \end{align*}$$

$$\sqrt{\frac{1}{9}}=\frac{1}{3}\ne \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$$
:D
 
  • #10
Rido12 said:
Amazing! (Cool)
Your mistake was so subtle that even though I tracked the precise location of your mistake with my calculator, I could not pinpoint where it occurred!$$\sqrt{\frac{1}{9}}=\frac{1}{3}\ne \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$$
:D

Typical, I can do mathemagic and can't do basic arithmetic >_< hahaha will edit now (y)
 
  • #11
A more general solution to the problem which also does not require trigonometry equation...

$\displaystyle \sin x + \cos x = \frac{4}{3}\ (1)$

... consists in placing $\sin x = y$ and this leads to the equation...

$\displaystyle y + \sqrt{1 - y^{2}} = \frac{4}{3}\ (2)$

The solution of (1) is immediate ...

$\displaystyle y = \sin x = \frac{2}{3} \pm \frac{\sqrt{2}}{6}\ (3)$

Looking at the (1) it turns out that $\sin x$ and $\cos x$ that they can be exchanged between them and that means also that is...

$\displaystyle \sin x - \cos x = \pm \frac{\sqrt{2}}{3}\ (4)$

Kind regards

$\chi$ $\sigma$
 

FAQ: Correcting Resolutions: Is it Right?

What is the purpose of correcting resolutions?

Correcting resolutions is important in order to achieve accurate and reliable results in scientific experiments. It allows for any errors or mistakes to be identified and corrected, ensuring the validity of the data and conclusions drawn from the experiment.

What are some common techniques for correcting resolutions?

Some common techniques for correcting resolutions include recalibration of instruments, adjustment of experimental conditions, and reanalysis of data. These techniques aim to identify and correct any sources of error in the experiment.

How do you know if a resolution needs to be corrected?

A resolution may need to be corrected if there are discrepancies or inconsistencies in the data, if there are known sources of error in the experiment, or if the results do not align with expected outcomes. It is important to regularly check and verify the accuracy of data throughout the experiment.

Is it possible to completely eliminate the need for correcting resolutions?

While it is not possible to completely eliminate the need for correcting resolutions, careful experimental design and execution can help minimize the need for corrections. Regular calibration and quality control measures can also help reduce the likelihood of errors and the need for resolution corrections.

What are the potential consequences of not correcting resolutions?

Not correcting resolutions can lead to inaccurate and unreliable data, which can ultimately result in incorrect conclusions and implications. This can have serious consequences, especially in fields such as healthcare or environmental studies where decisions are made based on scientific data. It is important to take the necessary steps to ensure resolutions are corrected in order to maintain the integrity of scientific research.

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