题目
Problem
Solve the equation 2cosx−cos21x=1 for 0≤x≤2π.
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题目中文翻译
解方程 2cosx−cos21x=1,其中 0≤x≤2π。
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解答
解法一
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把 cosx 写成关于 cos(x/2) 的二倍角式,解二次方程。新角范围是 [0,π],找到新角后还要乘回 2。
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Put u=cos(x/2). Since cosx=2cos2(x/2)−1, the equation becomes
2(2u2−1)−u=1.
Hence
4u2−u−3=(4u+3)(u−1)=0.
Thus cos(x/2)=1 or cos(x/2)=−3/4.
Because 0≤x/2≤π, the first gives x=0 and the second gives
x==2cos−1(−43)4.837716….
Therefore
x=0orx=4.84
in radians.
解法二
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也可先将半角余弦单独移项,平方后得到关于 cosx 的二次方程。平方可能产生伪根,必须代回未平方的关系检查。
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Rearrange the equation as
cos2x=2cosx−1.
Squaring and using cos2(x/2)=(1+cosx)/2 gives
21+cosx=(2cosx−1)2.
Thus
8cos2x−9cosx+1=(8cosx−1)(cosx−1)=0,0.
For cosx=1, the candidates in the interval are x=0,2π. The original relation requires cos(x/2)=1, so x=0 is valid and x=2π is rejected.
For cosx=1/8, the original relation requires cos(x/2)=−3/4. Thus x/2 is in the second quadrant, selecting
x==2π−cos−1814.837716….
Hence x=0 or x=4.84 in radians.