Question #bc8d2

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Jan 18, 2018

#cosA=(3-sqrt5)/2#

Explanation:

#secA+cscA=2#

#1/cosA+1/sinA=2#

#(sinA+cosA)/(sinA*cosA)=2#

#sinA+cosA=2sinA*cosA#

#sinA+cosA=sin2A#

#sinA+cosA=(sinA+cosA)^2-1#

After setting #B=sinA+cosA#, this equation became

#B=B^2-1#

#B^2-B-1=0#

From it, #B_1=(1+sqrt5)/2# and #B_2=(1-sqrt5)/2#

#a)# For #B_1=(1+sqrt5)/2#,

#sinA+cosA=(1+sqrt5)/2#

#sinA=(1+sqrt5)/2-cosA#

#(sinA)^2=((1+sqrt5)/2-cosA)^2#

#1-(cosA)^2=(3+sqrt5)/2-(sqrt5+1)*cosA+(cosA)^2#

#2(cosA)^2-(sqrt5+1)*cosA+(sqrt5+1)/2=0#

#Delta=(sqrt5+1)^2-4*2*(sqrt5+1)/2=-3*(sqrt5+1)^2<0#

Hence, no solution for #B=(sqrt5+1)/2#

#b)# For #B_1=(1-sqrt5)/2#,

#sinA+cosA=(1-sqrt5)/2#

#sinA=(1-sqrt5)/2-cosA#

#(sinA)^2=((1-sqrt5)/2-cosA)^2#

#1-(cosA)^2=(3-sqrt5)/2+(sqrt5-1)*cosA+(cosA)^2#

#2(cosA)^2+(sqrt5-1)*cosA-(sqrt5-1)/2=0#

Set #y=cosA#, this equation became,

#2y^2+(sqrt5-1)*y-(sqrt5-1)/2=0#

#Delta=(sqrt5-1)^2-4*2*(-(sqrt5+1)/2)=5*(sqrt5-1)^2=(5-sqrt5)^2>0#

#y_1=[-(sqrt5-1)+(5-sqrt5)]/4=(3-sqrt5)/2#

#y_2=[-(sqrt5-1)-(5-sqrt5)]/4=-1#

However, #y_2=-1# doesn't provide original equation. Hence,

#cosA=(3-sqrt5)/2#