HMMT 二月 2001 · 团队赛 · 第 5 题
HMMT February 2001 — Team Round — Problem 5
题目详情
英文原题
- Find all x between − and such that 1 − sin x − cos x = .
2 2 16
解析
英文解析
- Find all x between − and such that 1 − sin x − cos x = .
2 2 16
4 4 4
2 1 2
Solution: 1 − sin x − cos x = ⇒ (16 − 16 cos x ) − sin x − 1 = 0 ⇒ 16 sin x −
√16
2 2 1 3
16 sin x + 1 = 0. Use the quadratic formula in sin x to obtain sin x = ± . Since
2 4
√
3 π 5 π2
cos 2 x = 1 − 2 sin x = ± , we get x = ± , ± .
2 12 12