sin(theta/2)-cos(theta)=0 add cos(theta) to both sides and square both sides
[1 - cos(Θ]/2 = cos2Θ mutiply both sides by 2
1 - cos(Θ) = 2cosΘ rearranging, we have
2cos2Θ + cos(Θ) - 1 = 0 factor
(2cos(Θ) - 1) (cos(Θ) +1 ) = 0
So. setting both factors to 0, we have
(2cos(Θ) - 1) = 0 add 1 to both sides
2cos(Θ) = 1 divide both sides by 2
cos(Θ) = 1/2 and this happens at 60 degrees and at 300 degrees on [0, 360]
And setiing the other factor to 0, we have
cos(Θ) +1 = 0 subtract 1 from both sides
cos(Θ) = -1 and this happens at 180 degrees on [0, 360]
However, confining ourselves to [0, 360]......180 degrees is not a solution to the original equation .... (because we squared both sides, we sometimes get extraneous solutions in the interval !!)......however..... .-180 degrees would work ...!!!
Here's a graph of the solutions on [0, 360].....https://www.desmos.com/calculator/npmybx6bgv
sin(θ/2) - cos(θ/2) = 0
---> sin(θ/2) = cos(θ/2)
---> sin(θ/2) / cos(θ/2) = cos(θ/2) / cos(θ/2)
---> tan(θ/2) = 1
---> θ/2 = 45° or θ/2 = 135°
---> θ = 90° or θ = 270°
sin(theta/2)-cos(theta)=0 add cos(theta) to both sides and square both sides
[1 - cos(Θ]/2 = cos2Θ mutiply both sides by 2
1 - cos(Θ) = 2cosΘ rearranging, we have
2cos2Θ + cos(Θ) - 1 = 0 factor
(2cos(Θ) - 1) (cos(Θ) +1 ) = 0
So. setting both factors to 0, we have
(2cos(Θ) - 1) = 0 add 1 to both sides
2cos(Θ) = 1 divide both sides by 2
cos(Θ) = 1/2 and this happens at 60 degrees and at 300 degrees on [0, 360]
And setiing the other factor to 0, we have
cos(Θ) +1 = 0 subtract 1 from both sides
cos(Θ) = -1 and this happens at 180 degrees on [0, 360]
However, confining ourselves to [0, 360]......180 degrees is not a solution to the original equation .... (because we squared both sides, we sometimes get extraneous solutions in the interval !!)......however..... .-180 degrees would work ...!!!
Here's a graph of the solutions on [0, 360].....https://www.desmos.com/calculator/npmybx6bgv