Solve the following equations: (iii) 2 sin2 x + √3 cos x + 1 = 0 (iv) 4 sin2 x – 8 cos x + 1 = 0
Solve the following equations: (iii) 2 sin2 x + √3 cos x + 1 = 0 (iv) 4 sin2 x – 8 cos x + 1 = 0

 \[\left( \mathbf{iii} \right)~2\text{ }si{{n}^{2}}~x\text{ }+\text{ }\surd 3\text{ }cos\text{ }x\text{ }+\text{ }1\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

Or,

\[2\text{ }si{{n}^{2}}~x\text{ }+\text{ }\surd 3\text{ }cos\text{ }x\text{ }+\text{ }1\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

\[2\text{ }\left( 1\text{ }\text{ }co{{s}^{2}}~x \right)\text{ }+\text{ }\surd 3\text{ }cos\text{ }x\text{ }+\text{ }1\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

Or,

\[~\left[ as,\text{ }si{{n}^{2}}~x\text{ }=\text{ }1\text{ }\text{ }co{{s}^{2}}~x \right]\]

\[2\text{ }\text{ }2\text{ }co{{s}^{2}}~x\text{ }+\text{ }\surd 3\text{ }cos\text{ }x\text{ }+\text{ }1\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

or,

\[2\text{ }co{{s}^{2}}~x\text{ }\text{ }\surd 3\text{ }cos\text{ }x\text{ }\text{ }3\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

Let cos x be ‘k’

\[2{{k}^{2}}~\text{ }\surd 3\text{ }k\text{ }\text{ }3\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

Or,

\[2{{k}^{2}}~-2\surd 3\text{ }k\text{ }+\text{ }\surd 3\text{ }k\text{ }\text{ }3\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

\[2k\left( k\text{ }\text{ }\surd 3 \right)\text{ }+\surd 3\left( k\text{ }\text{ }\surd 3 \right)\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

Or,

\[\left( 2k\text{ }+\text{ }\surd 3 \right)\text{ }\left( k\text{ }\text{ }\surd 3 \right)\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

\[k\text{ }=\text{ }\surd 3\text{ }or\text{ }k\text{ }=\text{ }-\surd 3/2\]

or,

\[cos\text{ }x\text{ }=\text{ }\surd 3\text{ }or\text{ }cos\text{ }x\text{ }=\text{ }-\surd 3/2\]

we will only consider

\[cos\text{ }x\text{ }=\text{ }-\surd 3/2.\text{ }cos\text{ }x\text{ }=\text{ }\surd 3\]

is not possible.

so,

\[cos\text{ }x\text{ }=\text{ }-\surd 3/2\]

\[cos\text{ }x\text{ }=\text{ }cos\text{ }150{}^\circ \text{ }=\text{ }cos\text{ }5\pi /6\]

\[x\text{ }=\text{ }2n\pi \text{ }\pm \text{ }5\pi /6\] , where n ϵ Z.

\[\left( \mathbf{iv} \right)~4\text{ }si{{n}^{2}}~x\text{ }\text{ }8\text{ }cos\text{ }x\text{ }+\text{ }1\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

Or,

\[4\text{ }si{{n}^{2}}~x\text{ }\text{ }8\text{ }cos\text{ }x\text{ }+\text{ }1\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

\[4\text{ }\left( 1\text{ }\text{ }co{{s}^{2}}~x \right)\text{ }\text{ }8\text{ }cos\text{ }x\text{ }+\text{ }1\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

\[\left[ as,\text{ }si{{n}^{2}}~x\text{ }=\text{ }1\text{ }\text{ }co{{s}^{2}}~x \right]\]

\[4\text{ }\text{ }4\text{ }co{{s}^{2}}~x\text{ }\text{ }8\text{ }cos\text{ }x\text{ }+\text{ }1\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

Or,

\[4\text{ }co{{s}^{2}}~x\text{ }+\text{ }8\text{ }cos\text{ }x\text{ }\text{ }5\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

Let cos x be ‘k’

\[4{{k}^{2}}~+\text{ }8k\text{ }\text{ }5\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

\[4{{k}^{2}}~-2k\text{ }+\text{ }10k\text{ }\text{ }5\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

Or,

\[2k\left( 2k\text{ }\text{ }1 \right)\text{ }+\text{ }5\left( 2k\text{ }\text{ }1 \right)\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

\[\left( 2k\text{ }+\text{ }5 \right)\text{ }\left( 2k\text{ }\text{ }1 \right)\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

\[k\text{ }=\text{ }-5/2\text{ }=\text{ }-2.5\text{ }or\text{ }k\text{ }=\text{ }{\scriptscriptstyle 1\!/\!{ }_2}\]

\[cos\text{ }x\text{ }=\text{ }-2.5\text{ }or\text{ }cos\text{ }x\text{ }=\text{ }{\scriptscriptstyle 1\!/\!{ }_2}\]

we shall consider only

\[cos\text{ }x\text{ }=\text{ }1/2.\text{ }cos\text{ }x\text{ }=\text{ }-2.5\]

is not possible.

so,

\[cos\text{ }x\text{ }=\text{ }cos\text{ }{{60}^{o}}~=\text{ }cos\text{ }\pi /3\]

\[x\text{ }=\text{ }2n\pi \text{ }\pm \text{ }\pi /3\]

∴ the general solution is

\[x\text{ }=\text{ }2n\pi \text{ }\pm \text{ }\pi /3\] , where n ϵ Z.