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cos((pi*x)/2)>0

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Solution

cos(2π⋅x​)>0

Solution

−1+4n<x<1+4n
+1
Interval Notation
(−1+4n,1+4n)
Solution steps
cos(2πx​)>0
For cos(x)>a, if −1≤a<1 then −arccos(a)+2πn<x<arccos(a)+2πn−arccos(0)+2πn<2πx​<arccos(0)+2πn
If a<u<bthen a<uandu<b−arccos(0)+2πn<2πx​and2πx​<arccos(0)+2πn
−arccos(0)+2πn<2πx​:x>−1+4n
−arccos(0)+2πn<2πx​
Switch sides2πx​>−arccos(0)+2πn
Simplify −arccos(0)+2πn:−2π​+2πn
−arccos(0)+2πn
Use the following trivial identity:arccos(0)=2π​x−1−23​​−22​​−21​021​22​​23​​1​arccos(x)π65π​43π​32π​2π​3π​4π​6π​0​arccos(x)180∘150∘135∘120∘90∘60∘45∘30∘0∘​​=−2π​+2πn
2πx​>−2π​+2πn
Multiply both sides by 2
2πx​>−2π​+2πn
Multiply both sides by 222πx​>−2⋅2π​+2⋅2πn
Simplify
22πx​>−2⋅2π​+2⋅2πn
Simplify 22πx​:πx
22πx​
Divide the numbers: 22​=1=πx
Simplify −2⋅2π​+2⋅2πn:−π+4πn
−2⋅2π​+2⋅2πn
2⋅2π​=π
2⋅2π​
Multiply fractions: a⋅cb​=ca⋅b​=2π2​
Cancel the common factor: 2=π
2⋅2πn=4πn
2⋅2πn
Multiply the numbers: 2⋅2=4=4πn
=−π+4πn
πx>−π+4πn
πx>−π+4πn
πx>−π+4πn
Divide both sides by π
πx>−π+4πn
Divide both sides by πππx​>−ππ​+π4πn​
Simplify
ππx​>−ππ​+π4πn​
Simplify ππx​:x
ππx​
Cancel the common factor: π=x
Simplify −ππ​+π4πn​:−1+4n
−ππ​+π4πn​
Apply rule aa​=1ππ​=1=−1+π4πn​
Cancel π4πn​:4n
π4πn​
Cancel the common factor: π=4n
=−1+4n
x>−1+4n
x>−1+4n
x>−1+4n
2πx​<arccos(0)+2πn:x<1+4n
2πx​<arccos(0)+2πn
Simplify arccos(0)+2πn:2π​+2πn
arccos(0)+2πn
Use the following trivial identity:arccos(0)=2π​x−1−23​​−22​​−21​021​22​​23​​1​arccos(x)π65π​43π​32π​2π​3π​4π​6π​0​arccos(x)180∘150∘135∘120∘90∘60∘45∘30∘0∘​​=2π​+2πn
2πx​<2π​+2πn
Multiply both sides by 2
2πx​<2π​+2πn
Multiply both sides by 222πx​<2⋅2π​+2⋅2πn
Simplify
22πx​<2⋅2π​+2⋅2πn
Simplify 22πx​:πx
22πx​
Divide the numbers: 22​=1=πx
Simplify 2⋅2π​+2⋅2πn:π+4πn
2⋅2π​+2⋅2πn
2⋅2π​=π
2⋅2π​
Multiply fractions: a⋅cb​=ca⋅b​=2π2​
Cancel the common factor: 2=π
2⋅2πn=4πn
2⋅2πn
Multiply the numbers: 2⋅2=4=4πn
=π+4πn
πx<π+4πn
πx<π+4πn
πx<π+4πn
Divide both sides by π
πx<π+4πn
Divide both sides by πππx​<ππ​+π4πn​
Simplify
ππx​<ππ​+π4πn​
Simplify ππx​:x
ππx​
Cancel the common factor: π=x
Simplify ππ​+π4πn​:1+4n
ππ​+π4πn​
Apply rule aa​=1ππ​=1=1+π4πn​
Cancel π4πn​:4n
π4πn​
Cancel the common factor: π=4n
=1+4n
x<1+4n
x<1+4n
x<1+4n
Combine the intervalsx>−1+4nandx<1+4n
Merge Overlapping Intervals−1+4n<x<1+4n

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