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cos(pi*(x + 1))
--------------- = -1
2
Divide both parts of the equation by -1/2
True
I*im(acos(2))
x1 = -------------
pi
I*im(acos(2))
x2 = 2 - -------------
pi
x2 = 2 - i*im(acos(2))/pi
sum
I*im(acos(2)) I*im(acos(2))
------------- + 2 - -------------
pi pi
=
2
product
I*im(acos(2)) / I*im(acos(2))\
-------------*|2 - -------------|
pi \ pi /
=
(2*pi*I + im(acos(2)))*im(acos(2))
----------------------------------
2
pi
(2*pi*i + im(acos(2)))*im(acos(2))/pi^2
x1 = 0.419200718278983*i
x2 = 2.0 - 0.419200718278983*i
x2 = 2.0 - 0.419200718278983*i