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cos(2x)<-0.5

cos(2x)<-0.5 inequation

A inequation with variable

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cos(2*x) < -1/2
$$\cos{\left(2 x \right)} < - \frac{1}{2}$$
cos(2*x) < -1/2
Detail solution
Given the inequality:
$$\cos{\left(2 x \right)} < - \frac{1}{2}$$
To solve this inequality, we must first solve the corresponding equation:
$$\cos{\left(2 x \right)} = - \frac{1}{2}$$
Solve:
Given the equation
$$\cos{\left(2 x \right)} = - \frac{1}{2}$$
- this is the simplest trigonometric equation
This equation is transformed to
$$2 x = \pi n + \operatorname{acos}{\left(- \frac{1}{2} \right)}$$
$$2 x = \pi n - \pi + \operatorname{acos}{\left(- \frac{1}{2} \right)}$$
Or
$$2 x = \pi n + \frac{2 \pi}{3}$$
$$2 x = \pi n - \frac{\pi}{3}$$
, where n - is a integer
Divide both parts of the equation by
$$2$$
$$x_{1} = \frac{\pi n}{2} + \frac{\pi}{3}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{\pi n}{2} - \frac{\pi}{6}$$
$$x_{1} = \frac{\pi n}{2} + \frac{\pi}{3}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{\pi n}{2} - \frac{\pi}{6}$$
This roots
$$x_{1} = \frac{\pi n}{2} + \frac{\pi}{3}$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{\pi n}{2} - \frac{\pi}{6}$$
is the points with change the sign of the inequality expression.
First define with the sign to the leftmost point:
$$x_{0} < x_{1}$$
For example, let's take the point
$$x_{0} = x_{1} - \frac{1}{10}$$
=
$$\left(\frac{\pi n}{2} + \frac{\pi}{3}\right) - \frac{1}{10}$$
=
$$\frac{\pi n}{2} - \frac{1}{10} + \frac{\pi}{3}$$
substitute to the expression
$$\cos{\left(2 x \right)} < - \frac{1}{2}$$
$$\cos{\left(2 \left(\frac{\pi n}{2} - \frac{1}{10} + \frac{\pi}{3}\right) \right)} < - \frac{1}{2}$$
     n    /1   pi\       
-(-1) *cos|- + --| < -1/2
          \5   3 /       

but
     n    /1   pi\       
-(-1) *cos|- + --| > -1/2
          \5   3 /       

Then
$$x < \frac{\pi n}{2} + \frac{\pi}{3}$$
no execute
one of the solutions of our inequality is:
$$x > \frac{\pi n}{2} + \frac{\pi}{3} \wedge x < \frac{\pi n}{2} - \frac{\pi}{6}$$
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       x_1      x_2
Solving inequality on a graph
Rapid solution [src]
   /pi          2*pi\
And|-- < x, x < ----|
   \3            3  /
$$\frac{\pi}{3} < x \wedge x < \frac{2 \pi}{3}$$
(pi/3 < x)∧(x < 2*pi/3)
Rapid solution 2 [src]
 pi  2*pi 
(--, ----)
 3    3   
$$x\ in\ \left(\frac{\pi}{3}, \frac{2 \pi}{3}\right)$$
x in Interval.open(pi/3, 2*pi/3)
The graph
cos(2x)<-0.5 inequation