How do you solve 4sinxtanx-cosxcotx=0?

1 Answer
Sep 23, 2015

4 sin x tan x - cos x cot x = 0
4 sin x sin x/cos x - cos x cos x/sin x = 0
4 sin^2 x/cos x - cos^2 x/sin x = 0
4 sin^2 x/cos x=cos^2 x/sin x
4 sin^3 x = cos^3 x
4 tan^3 x = 1
tan^3 x = 1/4
tan x = root(3)(1/4)
x = arctan root(3)(1/4)

hmmm, anyone else wanna give it a shot?