How do you solve 2sinx+cscx=0 in the interval 0 to 2pi?

1 Answer
Apr 13, 2016

No solution.

Explanation:

2sinx+cscx=0 is equivalent to

2sinx+1/sinx=0 - assuming sinx!=0 and multiplying by sinx

2sin^2x+1=0 or sin^2x=-1/2

But as sin^2x cannot be negative, we do not have any solution to 2sinx+cscx=0

If we draw the graph of 2sinx+cscx, it is observed that it never touches x-axis and hence no solution.

graph{2sinx+cscx [-10, 10, -5, 5]}