1. Use the identity from part (a) to simplify the left-hand side of the equation.
From part (a), 1−cos2A+sinAsin2A+cosA=cotA.
Let A=2x. The left-hand side of the given equation is the reciprocal of the left-hand side of the identity in (a).
Therefore, sin4x+cos2x1−cos4x+sin2x=cot2x1=tan2x.
2. Substitute into the equation and use the Pythagorean identity to form a quadratic equation in $\tan 2x$.
The equation becomes:
tan2x=5−2sec22x
Using the identity sec22x=1+tan22x:
tan2x=5−2(1+tan22x)
tan2x=5−2−2tan22x
2tan22x+tan2x−3=0
3. Solve the quadratic equation for $\tan 2x$.
Factorising the quadratic equation:
(2tan2x+3)(tan2x−1)=0
tan2x=−1.5 or tan2x=1
4. Find the basic angles and solve for $x$ in the given range.
For −π≤x≤π, the range for 2x is −2π≤2x≤2π.
Case 1: tan2x=1
Basic angle α=4π
2x=−47π,−43π,4π,45π
x=−87π,−83π,8π,85π
x≈−2.75,−1.18,0.39,1.96
Case 2: tan2x=−1.5
Basic angle α=tan−1(1.5)≈0.98279
2x=−π−0.98279,−0.98279,π−0.98279,2π−0.98279
2x≈−4.1244,−0.9828,2.1588,5.3004
x≈−2.06,−0.49,1.08,2.65
答案x=−2.75,−2.06,−1.18,−0.49,0.39,1.08,1.96,2.65