First, rewrite the equation as 33⋅33sinx=(32)cos2x and then
33+3sinx=32cos2x.
This implies log3(33+3sinx)=log3(32cos2x) or 3+3sinx=2cos2x. Since cos2x=1−sin2x we have
1+3sinx+2sin2x=0
and
(1+sinx)(1+2sinx)=0.
This implies that sinx=−1 or sinx=−1/2. The only real number x from the interval [0,2π) satisfying the first condition is x=23π. There are two real numbers x∈[0,2π), such that sinx=−1/2, namely x=67π and x=611π.
The solutions are x=23π, x=67π and x=611π.