To solve the given equation for x∈R:
sin3x(1+cotx)+cos3x(1+tanx)=cos2x,
we start by simplifying the expression.
### Step 1: Simplify the given equation
We know from the trigonometric identities:
cotx=sinxcosxandtanx=cosxsinx.
Substituting these into the equation, we have:
sin3x(1+sinxcosx)+cos3x(1+cosxsinx)=cos2x.
Simplifying:
sin3x+cosxsin2x+cos3x+sinxcos2x=cos2x
Combining terms:
sin3x+cos3x+sinxcos2x+cosxsin2x=cos2x
### Step 2: Use Trigonometric Identities
Use the identity for sum of cubes, a3+b3=(a+b)(a2−ab+b2):
a=sinx,b=cosx
Since sin2x+cos2x=1, the term (sinx+cosx)(1−sinxcosx) simplifies part of our identity:
sin3x+cos3x=(sinx+cosx)(sin2x−sinxcosx+cos2x)
Simplifies further to:
sin3x+cos3x=(sinx+cosx)(1−sinxcosx)
Thus:
(sinx+cosx)(1−sinxcosx)+sinxcosx(sinx+cosx)=cos2x
Factor out (sinx+cosx):
(sinx+cosx)(1−sinxcosx+sinxcosx)=cos2x
Simplify to:
(sinx+cosx)=cos2x
### Step 3: Solve for x
Using the identity for the double angle:
cos2x=cos2x−sin2x=2cos2x−1
Equating:
sinx+cosx=2cos2x−1
Let u=sinx+cosx, and given that (sinx+cosx)2=sin2x+2sinxcosx+cos2x=1+2sinxcosx,
u2=1+2sinxcosx
For solutions:
sinx+cosx=0⇒sinx=−cosx⇒tanx=−1
The solutions occur at:
x=mπ−4π,m∈Z.
Thus, the solution for x is:
x=mπ−4π, m∈Z