Solve the equation sin2x+cos2x=1, if 0 Solution We\'ll recall the double angle identities for sin 2x and cos 2x: sin 2x = 2 sinx*cos x cos 2x = [cos^(2)] x - [sin^(2)] x We\'ll recall the Pythagorean identity: [sin^(2)] x + [cos^(2)] x = 1 We\'ll re-write the equation in terms of sin x and cos x: 2sin x*cos x + [cos^(2)] x - [sin^(2)] x = [sin^(2)] x + [cos^(2)] x We\'ll remove like terms: 2 sin x*cos x - 2 [sin^(2)] x = 0 We\'ll factorize by sin x: sin x*(cos x - sin x) = 0 We\'ll cancel each factor: sin x = 0 x = [pi] (we\'ll exclude the values 0 and 2 [pi] ) We\'ll cancel the next factor: cos x - sin x = 0 -tan x = -1 tan x = 1 The tangent function has positive values within the 1st and the 3rd quadrants, therefore the values of x are: x = [pi] /4 x = [pi] + [pi] /4 x = 5 [pi] /4 Therefore, the solutions of the equation, over the interval (0,2 [pi] ), are: { [pi] /4 ; [pi] ; 5 [pi] /4}..