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sin 2 A + cos 2 A = sin A + cos A \sin^2 A+\cos^2 A=\sin A+\cos A where A 0 A\geq 0^\circ and A 9 0 A\leq 90^\circ . There are two possible values of A A . Find their sum


The answer is 90.

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2 solutions

Kenny Lau
Jul 4, 2014

Informal approach: 0 0^\circ and 9 0 90^\circ match, so it's 9 0 90^\circ .


Formal approach:

Let sin A \sin A be s s .

s + 1 s 2 = 1 s + \sqrt{1-s^2} = 1

1 s 2 = 1 s \sqrt{1-s^2} = 1-s

1 s 2 = s 2 2 s + 1 1-s^2 = s^2 - 2s + 1

2 s 2 2 s = 0 2s^2 - 2s = 0

2 s ( s 1 ) = 0 2s(s-1)=0

s s = 0 or s s = 1

A A = 0 0^\circ or A A = 9 0 90^\circ

Saradhy Krishnan
Jul 23, 2014

we have the identity sin^2A+cos^2A=1 hence 1=sinA+cosA 1=1/2+1/2 sin(1/2)=30 degrees cos(1/2)=60 degrees therefore,30+60=90 degrees !

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