Turning a graph

Geometry Level 5

Almost everyone knows that the graph of sin ( x ) \sin(x) looks like this:

\(\sin(x)\) sin ( x ) \sin(x)

But let us turn the graph anticlockwise by 4 5 45^{\circ} and denote the new function as F ( x ) F(x) :

\(F(x)\) F ( x ) F(x)

Find the value of x x if x F ( x ) = π 2 18 3 8 x\cdot F(x) = \frac{\pi^{2}}{18} - \frac{3}{8} and x > 0. x>0.


The answer is 0.128108054.

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Oitijhya Hoque
Apr 26, 2018

Using complex numbers make the problem very easy to solve. The graph of sin ( x ) \sin(x) is the collection of points/numbers of the form x + i sin ( x ) , x R x+i\cdot\sin(x),\ \ x\in \mathbb{R} It is expressed in its polar form below as it is more useful for the solution: r ( cos ( θ ) + i sin ( θ ) ) , r = x 2 + sin 2 ( x ) , θ = t a n 1 ( sin ( x ) x ) r \cdot (\cos(\theta) + i \cdot \sin(\theta)),\ \ \ \ r = \sqrt{x^{2} + \sin^{2}(x)}, \ \ \theta = tan^{-1}\left(\frac{\sin(x)}{x}\right) Here, r r is called modulus and θ \theta is called the argument of the complex number. When two complex numbers are multiplied, the arguments add and moduli multiply. Addition of angles indicate rotation. If a complex number of the form cos ( π 4 ) + i sin ( π 4 ) \ \cos(\frac{\pi}{4}) + i \cdot \sin(\frac{\pi}{4}) is multiplied with the set of numbers that make the graph of sin ( x ) \sin(x) , the whole graph will be rotated by 4 5 45^{\circ} (as the argument of the multiplied number is π 4 \frac{\pi}{4} radians or 4 5 45^{\circ} and as multiplication of complex numbers cause angles to add) without any stretching as the modulus of the multiplied number is 1 (as cos 2 ( θ ) + sin 2 ( θ ) = 1 \sqrt{\cos^{2}(\theta) + \sin^{2}(\theta)} = 1 ). Everything is shown below step by step: cos ( π 4 ) + i sin ( π 4 ) = 1 2 + 1 2 i \ \cos\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) + i \cdot \sin\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \cdot i ( x + i sin ( x ) ) ( 1 2 + 1 2 i ) = x sin ( x ) 2 + x + sin ( x ) 2 i \left(x+i\cdot\sin(x)\right)\cdot \left( \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \cdot i \right) = \frac{x - \sin(x)}{\sqrt{2}} + \frac{x + \sin(x)}{\sqrt{2}} \cdot i Thus the parametric equation of F F is: ( t sin ( t ) 2 , t + sin ( t ) 2 ) \left( \frac{t - \sin(t)}{\sqrt{2}}, \frac{t + \sin(t)}{\sqrt{2}} \right)

Now, suppose, x = k sin ( k ) 2 x = \frac{k - \sin(k)}{\sqrt{2}} . Then, F ( x ) = k + sin ( k ) 2 F(x) = \frac{k + \sin(k)}{\sqrt{2}}

So, x F ( x ) = ( k sin ( k ) 2 ) ( k + sin ( k ) 2 ) = k 2 2 sin 2 ( k ) 2 x \cdot F(x) = \left( \frac{k - \sin(k)}{\sqrt{2}} \right) \cdot \left( \frac{k + \sin(k)}{\sqrt{2}} \right) = \frac{k^{2}}{2} - \frac{\sin^{2}(k)}{2} Here, x F ( x ) = π 2 18 3 8 = π 2 3 2 2 sin 2 ( π 3 ) 2 x \cdot F(x) = \frac{\pi^{2}}{18} - \frac{3}{8} = \frac{\pi^2}{3^2 \cdot 2} - \frac{\sin^2( \frac{\pi}{3})}{2} So, k = π 3 k = \frac{\pi}{3} . Solving for x x , we can get: x = π 3 2 3 2 2 = 0.128108054... x = \frac{\pi}{3\sqrt{2}}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2\sqrt{2}} = 0.128108054...

*I am posting an answer in this website for the first time. So, naturally my answer can contain mistakes and ambiguities. I will be grateful if the community helps me to write better answers. Thank you.

There are two solution for k. Even - π / 3 \pi/3 is a solution. I think you should have asked the mod of x

Pranav Rao - 3 years, 1 month ago

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Thanks for pointing out the mistake. I have edited the problem.

Oitijhya Hoque - 3 years, 1 month ago

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