cos^2x+4cosx=0

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Solution for cos^2x+4cosx=0 equation:


Simplifying
cos2x + 4cosx = 0

Reorder the terms:
4cosx + cos2x = 0

Solving
4cosx + cos2x = 0

Solving for variable 'c'.

Move all terms containing c to the left, all other terms to the right.

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF), 'cosx'.
cosx(4 + s) = 0

Subproblem 1

Set the factor 'cosx' equal to zero and attempt to solve: Simplifying cosx = 0 Solving cosx = 0 Move all terms containing c to the left, all other terms to the right. Simplifying cosx = 0 The solution to this equation could not be determined. This subproblem is being ignored because a solution could not be determined.

Subproblem 2

Set the factor '(4 + s)' equal to zero and attempt to solve: Simplifying 4 + s = 0 Solving 4 + s = 0 Move all terms containing c to the left, all other terms to the right. Add '-4' to each side of the equation. 4 + -4 + s = 0 + -4 Combine like terms: 4 + -4 = 0 0 + s = 0 + -4 s = 0 + -4 Combine like terms: 0 + -4 = -4 s = -4 Add '-1s' to each side of the equation. s + -1s = -4 + -1s Combine like terms: s + -1s = 0 0 = -4 + -1s Simplifying 0 = -4 + -1s The solution to this equation could not be determined. This subproblem is being ignored because a solution could not be determined. The solution to this equation could not be determined.

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