Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-13311-087-3

Chapter 3 - Determinants - Review Exercises - Page 139: 55

Answer

$$x=\pm \frac{\pi}{4}+2n\pi.$$

Work Step by Step

$$ \left| \begin{array}{ccc} \cos x & 0 & \sin x \\ \sin x & 0 & \cos x\\ \sin x -\cos x&1& \sin x +\cos x \end{array}\right|=-(\cos^2 x - \sin^2 x) =\sin^2x-\cos^2x.$$ Now, solving the equation $$\sin^2x-\cos^2x=0$$ by using the property $\cos^2x+\sin^2x=1$, we have $$\sin^2x-\cos^2x=0\Longrightarrow \sin x=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}.$$ Hence, the solution is given by $$x=\pm \frac{\pi}{4}+2n\pi.$$
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