[Math] Find the Critical points for a trigonometric derivative

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So The original function was

$$f(x) = 2\sin t-\cos 2t$$ on interval $[0,2\pi]$.

Now I took the derivative which was

$$f'(x) = 2(\cos t+\sin2t)$$

Now I set it equal to zero but I am stuck not knowing how to proceed to find the critical points:

$$\cos t + \sin 2t = 0$$ (since $2$ cannot equal $0$)

So what do I do now?

Best Answer

Use $\sin 2t=2\sin t\cos t$.${}{}{}{}{}$

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