Missing root of equation $\tan(2x)=2\sin(x)$ I tried to solve the equation $\tan(2x)=2\sin x$ and got the roots $x=n2\pi$ and $x=\pm \frac {2\pi}3 +n2\pi$. It seems that $x=n\pi$ is also a root but for some reason I didn't get that one out of my equation. Could you tell me where I went wrong?
$$
\tan(2x)=2\sin x
$$
$$
\frac{(\sin 2x)}{(\cos 2x)}=2\sin x
$$
$$
\frac{(2\sin x \cos x)}{((\cos x)^2-(\sin x)^2)}=2\sin x
$$
$$
2\sin x\cos x=2\sin x\cos^2 x-2\sin^3 x
$$
$$
\sin x\cos x=\sin x(\cos^2 x-\sin^2x)
$$
$$
\cos x=\cos^2 x-\sin^2 x
$$
$$
\cos x=\cos^2 x+\cos^2x-1
$$
$$
2\cos^2x-\cos x-1=0
$$
Solving this quadratic equation gives $\cos x=1$ or $\cos x=-\frac 12$
$$
\cos x=1=\cos \theta
$$
$$
x=n2\pi
$$
$$
\cos x=-\frac 12=\cos(\frac{2\pi}3)
$$
$$
x=\pm\frac{2\pi}3+n2\pi
$$

Classic mistake occurs at the line where you go to cancel a $\sin x$ from each side...that only holds if $\sin x$ isn't 0.   You also get answers whenever $\sin x=0$, which occurs at increments of $n\pi$
