Given $3\cos x - 4 \sin x = 2$, find $3 \sin x + 4 \cos x$ without first solving for $x$ If $$3\cos{x}-4\sin{x}=2$$
find $$3\sin{x} +4\cos{x} $$
I have solved the equation for $x$, then calculated the required value, but I think there is a direct solution without solving the equation.

Think of it as a rotation equation. This is equivalent to the matrix formulation $$\begin{bmatrix} \cos x & -\sin x \\ \sin x & \cos x\end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 3 \\ 4 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 2 \\ y \end{bmatrix}$$ where y is the unknown. Since the magnitude of a vector is preserved in rotation, $2^2 + y^2 = 3^2 + 4^2$ So, $y = \pm \sqrt {21}$.
