Precalculus Examples

Expand the Trigonometric Expression sin(4x)+sin(8x)
Step 1
Simplify terms.
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Step 1.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1.1
Factor out of .
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Apply the sine double-angle identity.
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Multiply by .
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Use the double-angle identity to transform to .
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.7
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.1.7.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Apply the sine double-angle identity.
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Multiply by .
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Use the double-angle identity to transform to .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Remove parentheses.
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Factor out of .
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Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1.23.1
Use the double-angle identity to transform to .
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Rewrite as .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 1.1.23.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify and combine like terms.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.1.23.4.1.5.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Apply the sine double-angle identity.
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Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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Apply the product rule to .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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Multiply by .
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Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
Step 1.1.25
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1.25.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.1.25.4.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.1.25.7.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.1.25.10.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.1.25.12.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.1.25.14.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
Step 1.2
Simplify with factoring out.
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Step 1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Step 1.2.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Reorder and .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 2
Apply pythagorean identity.
Step 3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4
Simplify.
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Step 4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 4.2.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.2.3
Add and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 4.3.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 4.4.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 4.5.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 4.6.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
Step 4.7
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 4.7.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
Step 5
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.3
Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 5.4.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 5.7.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .