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Trigonometry Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.1
Use the double-angle identity to transform to .
Step 1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.3.1
Use the triple-angle identity to transform to .
Step 1.1.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.3.3
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.1.3.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3.3.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3.3.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3.4
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 1.1.3.4.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.3.4.1.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.1.3.4.1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.3.4.1.2.1
Move .
Step 1.1.3.4.1.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.3.4.1.2.3
Add and .
Step 1.1.3.4.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.4.1.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.3.4.1.4.1
Move .
Step 1.1.3.4.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.4.1.4.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.3.4.1.4.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.3.4.1.4.3
Add and .
Step 1.1.3.4.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.4.1.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.3.4.1.6.1
Move .
Step 1.1.3.4.1.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.4.1.6.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.3.4.1.6.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.3.4.1.6.3
Add and .
Step 1.1.3.4.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.4.1.8
Multiply .
Step 1.1.3.4.1.8.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.4.1.8.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.3.4.1.8.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.3.4.1.8.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.3.4.1.8.5
Add and .
Step 1.1.3.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.3.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3.6
Simplify.
Step 1.1.3.6.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.6.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.5
Simplify.
Step 1.1.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.5.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.5.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.2
Simplify by adding terms.
Step 1.2.1
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 1.2.1.1
Add and .
Step 1.2.1.2
Add and .
Step 1.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 2.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 2.2
Factor by grouping.
Step 2.2.1
Reorder terms.
Step 2.2.2
For a polynomial of the form , rewrite the middle term as a sum of two terms whose product is and whose sum is .
Step 2.2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.2.2
Rewrite as plus
Step 2.2.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.3
Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.
Step 2.2.3.1
Group the first two terms and the last two terms.
Step 2.2.3.2
Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.
Step 2.2.4
Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, .
Step 2.3
Rewrite as .
Step 2.4
Factor.
Step 2.4.1
Factor.
Step 2.4.1.1
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 2.4.1.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 2.4.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 3
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Set equal to .
Step 4.2
Solve for .
Step 4.2.1
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 4.2.2
Simplify .
Step 4.2.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.2.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 4.2.2.3
Plus or minus is .
Step 4.2.3
Take the inverse cosine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the cosine.
Step 4.2.4
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.2.4.1
The exact value of is .
Step 4.2.5
The cosine function is positive in the first and fourth quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the fourth quadrant.
Step 4.2.6
Simplify .
Step 4.2.6.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.2.6.2
Combine fractions.
Step 4.2.6.2.1
Combine and .
Step 4.2.6.2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2.6.3
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.2.6.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.6.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.7
Find the period of .
Step 4.2.7.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 4.2.7.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 4.2.7.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 4.2.7.4
Divide by .
Step 4.2.8
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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Step 5
Step 5.1
Set equal to .
Step 5.2
Solve for .
Step 5.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5.2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 5.2.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.2.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.2.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.2.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.2.2.3.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 5.2.3
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 5.2.4
Simplify .
Step 5.2.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.2
Any root of is .
Step 5.2.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.4
Combine and simplify the denominator.
Step 5.2.4.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.4.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.4.4.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.2.4.4.5
Add and .
Step 5.2.4.4.6
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.4.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 5.2.4.4.6.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.4.4.6.3
Combine and .
Step 5.2.4.4.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.4.4.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.4.4.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.4.4.6.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 5.2.5
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 5.2.5.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 5.2.5.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 5.2.5.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 5.2.6
Set up each of the solutions to solve for .
Step 5.2.7
Solve for in .
Step 5.2.7.1
Take the inverse cosine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the cosine.
Step 5.2.7.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.2.7.2.1
The exact value of is .
Step 5.2.7.3
The cosine function is positive in the first and fourth quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the fourth quadrant.
Step 5.2.7.4
Simplify .
Step 5.2.7.4.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 5.2.7.4.2
Combine fractions.
Step 5.2.7.4.2.1
Combine and .
Step 5.2.7.4.2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.7.4.3
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.2.7.4.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.7.4.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.7.5
Find the period of .
Step 5.2.7.5.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 5.2.7.5.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 5.2.7.5.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 5.2.7.5.4
Divide by .
Step 5.2.7.6
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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Step 5.2.8
Solve for in .
Step 5.2.8.1
Take the inverse cosine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the cosine.
Step 5.2.8.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.2.8.2.1
The exact value of is .
Step 5.2.8.3
The cosine function is negative in the second and third quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the third quadrant.
Step 5.2.8.4
Simplify .
Step 5.2.8.4.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 5.2.8.4.2
Combine fractions.
Step 5.2.8.4.2.1
Combine and .
Step 5.2.8.4.2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.8.4.3
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.2.8.4.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.8.4.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.8.5
Find the period of .
Step 5.2.8.5.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 5.2.8.5.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 5.2.8.5.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 5.2.8.5.4
Divide by .
Step 5.2.8.6
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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Step 5.2.9
List all of the solutions.
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Step 5.2.10
Consolidate the answers.
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Step 6
Step 6.1
Set equal to .
Step 6.2
Solve for .
Step 6.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6.2.2
Take the inverse cosine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the cosine.
Step 6.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 6.2.3.1
The exact value of is .
Step 6.2.4
The cosine function is negative in the second and third quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the third quadrant.
Step 6.2.5
Subtract from .
Step 6.2.6
Find the period of .
Step 6.2.6.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 6.2.6.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 6.2.6.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 6.2.6.4
Divide by .
Step 6.2.7
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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Step 7
Step 7.1
Set equal to .
Step 7.2
Solve for .
Step 7.2.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 7.2.2
Take the inverse cosine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the cosine.
Step 7.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 7.2.3.1
The exact value of is .
Step 7.2.4
The cosine function is positive in the first and fourth quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the fourth quadrant.
Step 7.2.5
Subtract from .
Step 7.2.6
Find the period of .
Step 7.2.6.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 7.2.6.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 7.2.6.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 7.2.6.4
Divide by .
Step 7.2.7
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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Step 8
The final solution is all the values that make true.
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Step 9
Step 9.1
Consolidate and to .
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Step 9.2
Consolidate and to .
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Step 9.3
Consolidate and to .
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Step 9.4
Consolidate and to .
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Step 9.5
Consolidate and to .
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