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Trigonometry Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because cosine is negative in the second quadrant.
Step 1.2
The exact value of is .
Step 1.3
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant.
Step 1.4
The exact value of is .
Step 1.5
Combine and .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2
Combine and .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Combine and .
Step 3.2
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 3.3
Multiply by .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5
Use the Binomial Theorem.
Step 6
Step 6.1
Simplify each term.
Step 6.1.1
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
Step 6.1.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.1.1.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.1.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.4.1.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 6.1.4.1.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 6.1.4.1.3
Combine and .
Step 6.1.4.1.4
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 6.1.4.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.4.1.4.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 6.1.4.1.4.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.4.1.4.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.4.1.4.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.4.1.4.2.4
Divide by .
Step 6.1.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.5
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.6
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 6.1.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.6.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 6.1.6.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.6.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.6.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.7
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.1.7.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.7.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.7.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.8
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.9
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
Step 6.1.9.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.1.9.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.1.10
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.11
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.1.11.1
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.11.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.11.3
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.11.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.11.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.11.4
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 6.1.12
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.13
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.1.13.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 6.1.13.2
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.13.3
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.13.4
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.13.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.14
Combine and .
Step 6.1.15
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.16
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 6.1.16.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.16.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 6.1.16.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.16.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.16.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.17
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 6.1.18
Multiply .
Step 6.1.18.1
Combine and .
Step 6.1.18.2
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 6.1.18.3
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.18.4
Combine and .
Step 6.1.19
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.1.19.1
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.19.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.19.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.19.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 6.1.19.3
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.20
Move to the left of .
Step 6.1.21
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 6.1.21.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.21.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 6.1.21.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.21.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.21.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.21.2.4
Divide by .
Step 6.1.22
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.23
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
Step 6.1.23.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.1.23.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.1.24
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.25
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.26
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.26.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 6.1.26.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 6.1.26.3
Combine and .
Step 6.1.26.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.1.26.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.26.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.26.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 6.1.27
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.28
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.1.28.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.28.2
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.28.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.28.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.29
Combine and .
Step 6.1.30
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.31
Divide by .
Step 6.1.32
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
Step 6.1.32.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.1.32.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.1.32.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.1.33
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.1.33.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.33.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.33.2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 6.1.33.2.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 6.1.33.2.3
Combine and .
Step 6.1.33.2.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.1.33.2.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.33.2.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.33.2.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 6.1.33.3
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.33.4
Combine exponents.
Step 6.1.33.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.33.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.34
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.35
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 6.1.35.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.35.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 6.1.35.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.35.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.35.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.36
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 6.1.37
Multiply .
Step 6.1.37.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.37.2
Combine and .
Step 6.1.37.3
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.38
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 6.1.39
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.1.39.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 6.1.39.2
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.39.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.39.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.40
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.41
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
Step 6.1.41.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.1.41.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.1.41.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.1.42
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.1.42.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.42.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.42.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.42.4
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.42.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.42.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.42.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 6.1.42.6
Factor out .
Step 6.1.42.7
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.42.8
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.42.9
Combine exponents.
Step 6.1.42.9.1
Factor out negative.
Step 6.1.42.9.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.42.9.3
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.43
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.44
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 6.1.44.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.44.2
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.44.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.44.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.45
Combine and .
Step 6.1.46
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 6.1.47
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.48
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 6.1.48.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.48.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 6.1.48.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.48.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.48.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.49
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.1.49.1
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.49.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.49.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.49.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 6.1.49.3
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.50
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 6.1.50.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.50.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 6.1.50.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.50.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.50.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.50.2.4
Divide by .
Step 6.1.51
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.52
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
Step 6.1.52.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.1.52.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.1.52.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 6.1.53
Simplify the numerator.
Step 6.1.53.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.53.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.53.2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 6.1.53.2.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 6.1.53.2.3
Combine and .
Step 6.1.53.2.4
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 6.1.53.2.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.53.2.4.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 6.1.53.2.4.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.53.2.4.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.53.2.4.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.53.2.4.2.4
Divide by .
Step 6.1.53.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.53.4
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.53.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.53.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.1.53.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.53.5
Combine exponents.
Step 6.1.53.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.53.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.54
Raise to the power of .
Step 6.1.55
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 6.1.55.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.55.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 6.1.55.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.55.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.55.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.2
Combine fractions.
Step 6.2.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 6.2.2
Add and .
Step 6.3
Simplify each term.
Step 6.3.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 6.3.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.3.1.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 6.3.1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.3.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.3.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.3.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 6.4
Simplify terms.
Step 6.4.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 6.4.2
Simplify the expression.
Step 6.4.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 6.4.2.2
Divide by .
Step 6.4.2.3
Reorder the factors of .
Step 6.4.3
Add and .
Step 6.4.4
Reorder and .