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Trigonometry Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
To find the x-intercept(s), substitute in for and solve for .
Step 1.2
Solve the equation.
Step 1.2.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 1.2.2
Factor the left side of the equation.
Step 1.2.2.1
Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.
Step 1.2.2.1.1
Group the first two terms and the last two terms.
Step 1.2.2.1.2
Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.
Step 1.2.2.2
Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, .
Step 1.2.2.3
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2.2.4
Factor.
Step 1.2.2.4.1
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 1.2.2.4.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 1.2.3
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 1.2.4
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 1.2.4.1
Set equal to .
Step 1.2.4.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 1.2.5
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 1.2.5.1
Set equal to .
Step 1.2.5.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.2.6
Set equal to and solve for .
Step 1.2.6.1
Set equal to .
Step 1.2.6.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 1.2.7
The final solution is all the values that make true.
Step 1.3
x-intercept(s) in point form.
x-intercept(s):
x-intercept(s):
Step 2
Step 2.1
To find the y-intercept(s), substitute in for and solve for .
Step 2.2
Solve the equation.
Step 2.2.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 2.2.2
Remove parentheses.
Step 2.2.3
Remove parentheses.
Step 2.2.4
Simplify .
Step 2.2.4.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.2.4.1.1
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 2.2.4.1.2
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 2.2.4.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.4.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.4.2
Simplify by adding numbers.
Step 2.2.4.2.1
Add and .
Step 2.2.4.2.2
Add and .
Step 2.2.4.2.3
Add and .
Step 2.3
y-intercept(s) in point form.
y-intercept(s):
y-intercept(s):
Step 3
List the intersections.
x-intercept(s):
y-intercept(s):
Step 4