Trigonometry Examples

Solve for x 2sin(4x)- square root of 3=0
Step 1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 4
Simplify the right side.
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Step 4.1
The exact value of is .
Step 5
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 5.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.3.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 5.3.2
Multiply .
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Step 5.3.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 6
The sine function is positive in the first and second quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the second quadrant.
Step 7
Solve for .
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Step 7.1
Simplify.
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Step 7.1.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 7.1.2
Combine and .
Step 7.1.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 7.1.4
Subtract from .
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Step 7.1.4.1
Reorder and .
Step 7.1.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 7.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 7.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 7.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 7.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 7.2.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 7.2.3.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 7.2.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.2.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.2.3.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 7.2.3.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.2.3.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.2.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.3.4
Multiply by .
Step 8
Find the period of .
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Step 8.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 8.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 8.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 8.4
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 8.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.4.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 8.4.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.4.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 8.4.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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