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Trigonometry Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Let . Substitute for all occurrences of .
Step 1.2
Factor by grouping.
Step 1.2.1
For a polynomial of the form , rewrite the middle term as a sum of two terms whose product is and whose sum is .
Step 1.2.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.1.2
Rewrite as plus
Step 1.2.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.2
Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.
Step 1.2.2.1
Group the first two terms and the last two terms.
Step 1.2.2.2
Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.
Step 1.2.3
Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, .
Step 1.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Set equal to .
Step 3.2
Solve for .
Step 3.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.2.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.2.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.2.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.2.2.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.2.3
Take the inverse cosine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the cosine.
Step 3.2.4
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.2.4.1
The exact value of is .
Step 3.2.5
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.2.5.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.2.5.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.5.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.5.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.5.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.2.5.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.2.5.3.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 3.2.5.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.5.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.5.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.5.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.6
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 3.2.7
Solve for .
Step 3.2.7.1
Simplify.
Step 3.2.7.1.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.2.7.1.2
Combine and .
Step 3.2.7.1.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.2.7.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.7.1.5
Subtract from .
Step 3.2.7.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.2.7.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.2.7.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.7.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.7.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.7.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.2.7.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.2.7.2.3.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 3.2.7.2.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.7.2.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.2.7.2.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.7.2.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.8
Find the period of .
Step 3.2.8.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 3.2.8.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 3.2.8.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 3.2.8.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.8.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.8.4.2
Divide by .
Step 3.2.9
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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Step 4
Step 4.1
Set equal to .
Step 4.2
Solve for .
Step 4.2.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 4.2.2
Take the inverse cosine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the cosine.
Step 4.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.2.3.1
The exact value of is .
Step 4.2.4
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 4.2.4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 4.2.4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.2.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.4.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.2.4.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.2.4.3.1
Divide by .
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
Solve for .
Step 4.2.6.1
Simplify.
Step 4.2.6.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.6.1.2
Add and .
Step 4.2.6.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 4.2.6.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 4.2.6.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.2.6.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.6.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.6.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.2.6.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.2.6.2.3.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.6.2.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.6.2.3.1.2
Divide by .
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
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.2.7.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.7.4.2
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
The final solution is all the values that make true.
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Step 6
Consolidate the answers.
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