Trigonometry Examples

Solve for x sin(x)^4+2sin(x)^2-3=0
Step 1
Factor the left side of the equation.
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Step 1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2
Let . Substitute for all occurrences of .
Step 1.3
Factor using the AC method.
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Step 1.3.1
Consider the form . Find a pair of integers whose product is and whose sum is . In this case, whose product is and whose sum is .
Step 1.3.2
Write the factored form using these integers.
Step 1.4
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
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 3.1
Set equal to .
Step 3.2
Solve for .
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Step 3.2.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2.2
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 3.2.3
Any root of is .
Step 3.2.4
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
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Step 3.2.4.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 3.2.4.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 3.2.4.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 3.2.5
Set up each of the solutions to solve for .
Step 3.2.6
Solve for in .
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Step 3.2.6.1
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 3.2.6.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.2.6.2.1
The exact value of is .
Step 3.2.6.3
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 3.2.6.4
Simplify .
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Step 3.2.6.4.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.2.6.4.2
Combine fractions.
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Step 3.2.6.4.2.1
Combine and .
Step 3.2.6.4.2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.2.6.4.3
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 3.2.6.4.3.1
Move to the left of .
Step 3.2.6.4.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.2.6.5
Find the period of .
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Step 3.2.6.5.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 3.2.6.5.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 3.2.6.5.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 3.2.6.5.4
Divide by .
Step 3.2.6.6
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
, for any integer
, for any integer
Step 3.2.7
Solve for in .
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Step 3.2.7.1
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 3.2.7.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.2.7.2.1
The exact value of is .
Step 3.2.7.3
The sine function is negative in the third and fourth quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the solution from , to find a reference angle. Next, add this reference angle to to find the solution in the third quadrant.
Step 3.2.7.4
Simplify the expression to find the second solution.
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Step 3.2.7.4.1
Subtract from .
Step 3.2.7.4.2
The resulting angle of is positive, less than , and coterminal with .
Step 3.2.7.5
Find the period of .
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Step 3.2.7.5.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 3.2.7.5.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 3.2.7.5.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 3.2.7.5.4
Divide by .
Step 3.2.7.6
Add to every negative angle to get positive angles.
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Step 3.2.7.6.1
Add to to find the positive angle.
Step 3.2.7.6.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.2.7.6.3
Combine fractions.
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Step 3.2.7.6.3.1
Combine and .
Step 3.2.7.6.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.2.7.6.4
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 3.2.7.6.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.7.6.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.2.7.6.5
List the new angles.
Step 3.2.7.7
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
, for any integer
, for any integer
Step 3.2.8
List all of the solutions.
, for any integer
Step 3.2.9
Consolidate the answers.
, for any integer
, for any integer
, for any integer
Step 4
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 4.1
Set equal to .
Step 4.2
Solve for .
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Step 4.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 4.2.2
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 4.2.3
Simplify .
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Step 4.2.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.3.3
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2.4
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
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Step 4.2.4.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 4.2.4.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 4.2.4.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 4.2.5
Set up each of the solutions to solve for .
Step 4.2.6
Solve for in .
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Step 4.2.6.1
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 4.2.6.2
The inverse sine of is undefined.
Undefined
Undefined
Step 4.2.7
Solve for in .
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Step 4.2.7.1
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 4.2.7.2
The inverse sine of is undefined.
Undefined
Undefined
Step 4.2.8
List all of the solutions.
No solution
No solution
No solution
Step 5
The final solution is all the values that make true.
, for any integer