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Trigonometry Examples
Step 1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Separate fractions.
Step 2.2
Rewrite as a product.
Step 2.3
Write as a fraction with denominator .
Step 2.4
Simplify.
Step 2.4.1
Divide by .
Step 2.4.2
Convert from to .
Step 2.5
Divide by .
Step 2.6
The exact value of is .
Step 2.6.1
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant.
Step 2.6.2
Split into two angles where the values of the six trigonometric functions are known.
Step 2.6.3
Apply the sum of angles identity.
Step 2.6.4
The exact value of is .
Step 2.6.5
The exact value of is .
Step 2.6.6
The exact value of is .
Step 2.6.7
The exact value of is .
Step 2.6.8
Simplify .
Step 2.6.8.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.6.8.1.1
Multiply .
Step 2.6.8.1.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.6.8.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.6.8.1.2
Multiply .
Step 2.6.8.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.6.8.1.2.2
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 2.6.8.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.6.8.1.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.6.8.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.7
Evaluate .
Step 2.8
Multiply .
Step 2.8.1
Combine and .
Step 2.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.9
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.9.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.9.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.9.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.10
Multiply by .