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Trigonometry Examples
Step 1
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Set equal to .
Step 2.2
Solve for .
Step 2.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.2.2
Take the inverse tangent of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the tangent.
Step 2.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.2.3.1
The exact value of is .
Step 2.2.4
The tangent function is negative in the second and fourth quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the third quadrant.
Step 2.2.5
Simplify the expression to find the second solution.
Step 2.2.5.1
Add to .
Step 2.2.5.2
The resulting angle of is positive and coterminal with .
Step 2.2.6
Find the period of .
Step 2.2.6.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 2.2.6.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 2.2.6.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 2.2.6.4
Divide by .
Step 2.2.7
Add to every negative angle to get positive angles.
Step 2.2.7.1
Add to to find the positive angle.
Step 2.2.7.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.2.7.3
Combine fractions.
Step 2.2.7.3.1
Combine and .
Step 2.2.7.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.2.7.4
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.2.7.4.1
Move to the left of .
Step 2.2.7.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.2.7.5
List the new angles.
Step 2.2.8
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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Step 3
Step 3.1
Set equal to .
Step 3.2
Solve for .
Step 3.2.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2.2
Take the inverse cosine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the cosine.
Step 3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.2.3.1
The exact value of is .
Step 3.2.4
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 3.2.5
Subtract from .
Step 3.2.6
Find the period of .
Step 3.2.6.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 3.2.6.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 3.2.6.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 3.2.6.4
Divide by .
Step 3.2.7
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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Step 4
The final solution is all the values that make true.
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Step 5
Consolidate and to .
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