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Trigonometry Examples
Step 1
Substitute for .
Step 2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3
Use the quadratic formula to find the solutions.
Step 4
Substitute the values , , and into the quadratic formula and solve for .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.1.2
Multiply .
Step 5.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 5.2
Multiply by .
Step 6
The final answer is the combination of both solutions.
Step 7
Substitute for .
Step 8
Set up each of the solutions to solve for .
Step 9
Step 9.1
The range of sine is . Since does not fall in this range, there is no solution.
No solution
No solution
Step 10
Step 10.1
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 10.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 10.2.1
Evaluate .
Step 10.3
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 10.4
Solve for .
Step 10.4.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 10.4.2
Remove parentheses.
Step 10.4.3
Subtract from .
Step 10.5
Find the period of .
Step 10.5.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 10.5.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 10.5.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 10.5.4
Divide by .
Step 10.6
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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Step 11
List all of the solutions.
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