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Trigonometry Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
The exact value of is .
Step 1.2
The exact value of is .
Step 1.3
Combine and .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 2.3.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3
Step 3.1
The exact value of is .
Step 3.1.1
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because cosine is negative in the second quadrant.
Step 3.1.2
Split into two angles where the values of the six trigonometric functions are known.
Step 3.1.3
Separate negation.
Step 3.1.4
Apply the difference of angles identity .
Step 3.1.5
The exact value of is .
Step 3.1.6
The exact value of is .
Step 3.1.7
The exact value of is .
Step 3.1.8
The exact value of is .
Step 3.1.9
Simplify .
Step 3.1.9.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.1.9.1.1
Multiply .
Step 3.1.9.1.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.9.1.1.2
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 3.1.9.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.9.1.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.9.1.2
Multiply .
Step 3.1.9.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.9.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.9.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.2
The exact value of is .
Step 3.2.1
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant.
Step 3.2.2
Split into two angles where the values of the six trigonometric functions are known.
Step 3.2.3
Separate negation.
Step 3.2.4
Apply the difference of angles identity.
Step 3.2.5
The exact value of is .
Step 3.2.6
The exact value of is .
Step 3.2.7
The exact value of is .
Step 3.2.8
The exact value of is .
Step 3.2.9
Simplify .
Step 3.2.9.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.2.9.1.1
Multiply .
Step 3.2.9.1.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.9.1.1.2
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 3.2.9.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.9.1.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.9.1.2
Multiply .
Step 3.2.9.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.9.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.9.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.3
Combine and .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2
Combine and .
Step 4.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.5
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.5.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.5.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2
Simplify.
Step 5.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.4
Simplify.
Step 5.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.6
Simplify.
Step 5.6.1
Multiply .
Step 5.6.1.1
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 5.6.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.6.2
Multiply .
Step 5.6.2.1
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 5.6.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.6.3
Multiply .
Step 5.6.3.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.6.3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.6.3.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.6.3.4
Add and .
Step 5.6.3.5
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 5.6.3.6
Multiply by .
Step 5.6.4
Multiply .
Step 5.6.4.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.6.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.6.4.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.6.4.4
Add and .
Step 5.6.4.5
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 5.6.4.6
Multiply by .
Step 5.7
Simplify each term.
Step 5.7.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.7.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.7.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.7.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.7.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.7.4
Rewrite as .
Step 5.7.5
Multiply by .
Step 5.7.6
Rewrite as .
Step 5.7.6.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.7.6.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.7.7
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.7.8
Multiply by .
Step 5.7.9
Rewrite as .
Step 5.7.10
Multiply by .
Step 6
Step 6.1
Add and .
Step 6.2
Subtract from .
Step 7
Step 7.1
Reorder and .
Step 7.2
Subtract from .
Step 8
Step 8.1
Reorder and .
Step 8.2
Subtract from .
Step 9
Add and .
Step 10
Add and .
Step 11
Reorder and .