Trigonometry Examples

Simplify (-4cos(x)sin(x)+2cos(2x))^2+(2cos(2x)+4sin(x)cos(x))^2
Step 1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 1.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 1.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.3.1.1
Multiply .
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Step 1.3.1.1.1
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.3.1.1.5
Add and .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.3.1.1.9
Add and .
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Add parentheses.
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Add parentheses.
Step 1.3.1.4
Reorder and .
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Reorder and .
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Apply the sine double-angle identity.
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Reorder and .
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Add parentheses.
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Add parentheses.
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Reorder and .
Step 1.3.1.11
Reorder and .
Step 1.3.1.12
Apply the sine double-angle identity.
Step 1.3.1.13
Multiply .
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Step 1.3.1.13.1
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
Step 1.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 1.5
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 1.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.6
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 1.6.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.6.1.1
Multiply .
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Step 1.6.1.1.1
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Reorder and .
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Add parentheses.
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Add parentheses.
Step 1.6.1.5
Reorder and .
Step 1.6.1.6
Apply the sine double-angle identity.
Step 1.6.1.7
Add parentheses.
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Add parentheses.
Step 1.6.1.9
Reorder and .
Step 1.6.1.10
Apply the sine double-angle identity.
Step 1.6.1.11
Multiply .
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Step 1.6.1.11.1
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.6.1.11.9
Add and .
Step 1.6.2
Add and .
Step 2
Simplify by adding terms.
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Step 2.1
Combine the opposite terms in .
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Step 2.1.1
Add and .
Step 2.1.2
Add and .
Step 2.2
Reorder the factors of .
Step 2.3
Add and .
Step 2.4
Add and .