Trigonometry Examples

Expand the Trigonometric Expression 1-cos(12x)
Step 1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.2
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.2.2.1
Use the triple-angle identity to transform to .
Step 1.2.2.2
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2.2.3
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 1.2.2.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.2.3.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.2.3.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.2.4
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 1.2.2.4.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.2.2.4.1.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.2.2.4.1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.2.2.4.1.2.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
Step 1.2.2.4.1.3
Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.2.2.4.1.4.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Step 1.2.2.4.1.4.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.2.2.4.1.4.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.2.2.4.1.4.3
Add and .
Step 1.2.2.4.1.5
Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.2.2.4.1.6.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Step 1.2.2.4.1.6.2.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.2.2.4.1.6.3
Add and .
Step 1.2.2.4.1.7
Multiply by .
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Multiply .
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Step 1.2.2.4.1.8.1
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
Step 1.2.2.4.1.8.3
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.2.2.4.1.8.5
Add and .
Step 1.2.2.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.2.2.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.2.6
Simplify.
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Step 1.2.2.6.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 1.2.3
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2.4
Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
Step 1.2.5
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.2.5.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.2.5.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.2.5.2.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.2.5.2.3
Add and .
Step 1.2.5.3
Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.2.5.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.2.5.5.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.2.5.5.3
Add and .
Step 1.2.5.6
Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.2.5.8
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.2.5.8.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.2.5.8.3
Add and .
Step 1.2.5.9
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.2.5.12
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.2.5.12.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.2.5.12.3
Add and .
Step 1.2.5.13
Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.2.5.15
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.2.5.15.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.2.5.15.3
Add and .
Step 1.2.5.16
Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.2.5.18
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.2.5.18.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.2.5.22.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.2.5.22.3
Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.2.5.25
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.2.5.25.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.2.5.25.3
Add and .
Step 1.2.5.26
Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.2.5.28
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.2.5.28.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.2.5.28.3
Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 1.2.6
Subtract from .
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Add and .
Step 1.2.8
Add and .
Step 1.2.9
Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
Step 1.2.12
Add and .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2.16
Simplify.
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Step 1.2.16.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 1.3
Subtract from .
Step 1.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.5
Simplify.
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Step 1.5.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 2
Combine the opposite terms in .
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Step 2.1
Subtract from .
Step 2.2
Subtract from .