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Trigonometry Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Simplify .
Step 1.1.1
Rewrite in terms of sines and cosines.
Step 1.1.2
Rewrite in terms of sines and cosines.
Step 1.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.4
Multiply .
Step 1.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.1.4.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.4.5
Add and .
Step 1.1.5
Simplify terms.
Step 1.1.5.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.1.5.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.1.5.2.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 1.1.5.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.5.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.5.3
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.5.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.5.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.5.3.3
Convert from to .
Step 1.1.6
Apply pythagorean identity.
Step 2
Since the exponents are equal, the bases of the exponents on both sides of the equation must be equal.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Rewrite the absolute value equation as four equations without absolute value bars.
Step 3.2
After simplifying, there are only two unique equations to be solved.
Step 3.3
Solve for .
Step 3.3.1
For the two functions to be equal, the arguments of each must be equal.
Step 3.3.2
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
Step 3.3.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.3.3
Since , the equation will always be true.
All real numbers
All real numbers
Step 3.4
Solve for .
Step 3.4.1
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
Step 3.4.1.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.4.1.2
Add and .
Step 3.4.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.4.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.4.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.4.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.4.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.4.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.4.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.4.2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 3.4.3
Take the inverse tangent of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the tangent.
Step 3.4.4
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.4.4.1
The exact value of is .
Step 3.4.5
The tangent function is positive in the first and third quadrants. To find the second solution, add the reference angle from to find the solution in the fourth quadrant.
Step 3.4.6
Add and .
Step 3.4.7
Find the period of .
Step 3.4.7.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 3.4.7.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 3.4.7.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 3.4.7.4
Divide by .
Step 3.4.8
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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Step 4
Consolidate the answers.
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