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Trigonometry Examples
Step 1
To remove the radical on the left side of the equation, square both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 2.2.1.1
Apply pythagorean identity.
Step 2.2.1.2
Apply basic rules of exponents.
Step 2.2.1.2.1
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 2.2.1.2.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.2.1.2.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1.2.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.2.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.1.2.2
Multiply the exponents in .
Step 2.2.1.2.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 2.2.1.2.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.3.1
Simplify .
Step 2.3.1.1
Apply the product rule to .
Step 2.3.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 2.3.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Since the exponents are equal, the bases of the exponents on both sides of the equation must be equal.
Step 3.2
Solve for .
Step 3.2.1
Rewrite the absolute value equation as four equations without absolute value bars.
Step 3.2.2
After simplifying, there are only two unique equations to be solved.
Step 3.2.3
Solve for .
Step 3.2.3.1
For the two functions to be equal, the arguments of each must be equal.
Step 3.2.3.2
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
Step 3.2.3.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2.3.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.2.3.3
Since , the equation will always be true.
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Step 3.2.4
Solve for .
Step 3.2.4.1
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
Step 3.2.4.1.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.2.4.1.2
Add and .
Step 3.2.4.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.2.4.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.2.4.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.4.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.4.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.4.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.2.4.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.2.4.2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 3.2.4.3
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 3.2.4.4
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.2.4.4.1
The exact value of is .
Step 3.2.4.5
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 3.2.4.6
Subtract from .
Step 3.2.4.7
Find the period of .
Step 3.2.4.7.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 3.2.4.7.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 3.2.4.7.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 3.2.4.7.4
Divide by .
Step 3.2.4.8
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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