Trigonometry Examples

Solve for x sec(x+81)=2
Step 1
Take the inverse secant of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the secant.
Step 2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 2.1
The exact value of is .
Step 3
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 4
The secant function is positive in the first and fourth quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the fourth quadrant.
Step 5
Solve for .
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Step 5.1
Simplify .
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Step 5.1.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 5.1.2
Combine fractions.
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Step 5.1.2.1
Combine and .
Step 5.1.2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.1.3
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 5.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.1.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 5.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6
Find the period of .
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Step 6.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 6.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 6.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 6.4
Divide by .
Step 7
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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