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Trigonometry Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.2
Simplify terms.
Step 1.2.1
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 1.2.1.1
Reorder the factors in the terms and .
Step 1.2.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.2.1.3
Add and .
Step 1.2.2
Simplify each term.
Step 1.2.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.2.2
Multiply .
Step 1.2.2.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.2.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.2.2.2.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.2.2.2.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.2.2.2.5
Add and .
Step 1.2.2.3
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 2
The word linear is used for a straight line. A linear function is a function of a straight line, which means that the degree of a linear function must be or . In this case, The degree of is , which makes the function a nonlinear function.
is not a linear function