Trigonometry Examples

Find All Complex Solutions cos(theta)-tan(theta)cos(theta)=0
Step 1
Factor out of .
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Step 1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 1.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.4
Factor out of .
Step 2
If any individual factor on the left side of the equation is equal to , the entire expression will be equal to .
Step 3
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 3.1
Set equal to .
Step 3.2
Solve for .
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Step 3.2.1
Take the inverse cosine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the cosine.
Step 3.2.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.2.2.1
The exact value of is .
Step 3.2.3
The cosine 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 3.2.4
Simplify .
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Step 3.2.4.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.2.4.2
Combine fractions.
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Step 3.2.4.2.1
Combine and .
Step 3.2.4.2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.2.4.3
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 3.2.4.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.4.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 3.2.5
Find the period of .
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Step 3.2.5.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 3.2.5.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 3.2.5.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 3.2.5.4
Divide by .
Step 3.2.6
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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Step 4
Set equal to and solve for .
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Step 4.1
Set equal to .
Step 4.2
Solve for .
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Step 4.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 4.2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 4.2.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 4.2.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 4.2.2.2.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 4.2.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 4.2.2.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 4.2.2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 4.2.3
Take the inverse tangent of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the tangent.
Step 4.2.4
Simplify the right side.
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Step 4.2.4.1
The exact value of is .
Step 4.2.5
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 4.2.6
Simplify .
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Step 4.2.6.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.2.6.2
Combine fractions.
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Step 4.2.6.2.1
Combine and .
Step 4.2.6.2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.2.6.3
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 4.2.6.3.1
Move to the left of .
Step 4.2.6.3.2
Add and .
Step 4.2.7
Find the period of .
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Step 4.2.7.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 4.2.7.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 4.2.7.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 4.2.7.4
Divide by .
Step 4.2.8
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
, for any integer
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Step 5
The final solution is all the values that make true.
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