Trigonometry Examples

Find the Directrix (y+ square root of 3)^2=-4 square root of 2(x- square root of 2)
Step 1
Rewrite the equation in vertex form.
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Step 1.1
Isolate to the left side of the equation.
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Rewrite the equation as .
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Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Multiply by .
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Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Multiply by .
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Move .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Evaluate the exponent.
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Multiply by .
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Add to both sides of the equation.
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Reorder terms.
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Complete the square for .
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Simplify the expression.
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Simplify each term.
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Rewrite as .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify and combine like terms.
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Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Combine using the product rule for radicals.
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
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Reorder the factors of .
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Add and .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify.
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Combine and .
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Combine and .
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Combine using the product rule for radicals.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Simplify each term.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Rewrite.
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Add and .
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Remove unnecessary parentheses.
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Factor out negative.
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Move to the left of .
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Add and .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Use the form , to find the values of , , and .
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Consider the vertex form of a parabola.
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Find the value of using the formula .
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Substitute the values of and into the formula .
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Simplify the right side.
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Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
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Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
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Combine and .
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Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
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Multiply by .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Combine and .
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Combine and into a single radical.
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Divide by .
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Find the value of using the formula .
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Substitute the values of , and into the formula .
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Simplify the right side.
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Simplify each term.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Apply the product rule to .
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Raise to the power of .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Rewrite as .
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Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Evaluate the exponent.
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Raise to the power of .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply by .
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Simplify the denominator.
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Multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Simplify the denominator.
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Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Multiply by .
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Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Multiply by .
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Move .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Evaluate the exponent.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Add and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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Substitute the values of , , and into the vertex form .
Step 1.3
Set equal to the new right side.
Step 2
Use the vertex form, , to determine the values of , , and .
Step 3
Find the vertex .
Step 4
Find , the distance from the vertex to the focus.
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Step 4.1
Find the distance from the vertex to a focus of the parabola by using the following formula.
Step 4.2
Substitute the value of into the formula.
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Simplify.
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Rewrite as .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
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Multiply .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 5
Find the directrix.
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Step 5.1
The directrix of a parabola is the vertical line found by subtracting from the x-coordinate of the vertex if the parabola opens left or right.
Step 5.2
Substitute the known values of and into the formula and simplify.
Step 6
The result can be shown in multiple forms.
Exact Form:
Decimal Form:
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