Solution
Solution
Solution steps
Switch sides
Rewrite using trig identities
Rewrite as
Use the following trivial identity: Use the following trivial identity:
Use the Angle Sum identity:
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Cancel the common factor:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Apply trig inverse properties
General solutions for
Solve
Simplify
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Move to the right side
Subtract from both sides
Simplify
Solve
Simplify
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Move to the right side
Subtract from both sides
Simplify