Solution
solve for
Solution
Solution steps
Switch sides
Subtract from both sides
Rewrite using trig identities
Use the Pythagorean identity:
Solve by substitution
Let:
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Apply the distributive law:
Apply minus-plus rules
Multiply the numbers:
Write in the standard form
Solve with the quadratic formula
Quadratic Equation Formula:
For
Simplify
Apply exponent rule: if is even
Multiply the numbers:
Factor
Apply exponent rule:
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
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Apply the distributive law:
Apply minus-plus rules
Multiply the numbers:
Add the numbers:
Apply radical rule: assuming
Factor the number:
Apply radical rule:
Separate the solutions
Apply rule
Multiply the numbers:
Factor
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
Cancel the common factor:
Apply rule
Multiply the numbers:
Factor
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
Cancel the common factor:
The solutions to the quadratic equation are:
Substitute back
Apply trig inverse properties
General solutions for
Apply trig inverse properties
General solutions for
Combine all the solutions
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