Solution
Solution
Solution steps
Subtract from both sides
Express with sin, cos
Use the basic trigonometric identity:
Use the basic trigonometric identity:
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Apply rule
Apply exponent rule:
Multiply fractions:
Apply exponent rule:
Apply rule
Apply exponent rule:
Multiply fractions:
Multiply:
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Apply rule
Solve by substitution
Let:
Write in the standard form
Rewrite the equation with and
Solve
Solve with the quadratic formula
Quadratic Equation Formula:
For
Simplify
Apply exponent rule: if is even
Apply rule
Multiply the numbers:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Apply imaginary number rule:
Separate the solutions
Apply rule
Multiply the numbers:
Rewrite in standard complex form:
Apply the fraction rule:
Apply rule
Multiply the numbers:
Rewrite in standard complex form:
Apply the fraction rule:
The solutions to the quadratic equation are:
Substitute back solve for
Solve
Substitute
Expand
Apply Perfect Square Formula:
Apply exponent rule:
Apply imaginary number rule:
Refine
Rewrite in standard complex form:
Group the real part and the imaginary part of the complex number
Complex numbers can be equal only if their real and imaginary parts are equalRewrite as system of equations:
Isolate for
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Divide the numbers:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Apply the fraction rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Plug the solutions into
For , subsitute with
For , subsitute with
Solve
Multiply by LCM
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Find Least Common Multiplier of
Lowest Common Multiplier (LCM)
Least Common Multiplier of
Least Common Multiplier (LCM)
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
Prime factorization of
divides by
Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either or
Multiply the numbers:
Compute an expression comprised of factors that appear either in or
Multiply by LCM=
Simplify
Simplify
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Simplify
Multiply fractions:
Multiply the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
Solve
Move to the left side
Subtract from both sides
Simplify
Write in the standard form
Rewrite the equation with and
Solve
Solve with the quadratic formula
Quadratic Equation Formula:
For
Apply rule
Apply exponent rule: if is even
Multiply the numbers:
Add the numbers:
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
is a prime number, therefore no further factorization is possible
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
Refine
Separate the solutions
Remove parentheses:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply the fraction rule:
Cancel
Factor
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
Cancel the common factor:
Remove parentheses:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply the fraction rule:
Factor
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
Cancel the common factor:
The solutions to the quadratic equation are:
Substitute back solve for
Solve No Solution for
cannot be negative for
Solve
For the solutions are
Apply radical rule:
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
is a prime number, therefore no further factorization is possible
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
is a prime number, therefore no further factorization is possible
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
The solutions are
Verify Solutions
Find undefined (singularity) points:
Take the denominator(s) of and compare to zero
Solve
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
The following points are undefined
Combine undefined points with solutions:
Plug the solutions into
For , subsitute with
For , subsitute with
Solve
Multiply both sides by
Multiply both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Convert element to fraction:
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Multiply the numbers:
Add the numbers:
Apply the fraction rule:
Cancel
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Convert element to fraction:
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Multiply the numbers:
Add/Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Apply rule
Subtract the numbers:
Apply rule
Apply exponent rule:
Simplify
Factor the number:
Cancel the common factor:
Apply radical rule:
Cancel the common factor:
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Cancel the common factor:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Apply the fraction rule:
For , subsitute with
For , subsitute with
Solve
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Simplify
Apply rule:
Apply rule:
Cancel the common factor:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Apply the fraction rule:
Apply rule:
Convert to fraction
Convert element to fraction:
Convert to fraction
Convert element to fraction:
Apply the fraction rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Cancel the common factor:
Factor the number:
Apply radical rule:
Cancel the common factor:
Apply the fraction rule:
Verify solutions by plugging them into the original equations
Check the solutions by plugging them into
Remove the ones that don't agree with the equation.
Check the solution True
Plug in
Refine
Check the solution True
Plug in
Refine
Check the solutions by plugging them into
Remove the ones that don't agree with the equation.
Check the solution True
Plug in
Refine
Check the solution True
Plug in
Refine
Therefore, the final solutions for are
Substitute back
Solve
Substitute
Expand
Apply Perfect Square Formula:
Apply exponent rule:
Apply imaginary number rule:
Refine
Rewrite in standard complex form:
Group the real part and the imaginary part of the complex number
Complex numbers can be equal only if their real and imaginary parts are equalRewrite as system of equations:
Isolate for
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Divide the numbers:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Apply the fraction rule:
Apply the fraction rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Plug the solutions into
For , subsitute with
For , subsitute with
Solve
Multiply by LCM
Simplify
Apply exponent rule: if is even
Apply exponent rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Find Least Common Multiplier of
Lowest Common Multiplier (LCM)
Least Common Multiplier of
Least Common Multiplier (LCM)
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
Prime factorization of
divides by
Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either or
Multiply the numbers:
Compute an expression comprised of factors that appear either in or
Multiply by LCM=
Simplify
Simplify
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Simplify
Multiply fractions:
Multiply the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
Solve
Move to the left side
Subtract from both sides
Simplify
Write in the standard form
Rewrite the equation with and
Solve
Solve with the quadratic formula
Quadratic Equation Formula:
For
Apply rule
Apply exponent rule: if is even
Multiply the numbers:
Add the numbers:
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
is a prime number, therefore no further factorization is possible
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
Refine
Separate the solutions
Remove parentheses:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply the fraction rule:
Cancel
Factor
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
Cancel the common factor:
Remove parentheses:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply the fraction rule:
Factor
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
Cancel the common factor:
The solutions to the quadratic equation are:
Substitute back solve for
Solve No Solution for
cannot be negative for
Solve
For the solutions are
Apply radical rule:
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
is a prime number, therefore no further factorization is possible
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
is a prime number, therefore no further factorization is possible
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
The solutions are
Verify Solutions
Find undefined (singularity) points:
Take the denominator(s) of and compare to zero
Solve
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
The following points are undefined
Combine undefined points with solutions:
Plug the solutions into
For , subsitute with
For , subsitute with
Solve
Multiply both sides by
Multiply both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Convert element to fraction:
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Multiply the numbers:
Add the numbers:
Apply the fraction rule:
Cancel
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Convert element to fraction:
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Multiply the numbers:
Add/Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Apply rule
Subtract the numbers:
Apply rule
Apply exponent rule:
Simplify
Apply rule:
Convert to fraction
Convert element to fraction:
Apply the fraction rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Factor the number:
Cancel the common factor:
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Cancel the common factor:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Apply radical rule:
Cancel the common factor:
Apply the fraction rule:
Apply the fraction rule:
For , subsitute with
For , subsitute with
Solve
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Simplify
Apply rule:
Apply rule:
Cancel the common factor:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Apply the fraction rule:
Apply rule:
Convert to fraction
Convert element to fraction:
Apply the fraction rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Cancel the common factor:
Apply the fraction rule:
Apply rule:
Apply the fraction rule:
Cancel
Factor the number:
Apply radical rule:
Cancel the common factor:
Verify solutions by plugging them into the original equations
Check the solutions by plugging them into
Remove the ones that don't agree with the equation.
Check the solution True
Plug in
Refine
Check the solution True
Plug in
Refine
Check the solutions by plugging them into
Remove the ones that don't agree with the equation.
Check the solution True
Plug in
Refine
Check the solution True
Plug in
Refine
Therefore, the final solutions for are
Substitute back
The solutions are
Substitute back
No Solution
Simplify
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply exponent rule:
Combine the fractions
Apply rule
Add the numbers:
Apply rule
Add the numbers:
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply the distributive law:
Factor integer
Factor integer
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Apply Difference of Two Squares Formula:
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Multiply the numbers:
Subtract the numbers:
Factor
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
Cancel the common factor:
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply exponent rule:
Add similar elements:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Add the numbers:
Rewrite in standard complex form:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Apply radical rule:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Factor
Factor
Cancel
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply exponent rule:
Refine
Multiply fractions:
Apply the fraction rule:
Cancel
Cancel the common factor:
Group the real part and the imaginary part of the complex number
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply exponent rule:
Add similar elements:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Add the numbers:
Least Common Multiplier of
Least Common Multiplier (LCM)
Prime factorization of
is a prime number, therefore no factorization is possible
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
are all prime numbers, therefore no further factorization is possible
Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either or
Multiply the numbers:
Adjust Fractions based on the LCM
Multiply each numerator by the same amount needed to multiply its
corresponding denominator to turn it into the LCM
For multiply the denominator and numerator by
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
No Solution
Simplify
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply exponent rule:
Combine the fractions
Apply rule
Add the numbers:
Apply rule
Add the numbers:
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply the distributive law:
Factor integer
Factor integer
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Apply Difference of Two Squares Formula:
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Multiply the numbers:
Subtract the numbers:
Factor
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
Cancel the common factor:
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply exponent rule:
Add similar elements:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Add the numbers:
Rewrite in standard complex form:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Apply radical rule:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Factor
Factor
Cancel
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply exponent rule:
Refine
Multiply fractions:
Apply the fraction rule:
Remove parentheses:
Cancel
Cancel the common factor:
Group the real part and the imaginary part of the complex number
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply exponent rule:
Add similar elements:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Add the numbers:
Least Common Multiplier of
Least Common Multiplier (LCM)
Prime factorization of
is a prime number, therefore no factorization is possible
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
are all prime numbers, therefore no further factorization is possible
Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either or
Multiply the numbers:
Adjust Fractions based on the LCM
Multiply each numerator by the same amount needed to multiply its
corresponding denominator to turn it into the LCM
For multiply the denominator and numerator by
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
No Solution
Simplify
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply exponent rule:
Combine the fractions
Apply rule
Add the numbers:
Apply rule
Add the numbers:
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply the distributive law:
Factor integer
Factor integer
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Apply Difference of Two Squares Formula:
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Multiply the numbers:
Subtract the numbers:
Factor
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
Cancel the common factor:
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply exponent rule:
Add similar elements:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Add the numbers:
Rewrite in standard complex form:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Apply radical rule:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Factor
Factor
Cancel
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply exponent rule:
Refine
Multiply fractions:
Apply the fraction rule:
Remove parentheses:
Cancel
Cancel the common factor:
Group the real part and the imaginary part of the complex number
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply exponent rule:
Add similar elements:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Add the numbers:
Least Common Multiplier of
Least Common Multiplier (LCM)
Prime factorization of
is a prime number, therefore no factorization is possible
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
are all prime numbers, therefore no further factorization is possible
Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either or
Multiply the numbers:
Adjust Fractions based on the LCM
Multiply each numerator by the same amount needed to multiply its
corresponding denominator to turn it into the LCM
For multiply the denominator and numerator by
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
No Solution
Simplify
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply exponent rule:
Combine the fractions
Apply rule
Add the numbers:
Apply rule
Add the numbers:
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply the distributive law:
Factor integer
Factor integer
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Apply Difference of Two Squares Formula:
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Multiply the numbers:
Subtract the numbers:
Factor
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
Cancel the common factor:
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply exponent rule:
Add similar elements:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Add the numbers:
Rewrite in standard complex form:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Apply radical rule:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Factor
Factor
Cancel
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply exponent rule:
Refine
Multiply fractions:
Apply the fraction rule:
Cancel
Cancel the common factor:
Group the real part and the imaginary part of the complex number
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply exponent rule:
Add similar elements:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Add the numbers:
Least Common Multiplier of
Least Common Multiplier (LCM)
Prime factorization of
is a prime number, therefore no factorization is possible
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
are all prime numbers, therefore no further factorization is possible
Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either or
Multiply the numbers:
Adjust Fractions based on the LCM
Multiply each numerator by the same amount needed to multiply its
corresponding denominator to turn it into the LCM
For multiply the denominator and numerator by
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Combine all the solutions
Popular Examples
sin(x)cos(2x)+cos(x)sin(2x)= 1/(sqrt(2))sin((5pi)/6-2x)=cos(x-pi/6),sin((2pi)/3-x)0.08=0.1cos(4x-1.57)cos(2t)-sin(t)=0.5,0<t<2pi25sin(2x)-50cos(x)=0
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the general solution for sec^4(x)=sec^2(x)tan^2(x)-2tan^4(x) ?
The general solution for sec^4(x)=sec^2(x)tan^2(x)-2tan^4(x) is No Solution for x\in\mathbb{R}