Solution
Solution
Solution steps
Rewrite using trig identities
Use the Pythagorean identity:
Simplify
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Multiply the numbers:
Simplify
Add similar elements:
Group like terms
Add the numbers:
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
Multiply the numbers:
Apply imaginary number rule:
Add/Subtract the numbers:
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
are all prime numbers, therefore no further factorization is possible
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
Separate the solutions
Multiply the numbers:
Factor
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
Divide the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Factor
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
Divide the numbers:
Negate
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
Plug the solutions into
For , subsitute with
For , subsitute with
Solve
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Multiply both sides by
Multiply both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Simplify
Multiply the numbers:
Solve
Move to the left side
Add to 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
Multiply the numbers:
Add the numbers:
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
are all prime numbers, therefore no further factorization is possible
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
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
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Divide the numbers:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Apply radical rule: assuming
Multiply
Multiply fractions:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
For , subsitute with
For , subsitute with
Solve
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Remove parentheses:
Apply the fraction rule:
Divide the numbers:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Remove parentheses:
Apply the fraction rule:
Apply radical rule: assuming
Multiply
Multiply fractions:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical 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
Plug the solutions into
For , subsitute with
For , subsitute with
Solve
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:
Multiply both sides by
Multiply both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Simplify
Multiply the numbers:
Solve
Move to the left side
Add to 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
Multiply the numbers:
Add the numbers:
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
are all prime numbers, therefore no further factorization is possible
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
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
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Divide the numbers:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Apply the fraction rule:
Apply radical rule: assuming
Multiply
Multiply fractions:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
For , subsitute with
For , subsitute with
Solve
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Remove parentheses:
Apply the fraction rule:
Divide the numbers:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Remove parentheses:
Apply the fraction rule:
Apply radical rule: assuming
Multiply
Multiply fractions:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical 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
The solutions are
Substitute back
No Solution
Simplify
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Apply the distributive law:
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply by the conjugate
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:
Apply the fraction rule:
Cancel
Factor
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
Cancel the common factor:
Rewrite in standard complex form:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Apply radical rule:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply the fraction rule:
Remove parentheses:
Cancel
Factor
Factor
Apply radical rule:
Cancel
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Combine same powers :
Group the real part and the imaginary part of the complex number
Convert element to fraction:
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Apply radical rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Rationalize
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
No Solution
Simplify
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Apply the distributive law:
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply by the conjugate
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:
Apply the fraction rule:
Cancel
Factor
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
Cancel the common factor:
Rewrite in standard complex form:
Apply rule
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Apply radical rule:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply the fraction rule:
Cancel
Factor
Factor
Apply radical rule:
Cancel
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Combine same powers :
Group the real part and the imaginary part of the complex number
Convert element to fraction:
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Apply radical rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Rationalize
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
No Solution
Simplify
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Apply the distributive law:
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply by the conjugate
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:
Apply the fraction rule:
Cancel
Factor
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
Cancel the common factor:
Rewrite in standard complex form:
Apply rule
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Apply radical rule:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply the fraction rule:
Cancel
Factor
Factor
Apply radical rule:
Cancel
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Combine same powers :
Group the real part and the imaginary part of the complex number
Convert element to fraction:
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Apply radical rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Rationalize
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
No Solution
Simplify
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Apply the distributive law:
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply by the conjugate
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:
Apply the fraction rule:
Cancel
Factor
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
Cancel the common factor:
Rewrite in standard complex form:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Apply radical rule:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply the fraction rule:
Remove parentheses:
Cancel
Factor
Factor
Apply radical rule:
Cancel
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Combine same powers :
Group the real part and the imaginary part of the complex number
Convert element to fraction:
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Apply radical rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Rationalize
Multiply by the conjugate
Apply radical rule:
Combine all the solutions
Popular Examples
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the general solution for cos^4(x)+2sin^2(x)+6cos^2(x)+5=0 ?
The general solution for cos^4(x)+2sin^2(x)+6cos^2(x)+5=0 is No Solution for x\in\mathbb{R}