Precalculus Examples

Convert to Rectangular (2(cos(240)+isin(240)))(5(cos(255)+isin(255)))
Step 1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because cosine is negative in the third quadrant.
Step 1.2
The exact value of is .
Step 1.3
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because sine is negative in the third quadrant.
Step 1.4
The exact value of is .
Step 1.5
Combine and .
Step 2
Simplify terms.
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Step 2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.2.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 2.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 2.3.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.1
The exact value of is .
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Step 3.1.1
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because cosine is negative in the third quadrant.
Step 3.1.2
Split into two angles where the values of the six trigonometric functions are known.
Step 3.1.3
Apply the sum of angles identity .
Step 3.1.4
The exact value of is .
Step 3.1.5
The exact value of is .
Step 3.1.6
The exact value of is .
Step 3.1.7
The exact value of is .
Step 3.1.8
Simplify .
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Step 3.1.8.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.1.8.1.1
Multiply .
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Step 3.1.8.1.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.8.1.1.2
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 3.1.8.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.8.1.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.8.1.2
Multiply .
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Step 3.1.8.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.8.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.8.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.2
The exact value of is .
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Step 3.2.1
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because sine is negative in the third quadrant.
Step 3.2.2
Split into two angles where the values of the six trigonometric functions are known.
Step 3.2.3
Apply the sum of angles identity.
Step 3.2.4
The exact value of is .
Step 3.2.5
The exact value of is .
Step 3.2.6
The exact value of is .
Step 3.2.7
The exact value of is .
Step 3.2.8
Simplify .
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Step 3.2.8.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.2.8.1.1
Multiply .
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Step 3.2.8.1.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.8.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.8.1.2
Multiply .
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Step 3.2.8.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.8.1.2.2
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 3.2.8.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.8.1.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.8.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.3
Combine and .
Step 4
Simplify terms.
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Step 4.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Step 4.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.1.2
Multiply .
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Step 4.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.2
Combine and .
Step 4.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.4
Rewrite as .
Step 5
Multiply .
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Step 5.1
Combine and .
Step 5.2
Combine and .
Step 6
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 7
Simplify each term.
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Step 7.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 7.2
Simplify.
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Step 7.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.3
Remove parentheses.
Step 7.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 7.5
Simplify.
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Step 7.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.5.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.6
Remove parentheses.
Step 7.7
Apply the distributive property.
Step 7.8
Simplify.
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Step 7.8.1
Multiply .
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Step 7.8.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.8.1.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.8.1.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 7.8.1.4
Add and .
Step 7.8.2
Multiply .
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Step 7.8.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.8.2.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.8.2.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 7.8.2.4
Add and .
Step 7.9
Simplify each term.
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Step 7.9.1
Rewrite as .
Step 7.9.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.9.3
Rewrite as .
Step 7.9.4
Multiply by .
Step 7.10
Apply the distributive property.
Step 7.11
Simplify.
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Step 7.11.1
Multiply .
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Step 7.11.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.11.1.2
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 7.11.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.11.2
Multiply .
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Step 7.11.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.11.2.2
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 7.11.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.11.3
Multiply .
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Step 7.11.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.11.3.2
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 7.11.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.11.4
Multiply .
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Step 7.11.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.11.4.2
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 7.11.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.12
Simplify each term.
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Step 7.12.1
Rewrite as .
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Step 7.12.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.12.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 7.12.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 7.12.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.12.4
Rewrite as .
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Step 7.12.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.12.4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 7.12.5
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 7.12.6
Multiply by .
Step 8
Simplify terms.
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Step 8.1
Subtract from .
Step 8.2
Simplify the expression.
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Step 8.2.1
Add and .
Step 8.2.2
Reorder the factors of .
Step 8.3
Add and .
Step 8.4
Reorder the factors of .
Step 8.5
Subtract from .
Step 8.6
Add and .
Step 8.7
Subtract from .
Step 8.8
Reorder and .
Step 8.9
Factor out of .
Step 8.10
Factor out of .
Step 8.11
Factor out of .
Step 8.12
Simplify the expression.
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Step 8.12.1
Rewrite as .
Step 8.12.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.