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Precalculus Examples
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Step 1
Step 1.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 1.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 1.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 1.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.2.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.3.3
Separate fractions.
Step 1.2.3.4
Divide by .
Step 1.2.3.5
Divide by .
Step 1.3
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 1.4
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 1.5
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 1.5.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.5.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.5.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.5.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.5.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 1.5.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.5.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.5.3.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.5.3.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.3.1.3
Separate fractions.
Step 1.5.3.1.4
Divide by .
Step 1.5.3.1.5
Divide by .
Step 1.5.3.1.6
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.3.1.7
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.3.1.8
Separate fractions.
Step 1.5.3.1.9
Divide by .
Step 1.5.3.1.10
Divide by .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 2.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.2.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 2.2.3.3
Separate fractions.
Step 2.2.3.4
Divide by .
Step 2.2.3.5
Divide by .
Step 2.3
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 2.4
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.4.1
Simplify .
Step 2.4.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.4.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.4.1.1.2
Multiply .
Step 2.4.1.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.4.1.1.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.4.1.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.4.1.2
Add and .
Step 2.5
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.6
Take the inverse arcsine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the arcsine.
Step 2.7
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2.8
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 2.9
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2.10
Take the inverse arcsine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the arcsine.
Step 2.11
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2.12
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 2.13
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.14
Take the inverse arcsine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the arcsine.
Step 2.15
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2.16
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 2.17
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2.18
Take the inverse arcsine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the arcsine.
Step 2.19
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2.20
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 2.21
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.22
Take the inverse arcsine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the arcsine.
Step 2.23
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2.24
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 2.25
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2.26
Take the inverse arcsine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the arcsine.
Step 2.27
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2.28
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 2.29
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.30
Take the inverse arcsine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the arcsine.
Step 2.31
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2.32
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 2.33
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2.34
Take the inverse arcsine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the arcsine.
Step 2.35
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2.36
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 2.37
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.38
Take the inverse arcsine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the arcsine.
Step 2.39
Since is on the right side of the equation, switch the sides so it is on the left side of the equation.
Step 2.40
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 2.41
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 2.41.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.41.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.42
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 2.42.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.42.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.42.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.42.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.42.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.42.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.42.3.1
Divide by .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Simplify .
Step 3.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.1.2
Add and .