Trigonometry Examples

Solve for ? 2sin(x)^2-1=0
Step 1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 4
Simplify .
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Step 4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 4.2
Any root of is .
Step 4.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.4
Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Step 4.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 4.4.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 4.4.5
Add and .
Step 4.4.6
Rewrite as .
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Step 4.4.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.4.6.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 4.4.6.3
Combine and .
Step 4.4.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 4.4.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.4.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.4.6.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 5
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
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Step 5.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 5.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 5.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 6
Set up each of the solutions to solve for .
Step 7
Solve for in .
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Step 7.1
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 7.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 7.2.1
The exact value of is .
Step 7.3
The sine function is positive in the first and second quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the second quadrant.
Step 7.4
Simplify .
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Step 7.4.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 7.4.2
Combine fractions.
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Step 7.4.2.1
Combine and .
Step 7.4.2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 7.4.3
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 7.4.3.1
Move to the left of .
Step 7.4.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 7.5
Find the period of .
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Step 7.5.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 7.5.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 7.5.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 7.5.4
Divide by .
Step 7.6
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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Step 8
Solve for in .
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Step 8.1
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 8.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 8.2.1
The exact value of is .
Step 8.3
The sine function is negative in the third and fourth quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the solution from , to find a reference angle. Next, add this reference angle to to find the solution in the third quadrant.
Step 8.4
Simplify the expression to find the second solution.
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Step 8.4.1
Subtract from .
Step 8.4.2
The resulting angle of is positive, less than , and coterminal with .
Step 8.5
Find the period of .
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Step 8.5.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 8.5.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 8.5.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 8.5.4
Divide by .
Step 8.6
Add to every negative angle to get positive angles.
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Step 8.6.1
Add to to find the positive angle.
Step 8.6.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 8.6.3
Combine fractions.
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Step 8.6.3.1
Combine and .
Step 8.6.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 8.6.4
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 8.6.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.6.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 8.6.5
List the new angles.
Step 8.7
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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Step 9
List all of the solutions.
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Step 10
Consolidate the answers.
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