Solution
Solution
Solution steps
Rewrite using trig identities
Use the Sum to Product identity:
Apply trig inverse properties
Solve
Simplify
Multiply fractions:
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Join
Convert element to fraction:
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Add similar elements:
Apply the fraction rule:
Apply the fraction rule:
Apply the fraction rule:
Join
Convert element to fraction:
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Multiply both sides by
Multiply both sides by
Simplify
Solve
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Switch sides
Move to the left side
Add to both sides
Simplify
Write in the standard form
Solve with the quadratic formula
Quadratic Equation Formula:
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Multiply the numbers:
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Separate the solutions
The solutions to the quadratic equation are:
Verify solutions by plugging them into the original equation
Check the solutions by plugging them into
Remove the ones that don't agree with the equation.
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