Solution
Solution
Solution steps
Switch sides
Rewrite using trig identities
Use the Sum to Product identity:
Move to the right side
Subtract from both sides
Simplify
Simplify
Add similar elements:
Simplify
Least Common Multiplier of
Least Common Multiplier (LCM)
Prime factorization of
divides by
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
are all prime numbers, therefore no further factorization is possible
Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either or
Multiply the numbers:
Adjust Fractions based on the LCM
Multiply each numerator by the same amount needed to multiply its
corresponding denominator to turn it into the LCM
For multiply the denominator and numerator by
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Add similar elements:
Apply the fraction rule:
Apply trig inverse properties
Use the following property:
Solve
Simplify
Combine the fractions
Apply rule
Subtract the numbers:
Apply the fraction rule:
Apply the fraction rule:
Apply the fraction rule:
Multiply fractions:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Join
Convert element to fraction:
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Multiply:
Multiply
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Apply the fraction rule:
Multiply both sides by
Multiply both sides by
Simplify
Solve
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Apply minus-plus rules
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:
For
Apply rule
Multiply the numbers:
Subtract the numbers:
Separate the solutions
Remove parentheses:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply the fraction rule:
Remove parentheses:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply the fraction rule:
The solutions to the quadratic equation are:
Verify Solutions
Find undefined (singularity) points:
Take the denominator(s) of and compare to zero
The following points are undefined
Combine undefined points with solutions:
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.
Check the solution True
Plug in
For plug in
Refine
Check the solution True
Plug in
For plug in
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