Solution
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Solution
Solution steps
Subtract from both sides
Simplify
Convert element to fraction:
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Rewrite using trig identities
Use the basic trigonometric identity:
Multiply fractions:
Multiply:
Solve by substitution
Let:
Multiply both sides by
Multiply both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Multiply:
Simplify
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Simplify
Apply rule
Solve
Write in the standard form
Solve with the quadratic formula
Quadratic Equation Formula:
For
Simplify
Apply exponent rule: if is even
Apply rule
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Separate the solutions
Apply rule
Apply rule
The solutions to the quadratic equation are:
Substitute back
Apply trig inverse properties
General solutions for
Apply trig inverse properties
General solutions for
Combine all the solutions