Solution
Solution
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Decimal Notation
Solution steps
Rewrite using trig identities
Use the Hyperbolic identity:
Apply fraction cross multiply: if then
Simplify
Apply exponent rules
Apply exponent rule:
Rewrite the equation with
Solve
Refine
Simplify
Apply the commutative law:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Multiply fractions:
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply both sides by
Multiply both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Simplify
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Solve
Move to the left side
Subtract from both sides
Simplify
Write in the standard form
Solve with the quadratic formula
Quadratic Equation Formula:
For
Apply exponent rule: if is even
Multiply the numbers:
Subtract the numbers:
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
divides by
are all prime numbers, therefore no further factorization is possible
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
Refine
Separate the solutions
Apply rule
Multiply the numbers:
Factor
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
Cancel the common factor:
Apply rule
Multiply the numbers:
Factor
Rewrite as
Factor out common term
Cancel the common factor:
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:
Substitute back solve for
Solve
Apply exponent rules
If , then
Apply log rule:
Solve
Apply exponent rules
If , then
Apply log rule:
Combine the intervals
Merge Overlapping Intervals
The intersection of two intervals is the set of numbers which are in both intervals
and