Solution
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Solution steps
Switch sides
Apply trig inverse properties
Solve
Multiply both sides by
Simplify
Switch sides
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Square both sides:
Expand
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Expand
Apply exponent rule:
Apply rule
Solve
Move to the right side
Subtract from both sides
Simplify
For the solutions are
Simplify
Join
Convert element to fraction:
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Multiply:
Apply radical rule: assuming
Apply radical rule: assuming
Simplify
Join
Convert element to fraction:
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Multiply:
Simplify
Apply radical rule: assuming
Apply radical rule: assuming
Verify Solutions:
Check the solutions by plugging them into
Remove the ones that don't agree with the equation.
Plug
Solve by substitution
Let:
Multiply both sides by
Simplify
Square both sides:
Expand
Apply rule
Expand
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Expand
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Multiply:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Group like terms
Add similar elements:
Both sides are equal
Verify Solutions:FalseFalseFalseTrueFalse
Check the solutions by plugging them into
Remove the ones that don't agree with the equation.
PlugFalseThe solution is
Substitute back
Apply trig inverse properties
General solutions for
Combine all the solutions
Plug
Solve by substitution
Let:
Multiply both sides by
Simplify
Expand
Combine same powers :
Expand
Apply exponent rule: if is even
Apply rule
Apply rule
Square both sides:
Expand
Apply rule
Expand
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Expand
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Multiply:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Group like terms
Add similar elements:
Both sides are equal
Verify Solutions:FalseFalseFalseTrueFalse
Check the solutions by plugging them into
Remove the ones that don't agree with the equation.
PlugFalseThe solution is
Substitute back
Apply trig inverse properties
General solutions for
Combine all the solutions
The solutions are