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"display": "$$\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)=3\\sin\\left(x\\right)-2$$",
"symbolab_question": "EQUATION#\\sin^{2}(x)=3\\sin(x)-2"
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"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Trigonometry",
"topic": "Trig Equations",
"subTopic": "Trig Equations",
"default": "x=\\frac{π}{2}+2πn",
"degrees": "x=90^{\\circ }+360^{\\circ }n",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)=3\\sin\\left(x\\right)-2{\\quad:\\quad}x=\\frac{π}{2}+2πn$$",
"input": "\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)=3\\sin\\left(x\\right)-2",
"steps": [
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Solve by substitution",
"input": "\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)=3\\sin\\left(x\\right)-2",
"result": "\\sin\\left(x\\right)=2,\\:\\sin\\left(x\\right)=1",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Let: $$\\sin\\left(x\\right)=u$$",
"result": "u^{2}=3u-2"
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"title": "$$u^{2}=3u-2{\\quad:\\quad}u=2,\\:u=1$$",
"input": "u^{2}=3u-2",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Move $$2\\:$$to the left side",
"input": "u^{2}=3u-2",
"result": "u^{2}+2=3u",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Add $$2$$ to both sides",
"result": "u^{2}+2=3u-2+2"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "u^{2}+2=3u"
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"result": "u^{2}+2-3u=0",
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"primary": "Subtract $$3u$$ from both sides",
"result": "u^{2}+2-3u=3u-3u"
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"primary": "Write in the standard form $$ax^{2}+bx+c=0$$",
"result": "u^{2}-3u+2=0"
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"title": "Solve with the quadratic formula",
"input": "u^{2}-3u+2=0",
"result": "{u}_{1,\\:2}=\\frac{-\\left(-3\\right)\\pm\\:\\sqrt{\\left(-3\\right)^{2}-4\\cdot\\:1\\cdot\\:2}}{2\\cdot\\:1}",
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"text": "For a quadratic equation of the form $$ax^2+bx+c=0$$ the solutions are <br/>$${\\quad}x_{1,\\:2}=\\frac{-b\\pm\\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$$"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "For $${\\quad}a=1,\\:b=-3,\\:c=2$$",
"result": "{u}_{1,\\:2}=\\frac{-\\left(-3\\right)\\pm\\:\\sqrt{\\left(-3\\right)^{2}-4\\cdot\\:1\\cdot\\:2}}{2\\cdot\\:1}"
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"title": "$$\\sqrt{\\left(-3\\right)^{2}-4\\cdot\\:1\\cdot\\:2}=1$$",
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"result": "{u}_{1,\\:2}=\\frac{-\\left(-3\\right)\\pm\\:1}{2\\cdot\\:1}",
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"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$\\left(-a\\right)^{n}=a^{n},\\:$$if $$n$$ is even",
"secondary": [
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"result": "=\\sqrt{3^{2}-4\\cdot\\:1\\cdot\\:2}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$4\\cdot\\:1\\cdot\\:2=8$$",
"result": "=\\sqrt{3^{2}-8}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$3^{2}=9$$",
"result": "=\\sqrt{9-8}"
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{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Subtract the numbers: $$9-8=1$$",
"result": "=\\sqrt{1}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply rule $$\\sqrt{1}=1$$",
"result": "=1"
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"primary": "Separate the solutions",
"result": "{u}_{1}=\\frac{-\\left(-3\\right)+1}{2\\cdot\\:1},\\:{u}_{2}=\\frac{-\\left(-3\\right)-1}{2\\cdot\\:1}"
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"title": "$$u=\\frac{-\\left(-3\\right)+1}{2\\cdot\\:1}:{\\quad}2$$",
"input": "\\frac{-\\left(-3\\right)+1}{2\\cdot\\:1}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply rule $$-\\left(-a\\right)=a$$",
"result": "=\\frac{3+1}{2\\cdot\\:1}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Add the numbers: $$3+1=4$$",
"result": "=\\frac{4}{2\\cdot\\:1}"
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{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$2\\cdot\\:1=2$$",
"result": "=\\frac{4}{2}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Divide the numbers: $$\\frac{4}{2}=2$$",
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"primary": "Subtract the numbers: $$3-1=2$$",
"result": "=\\frac{2}{2\\cdot\\:1}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply the numbers: $$2\\cdot\\:1=2$$",
"result": "=\\frac{2}{2}"
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"result": "x=\\frac{π}{2}+2πn",
"steps": [
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"primary": "$$\\sin\\left(x\\right)$$ periodicity table with $$2πn$$ cycle:<br/>$$\\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\\hline x&\\sin(x)&x&\\sin(x)\\\\\\hline 0&0&π&0\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{6}&\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{7π}{6}&-\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{5π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{3}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{4π}{3}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{2}&1&\\frac{3π}{2}&-1\\\\\\hline \\frac{2π}{3}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{5π}{3}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{3π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{7π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{5π}{6}&\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{11π}{6}&-\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\end{array}$$"
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"result": "x=\\frac{π}{2}+2πn"
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Solution
Solution
+1
Degrees
Solution steps
Solve by substitution
Let:
Move to the left side
Add to both sides
Simplify
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:
Apply rule
Separate the solutions
Apply rule
Add the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
Apply rule
Subtract the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply rule
The solutions to the quadratic equation are:
Substitute back
No Solution
General solutions for
periodicity table with cycle:
Combine all the solutions
Graph
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the general solution for sin^2(x)=3sin(x)-2 ?
The general solution for sin^2(x)=3sin(x)-2 is x= pi/2+2pin