Solution
Solution
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Degrees
Solution steps
Switch sides
Solve by substitution
Let:
Multiply both sides by
Simplify
Remove square roots
Subtract from both sides
Simplify
Square both sides:
Expand
Apply exponent rule: if is even
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Multiply the numbers:
Expand
Apply Perfect Square Formula:
Simplify
Multiply the numbers:
Apply exponent rule:
Solve
Switch sides
Move to the left side
Add to both sides
Simplify
Move to the left side
Subtract from both sides
Simplify
Solve with the quadratic formula
Quadratic Equation Formula:
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Apply exponent rule: if is even
Multiply the numbers:
Subtract the numbers:
Separate the solutions
Apply rule
Multiply the numbers:
Apply rule
Multiply the numbers:
The solutions to the quadratic equation are:
Verify Solutions:TrueFalse
Check the solutions by plugging them into
Remove the ones that don't agree with the equation.
Plug in True
Remove parentheses:
Add the numbers:
Add the numbers:
Apply exponent rule:
Divide the numbers:
Subtract the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Subtract the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
Plug in False
Remove parentheses:
Subtract the numbers:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply exponent rule:
Divide the numbers:
Subtract the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Subtract the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
The solution is
Substitute back
Apply trig inverse properties
General solutions for
Combine all the solutions
Show solutions in decimal form