Solution
Solution
Solution steps
Subtract from both sides
Rewrite using trig identities
Use the Pythagorean identity:
Simplify
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Multiply the numbers:
Simplify
Group like terms
Add similar elements:
Add/Subtract the numbers:
Solve by substitution
Let:
Write in the standard form
Rewrite the equation with and
Solve
Solve with the quadratic formula
Quadratic Equation Formula:
For
Simplify
Apply exponent rule: if is even
Apply rule
Multiply the numbers:
Subtract the numbers:
Apply radical rule:
Apply imaginary number rule:
Separate the solutions
Apply rule
Multiply the numbers:
Rewrite in standard complex form:
Apply the fraction rule:
Apply rule
Multiply the numbers:
Rewrite in standard complex form:
Apply the fraction rule:
The solutions to the quadratic equation are:
Substitute back solve for
Solve
Substitute
Expand
Apply Perfect Square Formula:
Apply exponent rule:
Apply imaginary number rule:
Refine
Rewrite in standard complex form:
Group the real part and the imaginary part of the complex number
Complex numbers can be equal only if their real and imaginary parts are equalRewrite as system of equations:
Isolate for
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Divide the numbers:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Apply the fraction rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Plug the solutions into
For , subsitute with
For , subsitute with
Solve
Multiply by LCM
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Find Least Common Multiplier of
Lowest Common Multiplier (LCM)
Least Common Multiplier of
Least Common Multiplier (LCM)
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
divides by
Prime factorization of
is a prime number, therefore no factorization is possible
Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either or
Multiply the numbers:
Compute an expression comprised of factors that appear either in or
Multiply by LCM=
Simplify
Simplify
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Simplify
Multiply fractions:
Multiply the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
Solve
Move to the left side
Subtract from both sides
Simplify
Write in the standard form
Rewrite the equation with and
Solve
Solve with the quadratic formula
Quadratic Equation Formula:
For
Apply rule
Apply exponent rule: if is even
Multiply the numbers:
Add the numbers:
Factor the number:
Apply radical rule:
Separate the solutions
Remove parentheses:
Add the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply the fraction rule:
Cancel the common factor:
Remove parentheses:
Subtract the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply the fraction rule:
Cancel the common factor:
The solutions to the quadratic equation are:
Substitute back solve for
Solve No Solution for
cannot be negative for
Solve
For the solutions are
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
Factor the number:
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
Factor the number:
Apply radical rule:
The solutions are
Verify Solutions
Find undefined (singularity) points:
Take the denominator(s) of and compare to zero
Solve
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
The following points are undefined
Combine undefined points with solutions:
Plug the solutions into
For , subsitute with
For , subsitute with
Solve
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Multiply:
For , subsitute with
For , subsitute with
Solve
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Remove parentheses:
Apply the fraction rule:
Multiply
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Multiply:
Multiply
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Apply rule
Simplify
Remove parentheses:
Apply the fraction rule:
Apply the fraction rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply
Multiply fractions:
Multiply the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
Verify solutions by plugging them into the original equations
Check the solutions by plugging them into
Remove the ones that don't agree with the equation.
Check the solution True
Plug in
Refine
Check the solution True
Plug in
Refine
Check the solutions by plugging them into
Remove the ones that don't agree with the equation.
Check the solution True
Plug in
Refine
Check the solution True
Plug in
Refine
Therefore, the final solutions for are
Substitute back
Solve
Substitute
Expand
Apply Perfect Square Formula:
Apply exponent rule:
Apply imaginary number rule:
Refine
Rewrite in standard complex form:
Group the real part and the imaginary part of the complex number
Complex numbers can be equal only if their real and imaginary parts are equalRewrite as system of equations:
Isolate for
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Divide the numbers:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Apply the fraction rule:
Apply the fraction rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Plug the solutions into
For , subsitute with
For , subsitute with
Solve
Multiply by LCM
Simplify
Apply exponent rule: if is even
Apply exponent rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Find Least Common Multiplier of
Lowest Common Multiplier (LCM)
Least Common Multiplier of
Least Common Multiplier (LCM)
Prime factorization of
divides by
divides by
divides by
Prime factorization of
is a prime number, therefore no factorization is possible
Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either or
Multiply the numbers:
Compute an expression comprised of factors that appear either in or
Multiply by LCM=
Simplify
Simplify
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Cancel the common factor:
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Simplify
Multiply fractions:
Multiply the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
Solve
Move to the left side
Subtract from both sides
Simplify
Write in the standard form
Rewrite the equation with and
Solve
Solve with the quadratic formula
Quadratic Equation Formula:
For
Apply rule
Apply exponent rule: if is even
Multiply the numbers:
Add the numbers:
Factor the number:
Apply radical rule:
Separate the solutions
Remove parentheses:
Add the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply the fraction rule:
Cancel the common factor:
Remove parentheses:
Subtract the numbers:
Multiply the numbers:
Apply the fraction rule:
Cancel the common factor:
The solutions to the quadratic equation are:
Substitute back solve for
Solve No Solution for
cannot be negative for
Solve
For the solutions are
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
Factor the number:
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
Apply radical rule:
Factor the number:
Apply radical rule:
The solutions are
Verify Solutions
Find undefined (singularity) points:
Take the denominator(s) of and compare to zero
Solve
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
The following points are undefined
Combine undefined points with solutions:
Plug the solutions into
For , subsitute with
For , subsitute with
Solve
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Multiply:
For , subsitute with
For , subsitute with
Solve
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Simplify
Remove parentheses:
Apply the fraction rule:
Multiply
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Multiply:
Multiply
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Apply rule
Simplify
Remove parentheses:
Apply the fraction rule:
Apply the fraction rule:
Multiply the numbers:
Multiply
Multiply fractions:
Multiply the numbers:
Divide the numbers:
Verify solutions by plugging them into the original equations
Check the solutions by plugging them into
Remove the ones that don't agree with the equation.
Check the solution True
Plug in
Refine
Check the solution True
Plug in
Refine
Check the solutions by plugging them into
Remove the ones that don't agree with the equation.
Check the solution True
Plug in
Refine
Check the solution True
Plug in
Refine
Therefore, the final solutions for are
Substitute back
The solutions are
Substitute back
No Solution
No Solution
No Solution
No Solution
Combine all the solutions
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the general solution for cos^4(a)+cos^2(a)+sin^2(a)+sin^2(a)=1 ?
The general solution for cos^4(a)+cos^2(a)+sin^2(a)+sin^2(a)=1 is No Solution for a\in\mathbb{R}