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"query": {
"display": "$$\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\tan^{2}\\left(x\\right)=\\tan^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)$$",
"symbolab_question": "EQUATION#\\sin^{2}(x)\\tan^{2}(x)=\\tan^{2}(x)+\\sin^{2}(x)"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Trigonometry",
"topic": "Trig Equations",
"subTopic": "Trig Equations",
"default": "x=2πn,x=π+2πn",
"degrees": "x=0^{\\circ }+360^{\\circ }n,x=180^{\\circ }+360^{\\circ }n",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\tan^{2}\\left(x\\right)=\\tan^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right){\\quad:\\quad}x=2πn,\\:x=π+2πn$$",
"input": "\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\tan^{2}\\left(x\\right)=\\tan^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Subtract $$\\tan^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)$$ from both sides",
"result": "\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\tan^{2}\\left(x\\right)-\\tan^{2}\\left(x\\right)-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)=0"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Express with sin, cos",
"input": "-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)-\\tan^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\tan^{2}\\left(x\\right)",
"result": "\\frac{-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\sin^{4}\\left(x\\right)-\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}=0",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Use the basic trigonometric identity: $$\\tan\\left(x\\right)=\\frac{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos\\left(x\\right)}$$",
"result": "=-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)-\\left(\\frac{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos\\left(x\\right)}\\right)^{2}+\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\left(\\frac{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos\\left(x\\right)}\\right)^{2}"
},
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)-\\left(\\frac{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos\\left(x\\right)}\\right)^{2}+\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\left(\\frac{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos\\left(x\\right)}\\right)^{2}:{\\quad}\\frac{-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\sin^{4}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}$$",
"input": "-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)-\\left(\\frac{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos\\left(x\\right)}\\right)^{2}+\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\left(\\frac{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos\\left(x\\right)}\\right)^{2}",
"result": "=\\frac{-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\sin^{4}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}",
"steps": [
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\left(\\frac{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos\\left(x\\right)}\\right)^{2}=\\frac{\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}$$",
"input": "\\left(\\frac{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos\\left(x\\right)}\\right)^{2}",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$\\left(\\frac{a}{b}\\right)^{c}=\\frac{a^{c}}{b^{c}}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}",
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"title": "$$\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\left(\\frac{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos\\left(x\\right)}\\right)^{2}=\\frac{\\sin^{4}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}$$",
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"title": "$$\\left(\\frac{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos\\left(x\\right)}\\right)^{2}=\\frac{\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}$$",
"input": "\\left(\\frac{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos\\left(x\\right)}\\right)^{2}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$\\left(\\frac{a}{b}\\right)^{c}=\\frac{a^{c}}{b^{c}}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}",
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"result": "=\\frac{\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply fractions: $$a\\cdot\\frac{b}{c}=\\frac{a\\:\\cdot\\:b}{c}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}"
},
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)=\\sin^{4}\\left(x\\right)$$",
"input": "\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$a^b\\cdot\\:a^c=a^{b+c}$$",
"secondary": [
"$$\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)=\\:\\sin^{2+2}\\left(x\\right)$$"
],
"result": "=\\sin^{2+2}\\left(x\\right)",
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{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Add the numbers: $$2+2=4$$",
"result": "=\\sin^{4}\\left(x\\right)"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\frac{\\sin^{4}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)-\\frac{\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}+\\frac{\\sin^{4}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Combine the fractions $$-\\frac{\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}+\\frac{\\sin^{4}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}:{\\quad}\\frac{-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\sin^{4}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}$$",
"result": "=-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\frac{\\sin^{4}\\left(x\\right)-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply rule $$\\frac{a}{c}\\pm\\frac{b}{c}=\\frac{a\\pm\\:b}{c}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\sin^{4}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}"
}
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{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Convert element to fraction: $$\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)=\\frac{\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}$$",
"result": "=-\\frac{\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}+\\frac{-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\sin^{4}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions: $$\\frac{a}{c}\\pm\\frac{b}{c}=\\frac{a\\pm\\:b}{c}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\sin^{4}\\left(x\\right)}{\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)}"
}
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},
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\frac{f\\left(x\\right)}{g\\left(x\\right)}=0{\\quad\\Rightarrow\\quad}f\\left(x\\right)=0$$",
"result": "-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\sin^{4}\\left(x\\right)-\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)=0"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Factor $$-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\sin^{4}\\left(x\\right)-\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right):{\\quad}-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\left(1-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\right)$$",
"input": "-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\sin^{4}\\left(x\\right)-\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$a^{b+c}=a^{b}a^{c}$$",
"secondary": [
"$$\\sin^{4}\\left(x\\right)=\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)$$"
],
"result": "=-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)",
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"practiceLink": "/practice/exponent-practice",
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},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Factor out common term $$-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)$$",
"result": "=-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\left(1-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\right)",
"meta": {
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{
"type": "step",
"result": "-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\left(1-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)\\right)=0"
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{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Solving each part separately",
"result": "\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)=0\\lor\\:1-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)=0"
},
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)=0{\\quad:\\quad}x=2πn,\\:x=π+2πn$$",
"input": "\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)=0",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply rule $$x^n=0\\quad\\Rightarrow\\quad\\:x=0$$"
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{
"type": "step",
"result": "\\sin\\left(x\\right)=0"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "General solutions for $$\\sin\\left(x\\right)=0$$",
"result": "x=0+2πn,\\:x=π+2πn",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"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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"type": "step",
"result": "x=0+2πn,\\:x=π+2πn"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Solve $$x=0+2πn:{\\quad}x=2πn$$",
"input": "x=0+2πn",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$0+2πn=2πn$$",
"result": "x=2πn"
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"result": "x=2πn,\\:x=π+2πn"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$1-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)=0{\\quad:\\quad}x=\\frac{π}{2}+πn$$",
"input": "1-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)=0",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Rewrite using trig identities",
"input": "1-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)+\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)",
"result": "1+\\cos\\left(2x\\right)=0",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Use the Double Angle identity: $$\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)-\\sin^{2}\\left(x\\right)=\\cos\\left(2x\\right)$$",
"result": "=1+\\cos\\left(2x\\right)"
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"input": "1+\\cos\\left(2x\\right)=0",
"result": "\\cos\\left(2x\\right)=-1",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Subtract $$1$$ from both sides",
"result": "1+\\cos\\left(2x\\right)-1=0-1"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "\\cos\\left(2x\\right)=-1"
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"title": "General solutions for $$\\cos\\left(2x\\right)=-1$$",
"result": "2x=π+2πn",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$ periodicity table with $$2πn$$ cycle:<br/>$$\\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\\hline x&\\cos(x)&x&\\cos(x)\\\\\\hline 0&1&π&-1\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{6}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{7π}{6}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{5π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{3}&\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{4π}{3}&-\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{π}{2}&0&\\frac{3π}{2}&0\\\\\\hline \\frac{2π}{3}&-\\frac{1}{2}&\\frac{5π}{3}&\\frac{1}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{3π}{4}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}&\\frac{7π}{4}&\\frac{\\sqrt{2}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\frac{5π}{6}&-\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}&\\frac{11π}{6}&\\frac{\\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\\\hline \\end{array}$$"
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"type": "step",
"result": "2x=π+2πn"
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"title": "Solve $$2x=π+2πn:{\\quad}x=\\frac{π}{2}+πn$$",
"input": "2x=π+2πn",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Divide both sides by $$2$$",
"input": "2x=π+2πn",
"result": "x=\\frac{π}{2}+πn",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Divide both sides by $$2$$",
"result": "\\frac{2x}{2}=\\frac{π}{2}+\\frac{2πn}{2}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "x=\\frac{π}{2}+πn"
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"type": "step",
"result": "x=\\frac{π}{2}+πn"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Combine all the solutions",
"result": "x=2πn,\\:x=π+2πn,\\:x=\\frac{π}{2}+πn"
},
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Solution
Solution
+1
Degrees
Solution steps
Subtract from both sides
Express with sin, cos
Use the basic trigonometric identity:
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Apply exponent rule:
Multiply fractions:
Apply exponent rule:
Add the numbers:
Combine the fractions
Apply rule
Convert element to fraction:
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:
Factor
Apply exponent rule:
Factor out common term
Solving each part separately
Apply rule
General solutions for
periodicity table with cycle:
Solve
Rewrite using trig identities
Use the Double Angle identity:
Move to the right side
Subtract from both sides
Simplify
General solutions for
periodicity table with cycle:
Solve
Divide both sides by
Divide both sides by
Simplify
Combine all the solutions
Since the equation is undefined for:
Graph
Popular Examples
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the general solution for sin^2(x)tan^2(x)=tan^2(x)+sin^2(x) ?
The general solution for sin^2(x)tan^2(x)=tan^2(x)+sin^2(x) is x=2pin,x=pi+2pin