Solution
Solution
Solution steps
Rewrite using trig identities
Use the Sum to Product identity: 
Apply trig inverse properties
Rewrite using trig identities:
Use the basic trigonometric identity: 
Rewrite using trig identities:
Rewrite using trig identities:
Use the following identity: 
Simplify:
Least Common Multiplier of 
Least Common Multiplier (LCM)
Prime factorization of 
 is a prime number, therefore no factorization is possible
Prime factorization of 
divides by 
 are all prime numbers, therefore no further factorization is possible
Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either  or 
Multiply the numbers: 
Adjust Fractions based on the LCM
Multiply each numerator by the same amount needed to multiply its
corresponding denominator to turn it into the LCM 
For multiply the denominator and numerator by  
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions: 
Add similar elements: 
Cancel the common factor: 
Rewrite using trig identities:
Show that: 
Use the following product to sum identity: 
Show that: 
Use the Double Angle identity: 
Divide both sides by 
Use the following identity: 
Divide both sides by 
Divide both sides by 
Substitute 
Show that: 
Use the factorization rule: 
Refine
Show that: 
Use the Double Angle identity: 
Divide both sides by 
Use the following identity: 
Divide both sides by 
Divide both sides by 
Substitute 
Substitute 
Refine
Add  to both sides
Refine
Take the square root of both sides
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Add the following equations
Refine
Rewrite using trig identities:
Rewrite using trig identities:
Use the following identity: 
Simplify:
Least Common Multiplier of 
Least Common Multiplier (LCM)
Prime factorization of 
 is a prime number, therefore no factorization is possible
Prime factorization of 
divides by 
 are all prime numbers, therefore no further factorization is possible
Multiply each factor the greatest number of times it occurs in either  or 
Multiply the numbers: 
Adjust Fractions based on the LCM
Multiply each numerator by the same amount needed to multiply its
corresponding denominator to turn it into the LCM 
For multiply the denominator and numerator by  
Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions: 
Add similar elements: 
Cancel the common factor: 
Rewrite using trig identities:
Show that: 
Use the following product to sum identity: 
Show that: 
Use the Double Angle identity: 
Divide both sides by 
Use the following identity: 
Divide both sides by 
Divide both sides by 
Substitute 
Show that: 
Use the factorization rule: 
Refine
Show that: 
Use the Double Angle identity: 
Divide both sides by 
Use the following identity: 
Divide both sides by 
Divide both sides by 
Substitute 
Substitute 
Refine
Add  to both sides
Refine
Take the square root of both sides
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Add the following equations
Refine
Square both sides
Use the following identity: 
Substitute 
Refine
Take the square root of both sides
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Refine
Apply radical rule:  assuming 
Apply the fraction rule: 
Rationalize 
Multiply by the conjugate 
Apply exponent rule: 
Add similar elements: 
Multiply fractions: 
Cancel the common factor: 
Add the numbers: 
Simplify 
Divide fractions: 
Cancel the common factor: 
Rationalize 
Multiply by the conjugate 
Apply radical rule: 
Multiply by the conjugate 
Apply radical rule: 
Apply the distributive law: 
Multiply the numbers: 
Factor out common term 
Rewrite  as 
Factor out common term 
Cancel 
Refine
Multiply by the conjugate 
Expand 
Apply FOIL method: 
Simplify 
Add similar elements: 
Apply radical rule: 
Multiply the numbers: 
Add the numbers: 
Expand 
Apply the distributive law: 
Apply radical rule: 
Multiply the numbers: 
Apply radical rule:  assuming 
Expand 
Apply Difference of Two Squares Formula: 
Simplify 
Apply radical rule: 
Apply exponent rule: 
Multiply fractions: 
Cancel the common factor: 
Subtract the numbers: 
Expand 
Distribute parentheses
Multiply the numbers: 
Factor 
Rewrite as
Factor out common term 
Cancel the common factor: 
Solve  
Cross multiply
Simplify 
Add similar elements: 
Simplify 
Multiply the numbers: 
Apply exponent rule: 
Apply fraction cross multiply: if  then 
Simplify 
Multiply the numbers: 
Solve  
Expand 
Expand 
Apply FOIL method: 
Apply minus-plus rules
Simplify 
Multiply the numbers: 
Multiply the numbers: 
Multiply the numbers: 
Multiply the numbers: 
Expand 
Distribute parentheses
Apply minus-plus rules
Simplify 
Apply radical rule: 
Expand 
Apply the distributive law: 
Multiply the numbers: 
Apply radical rule: 
Expand 
Apply the distributive law: 
Multiply the numbers: 
Apply radical rule: 
Expand 
Apply the distributive law: 
Multiply the numbers: 
Apply radical rule: 
Expand 
Apply the distributive law: 
Multiply the numbers: 
Switch sides
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 rule 
Apply exponent rule: if  is even
Multiply the numbers: 
Add the numbers: 
Separate the solutions
Remove parentheses: 
Multiply the numbers: 
Apply the fraction rule: 
Remove parentheses: 
Multiply the numbers: 
Apply the fraction rule: 
The solutions to the quadratic equation are:
Verify Solutions
Find undefined (singularity) points:
Take the denominator(s) of  and compare to zero
Solve  
Move to the right side
Subtract  from both sides
Simplify
Simplify
Divide both sides by 
For  the solutions are 
Apply radical rule: 
Apply radical rule: 
Multiply and divide by 10 for every number after the decimal point.
There are  digits to the right of the decimal point, therefore multiply and divide by 
Multiply the numbers: 
Cancel the numbers: 
Apply radical rule: 
Apply radical rule: 
Prime factorization of 
divides by 
divides by 
divides by 
divides by 
 are all prime numbers, therefore no further factorization is possible
Apply radical rule: 
Apply radical rule: 
Divide the numbers: 
Apply the fraction rule: 
Apply the fraction rule: 
Apply radical rule: 
Apply radical rule: 
Multiply and divide by 10 for every number after the decimal point.
There are  digits to the right of the decimal point, therefore multiply and divide by 
Multiply the numbers: 
Cancel the numbers: 
Apply radical rule: 
Apply radical rule: 
Prime factorization of 
divides by 
divides by 
divides by 
divides by 
 are all prime numbers, therefore no further factorization is possible
Apply radical rule: 
Apply radical rule: 
Divide the numbers: 
Apply the fraction rule: 
Apply the fraction rule: 
The following points are undefined
Combine undefined points with solutions:
Verify solutions by plugging them into the original equation
Check the solutions by plugging them into 
Remove the ones that don't agree with the equation.
Check the solution False
Plug in 
For plug in
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Check the solution True
Plug in 
For plug in
Refine
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