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:
For 
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