Solution
Solution
Solution steps
Subtract from both sides
Rewrite using trig identities
Use the basic trigonometric identity:
Simplify
Apply exponent rule:
Apply rule
Expand
Apply the distributive law:
Simplify
Multiply:
Multiply fractions:
Cancel the common factor:
Solve by substitution
Let:
Move to the right side
Add to both sides
Simplify
Move to the right side
Subtract from both sides
Simplify
For the solutions are
Substitute back
Apply trig inverse properties
General solutions for
Apply trig inverse properties
General solutions for
Combine all the solutions