SOLUTION: factor the trigonometric expression 64 sec^2y - 16 sec y + 1

SOLUTION: factor the trigonometric expression 64 sec^2y - 16 sec y + 1

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Question 767413: factor the trigonometric expression
64 sec^2y - 16 sec y + 1
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
factor the trigonometric expression
64 sec^2y - 16 sec y + 1
Use quadratic formula to solve for sec(y)

a=64, b=-16, c=1
ans:
(sec(y)-1/8)(sec(y)-1/8)
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