document.write( "Question 162318: solve:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(sin squared) thetha - sin theta = (cos squared) thetha (for 0 degrees , or equal to thetha < or equal to 2 pi)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #119642 by adamchapman(301)\"\" \"About 
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This one looks like a trig relation to me. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%5E2%28theta%29%2Bsin%5E2%28theta%29=1\".
\n" ); document.write( "This will rearrange easily to
\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%5E2%28theta%29=1-sin%5E2%28theta%29\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Put that on the right hand side of the initial equation you gave me:
\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%5E2%28theta%29-sin%28theta%29=cos%5E2%28theta%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "with our new right hand side:
\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%5E2%28theta%29-sin%28theta%29=1-sin%5E2%28theta%29\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now we can rearrange to get zero on the right hand side:
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2Asin%5E2%28theta%29-sin%28theta%29-1=0%29\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We treat this like a quadratic equation of the form \"2x%5E2+-x+-1\" where x=sin(theta)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The equation factorises to:
\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%2Asin%28theta%29%2B1%2F2%29%28sin%28theta%29-1%29=0%29\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2Asin%28theta%29%2B1%2F2=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "or
\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%28theta%29-1%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "keep the sin(theta on the left hand sides of these and rearrange to get
\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%28theta%29=-1%2F4\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%28theta%29=1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%5E-1%28-1%2F4%29\"=-4.6083,184.6083
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\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%5E-1%281%29\"=0,180,360\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "convert to radians by multiplying by \"180%2Fpi\"\r
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