document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=250686>Question 250686</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> could you PLEASE help me solve this trig identity.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6sinx)-(5cosx)-(2)=0 and the range is (0,2pi)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "im pretty sure i have to factor it but i cant seem to figure out how to do. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #182643 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=182643\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> could you PLEASE help me solve this trig identity.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6sinx)-(5cosx)-(2)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's not an identity, it's an equation in x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6sin - 5*sqrt(1-sin^2) - 2 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6sin -2 = 5sqrt(1-sin^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36sin^2 - 24sin + 4 = 25 - 25sin^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "61sin^2 - 24sin - 21 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=solve_quadratic_equation.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation (work shown, graph etc)</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=61x%5E2%2B-24x%2B-21+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"61x%5E2%2B-24x%2B-21+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%28-24%29%5E2-4%2A61%2A-21=5700 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%28-24%29%5E2-4%2A61%2A-21=5700\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=5700 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--24%2B-sqrt%28+5700+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--24%2B-sqrt%28+5700+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-24%29%2Bsqrt%28+5700+%29%29%2F2%5C61+=+0.815560199612356 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-24%29%2Bsqrt%28+5700+%29%29%2F2%5C61+=+0.815560199612356\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-24%29-sqrt%28+5700+%29%29%2F2%5C61+=+-0.422117576661537 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-24%29-sqrt%28+5700+%29%29%2F2%5C61+=+-0.422117576661537\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=61x%5E2%2B-24x%2B-21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"61x%5E2%2B-24x%2B-21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=61x%5E2%2B-24x%2B-21+=+%28x-0.815560199612356%29%2A%28x--0.422117576661537%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"61x%5E2%2B-24x%2B-21+=+%28x-0.815560199612356%29%2A%28x--0.422117576661537%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 0.815560199612356, -0.422117576661537.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+61%2Ax%5E2%2B-24%2Ax%2B-21+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+61%2Ax%5E2%2B-24%2Ax%2B-21+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ></TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solver uses x, it's actually sin(x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin(x) = 0.8155602<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sin(x) = -0.4221176<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a calculator to find x<BR>\n" );
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