document.write( "Question 986789: What are the steps I should take to solve for x in this trigonometric equation?\r
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What are the steps I should take to solve for x in this trigonometric equation?\r
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\"cos%5E2%28x%29+%2B+sin%5E2%28x%29+=+1\" --------> \"cos%5E2%28x%29+=+1+-+sin%5E2%28x%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1+-+sin%5E2%28x%29+-+sin%5E2%28x%29+=+sin+x\" -------- Substituting \"1+-+sin%5E2%28x%29\" for \"cos%5E2%28x%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2sin%5E2%28x%29+%2B+sin+x+-+1+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%282sin+x+-+1%29%28sin+x+%2B+2%29+=+0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"sin+x+=+1%2F2\" OR \"sin+x+=+-+2\" (ignore)
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+sin%5E%28-1%29+%281%2F2%29\", and \"highlight_green%28system%28x+=+30%5Eo_or%2Cx+=+150%5Eo%29%29\" \n" ); document.write( "
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