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) About Me  (Show Source):
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factor the trigonometric expression
64 sec^2y - 16 sec y + 1
Use quadratic formula to solve for sec(y)
x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+
a=64, b=-16, c=1
ans:
(sec(y)-1/8)(sec(y)-1/8)