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What Steps Are Needed to Solve This Trigonometric Function?

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Start date Mar 25, 2012
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okh

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Mar 25, 2012

#1

Homework Statement

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/806/imagezxg.jpg

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/4035/imageyffi.jpg

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rock.freak667

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Mar 25, 2012

#2

Factor cos^2x-sin^2x and then you can factor out a (sinx-cosx). See if that helps.

okh

Mar 25, 2012

#3

So
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/2426/imagewrzu.jpg

But they have different factors, how can I factor out (sinx-cosx)?

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scurty

Mar 25, 2012

#4

Factor out a -1 out of one of the terms!

Saeed.z

Mar 25, 2012

#5

^

now u can factor :)

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