Take the inversecosine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the cosine.
The exact value of is .
Divide each term by and simplify.
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Divide each term in by .
Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Divide by .
Multiply .
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Multiply and .
Multiply by .
The cosinefunction is positive in the first and fourth quadrants. To find the secondsolution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the fourth quadrant.
Simplify the expression to find the secondsolution.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Combine.
Multiply by .
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Multiply by .
Subtract from .
Divide each term by and simplify.
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Divide each term in by .
Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Divide by .
Multiply .
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Multiply and .
Multiply by .
Find the period.
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The period of the function can be calculated using .
Replace with in the formula for period.
Solve the equation.
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The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Divide by .
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
, for any integer
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