Question1. Factor the lollowing a)
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STEP 1
1. We are working with trigonometric functions.
2. We need to factor the given expression.
3. We can use trigonometric identities to simplify and factor the expression.
STEP 2
1. Identify the trigonometric identity that can be applied.
2. Apply the identity to rewrite the expression.
3. Factor the resulting expression.
STEP 3
Observe the given expression:
Recall the trigonometric identity:
We can rewrite this as:
This identity seems relevant to our expression.
STEP 4
Let's rewrite the expression using the identity we identified:
STEP 5
Now we can factor out the common term:
Factor out -1:
The final factored form is:
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