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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can you help me

OpenStudy (anonymous):

start with a?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok, when proving identities, start with the more complicated side then simplify to get to the other expression.... which side is more complicated to you?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

try to put them in sine and cos only

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok.. do what @mathg8 , said...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok so first, LHS, = 1/cos + sintheta/costheta

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well ...that one is done ! :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yep..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

in #1 1/cos = secant 1 + sin/cos = 1/cos + sin/cos no need to go to terms of sin or cos in this one

OpenStudy (anonymous):

b

OpenStudy (anonymous):

#2 i would foil LHS, use double angle on RHS

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so is RHS, sin theta /costheta = tantheta

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait, i need to solve both sides

OpenStudy (anonymous):

LHS and RHS

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you don't have to

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah i guess so

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh. Ok I thought I needed

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So for b how do I do it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

FOIL out the left, then use sin^2 + cos^2 = 1 to make them equal

OpenStudy (anonymous):

see my attachment

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that attachment is for b:)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Your task is to verify the identities given. Generally, look for ways in which you can manipulate a term into a different term, trying to get all of the terms to use the same trig ratio. Converting to sines and cosines is a LAST RESORT when other things dont work. for a) convert tan to sin/cos, then you can add and get the right side for b) FOIL out the terms then convet sin^2 + cos^2 to 1 and you get the right side etc etc

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok, How do I do d?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

last one

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you so much @mathg8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I really appreciate it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

np ... have a paper with identity formulas and most of the time reduce everything to sin and cos

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