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OpenStudy (anonymous):

cos (α- β) /sin α cos β =cot α + tan β

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nice equation. what about it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

one side needs to equal the other side

OpenStudy (anonymous):

are you trying to simplify it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no proving that it is an identity

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh ok. I'll give it a shot

OpenStudy (anonymous):

alright. I used the right side to make the left. I'll use a as alpha and b as beta in my solution. \[\cot(a) + \tan(b)\] \[\cos(a)/\sin(a)\ + \sin(b)/\cos(b)\] \[(\cos(a)\cos(b) + \sin(a)\sin(b) )/(\sin(a)\cos(b))\] \[\cos(a-b)/(\sin(a)\cos(b))\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

expand \[\cos (\alpha-\beta)=\cos \alpha \cos \beta +\sin \alpha \sin \beta\] divide each term on RHS by \[\sin \alpha \cos \beta\]. You'll have the answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank yall

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