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OpenStudy (steve816):

Prove this identity now!

imqwerty (imqwerty):

ok (:

OpenStudy (steve816):

\[\frac{ 1-\cos \theta }{ 1+\cos \theta }=(\csc \theta-\cot \theta)^2\]

OpenStudy (steve816):

@imqwerty PLEASE HELLLP!

imqwerty (imqwerty):

1st we look at LHS\[\frac{ 1-\cos \theta }{ 1+\cos \theta }\times \frac{ 1-\cos \theta }{ 1-\cos \theta}\]\[\frac{ (1-\cos \theta)^2 }{ 1-\cos^2 \theta }\]\[\frac{ (1-\cos \theta )^2}{ \sin^2\theta }\] now we simplify the RHS\[\left( \frac{ 1 }{ \sin \theta } -\frac{ \cos \theta }{ \sin \theta}\right)\]\[\left( \frac{ 1-\cos \theta }{ \sin \theta } \right)^2 => \frac{ (1-\cos \theta)^2 }{ \sin^2 \theta}\] LHS=RHS hence proved :)

OpenStudy (steve816):

Wow, you're a genius! My head is hurting so much from trying to prove so many identities!!!

imqwerty (imqwerty):

(: u just gotta make a good start try to make similar structures like we did in the 1st step to get sin(theta) in the denominator

OpenStudy (steve816):

Thanks for the tip :D

imqwerty (imqwerty):

np :D

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