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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Question below.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ Cos(A) }{ 1 - \tan(A) } -\frac{ \sin^2(A) }{ \cos(A) - \sin(A) } = \cos(A) + \sin(A)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@IrishBoy123

OpenStudy (irishboy123):

multiply the very first term by cos A

OpenStudy (irishboy123):

top and bottom....of cour

OpenStudy (irishboy123):

of courSE

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cos^2(A) over 1 - tan(A)

OpenStudy (irishboy123):

bottom as well....

OpenStudy (irishboy123):

\[\frac{ Cos(A) }{ 1 - \tan(A) } * \frac{ \cos(A) }{ \cos(A)}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cos^2(A) over (1-tan(A))*cos(A)

OpenStudy (irishboy123):

\[\frac{ Cos(A) }{ 1 - \tan(A) } * \frac{ \cos(A) }{ \cos(A)} = \frac{ Cos^2(A) }{ \cos A - \sin A }\] then put that into your original and note that \(x^2 - y^2 = (x+y)(x-y)\) that's pretty "hinty"...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what did you do at the buttom..??

rvc (rvc):

hi first convert tan A in terms of sinA n cos A

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sin/cos

rvc (rvc):

so in LHS your denominator would be ? for the first term

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cos^2(A) over cos(A) - sin(A)

rvc (rvc):

perfect! now you see that the denominator is same in LHS

rvc (rvc):

\[\rm~LHS= \frac{ \cos^2A }{cosA-sinA }-\frac{ \sin^2A }{cosA-sinA }\]

rvc (rvc):

so now its cos^2A-sin^2A can be written as together in the numerator

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats 1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no,no sorry

rvc (rvc):

nope!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(cosA + sinA)*(cosA - sinA)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

got it !:)

rvc (rvc):

perfect!

rvc (rvc):

well @IrishBoy123 i hope u did not mind me helping him :)

OpenStudy (irishboy123):

@rvc not at all mate! in fact, i appreciated it.

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