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Help with trigonometry !?

Prove that.

tanA tanA + secA +1

--------- = ---------------------

secA -1 secA-1 + tanA

Update:

Sorry, its

tanA tanA + secA +1

--------- = ---------------------

secA -1 secA-1 + tanA

Update 2:

Damn it ! I am sorry its getting all messed up after i upload it.

its

tanA/secA-1 = tanA + secA + 1/secA - 1 + tanA

Update 3:

(tanA/secA-1) = (tanA + secA + 1/secA - 1 + tanA)

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    I am going to take a guess that the left side is: (tanA) / (secA - 1), and the right side is (tanA + secA + 1) / (secA - 1 + tanA).

    And it looks like maybe I was right. I tried several test values for A, and the two sides do equal.

    Next, what do we have in terms of trig identities. I include a link to a handy one, below.

    So what about the one tan²A + 1 = sec²A ?

    Rearrange this to be tan²A = sec²A - 1.

    So this can factor out to tan²A = sec²A - 1 = (secA + 1)(secA - 1). Maybe that can help.

  • 7 years ago

    please make ur ques more clear!!

  • Como
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Would like to help but , unfortunately , presentation is unclear and open to doubt.

  • M3
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    ........... tanA

    LHS = ---------

    .......... secA-1

    mulriply top & bottom by secA+1

    .. tanA.(secA+1)

    = ---------------------

    ....... sec²A-1

    .....tanA(1+cosA)/cosA

    = -----------------------------

    ............ tan²A

    .... 1+cosA

    = -------------

    ..... sinA

    ..........tanA + secA + 1

    RHS =---------------------

    .......... tanA + secA - 1

    multiply top & bottom by cosA

    .... sinA + 1 + cosA

    = ------------------------

    .... sinA +1 - cosA

    multiply top & bottom by (sinA + 1 + cosA)

    ... sin²A + 1 + 2sinA + cos²A + 2sinA.cosA +2cosA

    = ---------------------------------------------------------------

    ............. sin²A + 1 + 2sinA - cos²A

    .... 2 + 2sinA + 2sinAcosA + 2cosA

    = -------------------------------------------

    ............. 2sinA(1+sinA)

    ...... 2(1+cosA) +2sinA(1+cosA)

    = --------------------------------------------

    .... 2sinA(1+cosA)

    ......(1+cosA)

    = ------------------

    ...... sinA

    so proved LHS = RHS

  • ?
    Lv 5
    7 years ago

    what have u written..canniot even understand use brackets

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