Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Trigonometric Identities and Equations - 7.2 Verifying Trigonometric Identities - 7.2 Exercises - Page 667: 74

Answer

$$\frac{{\sin \theta }}{{1 - \cos \theta }} - \frac{{\sin \theta \cos \theta }}{{1 + \cos \theta }} = \csc \theta \left( {1 + {{\cos }^2}\theta } \right)$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \frac{{\sin \theta }}{{1 - \cos \theta }} - \frac{{\sin \theta \cos \theta }}{{1 + \cos \theta }} = \csc \theta \left( {1 + {{\cos }^2}\theta } \right) \cr & {\text{We transform the more complicated left side to match the right side}}. \cr & \frac{{\sin \theta }}{{1 - \cos \theta }} - \frac{{\sin \theta \cos \theta }}{{1 + \cos \theta }} = \frac{{\sin \theta \left( {1 + \cos \theta } \right) - \sin \theta \cos \theta \left( {1 - \cos \theta } \right)}}{{1 - {{\cos }^2}\theta }} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \frac{{\sin \theta + \sin \theta \cos \theta - \sin \theta \cos \theta + \sin \theta {{\cos }^2}\theta }}{{{{\sin }^2}\theta }} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \frac{{\sin \theta + \sin \theta {{\cos }^2}\theta }}{{{{\sin }^2}\theta }} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \frac{{\sin \theta \left( {1 + {{\cos }^2}\theta } \right)}}{{{{\sin }^2}\theta }} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \frac{1}{{\sin \theta }}\left( {1 + {{\cos }^2}\theta } \right) \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \csc \theta \left( {1 + {{\cos }^2}\theta } \right) \cr & {\text{Thus have verified that the given equation is an identity}} \cr} $$
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