Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 5 - Section 5.4 - Half-Angle Formulas - 5.4 Problem Set - Page 305: 52

Answer

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Work Step by Step

$LHS =\tan{\dfrac{x}{2}}-\cot{\dfrac{x}{2}}= \dfrac{1-\cos{x}}{\sin{x}} - \dfrac{\sin{x}}{1-\cos{x}}$ $LHS =\dfrac{1-2\cos{x}+\cos^2{x}-\sin^2{x}}{\sin{x}(1-\cos{x})} = \dfrac{-2\cos{x}+2\cos^2{x}}{\sin{x}(1-\cos{x})}$ $LHS = \dfrac{-2\cos{x}(1-\cos{x})}{\sin{x}(1-\cos{x})} = \dfrac{-2\cos{x}}{\sin{x}} = -2 \cot{x} = RHS$
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