Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Analytic Trigonometry - 7.5 Sum and Difference Formulas - 7.5 Assess Your Understanding - Page 488: 68

Answer

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Work Step by Step

$LHS=\frac{1}{tan(\alpha-\beta)}=\frac{1+tan(\alpha)tan(\beta)}{tan(\alpha)-tan(\beta)}\times\frac{cot(\alpha)cot(\beta)}{cot(\alpha)cot(\beta)}=\frac{cot(\alpha)cot(\beta)+1}{cot(\beta)-cot(\alpha)}=RHS$
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