Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Analytic Trigonometry - Section 6.5 Sum and Difference Formulas - 6.5 Assess Your Understanding - Page 509: 60

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Apply the sum and difference formulas: $\sin(A+B)=\sin(A)\cos(B)+\cos(A)\sin(B)$ and $\sin(A-B)=\sin(A)\cos(B) -\cos(A)\sin(B)$ $\text{LHS}=\dfrac{\sin{(\alpha+\beta)}}{\cos \alpha \cos \beta}\\ =\dfrac{\sin \alpha \cos \beta+\cos \alpha \sin \beta }{\cos \alpha \cos \beta} \\=\dfrac{\sin \alpha \cos \beta }{\cos \alpha \cos \beta}+\dfrac{\cos \alpha \sin \beta }{\cos \alpha \cos \beta}\\ =\tan \alpha + \tan\beta \\=\text{ RHS}$
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