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: 63

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Apply the sum and difference formulas: $\cos(A+B)=\cos(A)\cos(B) -\sin(A)\sin(B)$ and $\cos(A-B)=\cos(A)\cos(B) +\sin(A) \ \sin(B)$ In order to prove the given identity, we simplify the left hand side $\text{LHS}$ as follows: $\text{LHS}=\dfrac{\sin{(\alpha+\beta)}}{\sin (\alpha - \beta)}\\ =\dfrac{\sin \alpha \cos \beta+\cos \alpha \sin \beta }{\sin \alpha \cos \beta -\cos \alpha \sin \beta} $ Divide the numerator and denominator by $\cos \alpha \cos \beta$ to obtain: $\dfrac{\dfrac{\sin \alpha }{\cos \alpha}+\dfrac{\sin \beta }{\cos \beta} }{ \dfrac{\sin \alpha }{\cos \alpha}-\dfrac{\sin \beta }{\cos \beta}} \\=\dfrac{\tan \alpha+\tan \beta}{\tan \alpha -\tan \beta} \\=\text{ RHS}$
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