Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 7 - Review - Exercises - Page 578: 11

Answer

$\dfrac{\sin2x}{1+\cos2x}=\tan x$

Work Step by Step

$\dfrac{\sin2x}{1+\cos2x}=\tan x$ Substitute $\sin2x$ by $2\sin x\cos x$ and $\cos2x$ by $1-2\sin^{2}x$: $\dfrac{2\sin x\cos x}{1+(1-2\sin^{2}x)}=\tan x$ $\dfrac{2\sin x\cos x}{2-2\sin^{2}x}=\tan x$ Take out common factor $2$ from the denominator on the left side and simplify: $\dfrac{2\sin x\cos x}{2(1-\sin^{2}x)}=\tan x$ $\dfrac{\sin x\cos x}{1-\sin^{2}x}=\tan x$ Substitute $1-\sin^{2}x$ by $\cos^{2}x$ and simplify: $\dfrac{\sin x\cos x}{\cos^{2}x}=\tan x$ $\dfrac{\sin x}{\cos x}=\tan x$ Since $\dfrac{\sin x}{\cos x}=\tan x$, the identity is proved $\tan x=\tan x$
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