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: 17

Answer

$\frac{\sec x-1}{\sin x \sec x}=\tan \frac{x}{2}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{\sec x-1}{\sin x \sec x}=\tan \frac{x}{2}$ Rewrite $\sec x$ as $\frac{1}{\cos x}$: $\frac{\frac{1}{\cos x}-1}{\sin x* \frac{1}{\cos x}}=\tan \frac{x}{2}$ Multiply top and bottom by $\cos x$: $\frac{(\frac{1}{\cos x}-1)\cos x}{(\sin x* \frac{1}{\cos x}) \cos x}=\tan \frac{x}{2}$ Simplify: $\frac{1-\cos x}{\sin x}=\tan \frac{x}{2}$ Use the half-angle formula for tangent on the bottom of page 556 and the identity will be proved: $\tan \frac{x}{2}=\tan \frac{x}{2}$
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