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: 7

Answer

$\dfrac{\cos^{2}x}{1-\sin x}=\dfrac{\cos x}{\sec x-\tan x}$

Work Step by Step

$\dfrac{\cos^{2}x}{1-\sin x}=\dfrac{\cos x}{\sec x-\tan x}$ On the right side, substitute $\sec x$ by $\dfrac{1}{\cos x}$ and $\tan x$ by $\dfrac{\sin x}{\cos x}$: $\dfrac{\cos^{2}x}{1-\sin x}=\dfrac{\cos x}{\dfrac{1}{\cos x}-\dfrac{\sin x}{\cos x}}$ Evaluate the subtraction on the denominator in the right side: $\dfrac{\cos^{2}x}{1-\sin x}=\dfrac{\cos x}{\dfrac{1-\sin x}{\cos x}}$ Evaluate the division on the right side and the identity will be proved: $\dfrac{\cos^{2}x}{1-\sin x}=\dfrac{\cos^{2}x}{1-\sin x}$
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