Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - Trigonometric Identities - 7.1 Exercises - Page 543: 17

Answer

$\cos^{3}x+\sin^{2}x\cos x=\cos x$

Work Step by Step

$\cos^{3}x+\sin^{2}x\cos x$ Take out common factor $\cos x$: $\cos^{3}x+\sin^{2}x\cos x=\cos x(\cos^{2}x+\sin^{2}x)=...$ Since $\cos^{2}x+\sin^{2}x=1$, this expression becomes: $...=\cos x$
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