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: 41

Answer

$(1-\cos\beta)(1+\cos\beta)=\dfrac{1}{\csc^{2}\beta}$

Work Step by Step

$(1-\cos\beta)(1+\cos\beta)=\dfrac{1}{\csc^{2}\beta}$ Evaluate the product on the left side of the equation: $1-\cos^{2}\beta=\dfrac{1}{\csc^{2}\beta}$ Substitute $1-\cos^{2}\beta$ with $\sin^{2}\beta$: $\sin^{2}\beta=\dfrac{1}{\csc^{2}\beta}$ Since $\sin^{2}\beta=\dfrac{1}{\csc^{2}\beta}$, the identity is proved: $\dfrac{1}{\csc^{2}\beta}=\dfrac{1}{\csc^{2}\beta}$
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