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: 42

Answer

$\dfrac{\cos x}{\sec x}+\dfrac{\sin x}{\csc x}=1$

Work Step by Step

$\dfrac{\cos x}{\sec x}+\dfrac{\sin x}{\csc x}=1$ Substitute $\sec x$ with $\dfrac{1}{\cos x}$ and $\csc x$ with $\dfrac{1}{\sin x}$ and simplify: $\dfrac{\cos x}{\Big(\dfrac{1}{\cos x}\Big)}+\dfrac{\sin x}{\Big(\dfrac{1}{\sin x}\Big)}=1$ $\cos^{2}x+\sin^{2}x=1$ Since $\cos^{2}x+\sin^{2}x=1$, the identity is proved: $1=1$
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