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: 67

Answer

$\tan^{2}u-\sin^{2}u=\tan^{2}u\sin^{2}u$

Work Step by Step

$\tan^{2}u-\sin^{2}u=\tan^{2}u\sin^{2}u$ On the left side of the equation, replace $\tan^{2}u$ by $\dfrac{\sin^{2}u}{\cos^{2}u}$: $\dfrac{\sin^{2}u}{\cos^{2}u}-\sin^{2}u=\tan^{2}u\sin^{2}u$ Evaluate the subtraction on the left side: $\dfrac{\sin^{2}u-\sin^{2}u\cos^{2}u}{\cos^{2}u}=\tan^{2}u\sin^{2}u$ Take out common factor $\sin^{2}u$ from the numerator: $\dfrac{\sin^{2}u(1-\cos^{2}u)}{\cos^{2}u}=\tan^{2}u\sin^{2}u$ Rewrite the left side of the equation as $\dfrac{\sin^{2}u}{\cos^{2}u}\cdot(1-\cos^{2}u)$: $\dfrac{\sin^{2}u}{\cos^{2}u}\cdot(1-\cos^{2}u)=\tan^{2}u\sin^{2}u$ Since $\dfrac{\sin^{2}u}{\cos^{2}u}=\tan^{2}u$ and $1-\cos^{2}u=\sin^{2}u$, the identity is proved $\tan^{2}u\sin^{2}u=\tan^{2}u\sin^{2}u$
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