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: 69

Answer

$\dfrac{1+\tan x}{1-\tan x}=\dfrac{\cos x+\sin x}{\cos x-\sin x}$

Work Step by Step

$\dfrac{1+\tan x}{1-\tan x}=\dfrac{\cos x+\sin x}{\cos x-\sin x}$ Replace $\tan x$ by $\dfrac{\sin x}{\cos x}$: $\dfrac{1+\dfrac{\sin x}{\cos x}}{1-\dfrac{\sin x}{\cos x}}=\dfrac{\cos x+\sin x}{\cos x-\sin x}$ Evaluate the operations indicated in the numerator and the denominator of the fraction on the left: $\dfrac{\dfrac{\cos x+\sin x}{\cos x}}{\dfrac{\cos x-\sin x}{\cos x}}=\dfrac{\cos x+\sin x}{\cos x-\sin x}$ Evaluate the division and the identity will be proved: $\dfrac{\cos x(\cos x+\sin x)}{\cos x(\cos x-\sin x)}=\dfrac{\cos x+\sin x}{\cos x-\sin x}$ $\dfrac{\cos x+\sin x}{\cos x-\sin x}=\dfrac{\cos x+\sin x}{\cos x-\sin x}$
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