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 544: 94

Answer

$sin\ u$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{\sqrt(x^2 - 25)}{x}$, $x = 5 sec\ u$ We know that $1 + tan^2\ u=sec^2\ u$, $tan\ u=\frac{sin\ u}{cos\ u}$, and $sec\ u =\frac{1}{cos\ u}$: $\frac{\sqrt((5 sec\ u)^2 - 25)}{5 sec\ u}=\frac{\sqrt(25 sec^2\ u - 25)}{5 sec\ u}=\frac{5\sqrt( sec^2\ u - 1)}{5 sec\ u}=\frac{\sqrt( tan^2\ u)}{sec\ u}=\frac{tan\ u}{sec\ u}=\frac{sin\ u}{cos\ u}\frac{cos\ u}{1}=sin\ u$
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