Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 5 - Section 5.2 - Sum and Difference Formulas - 5.2 Problem Set - Page 290: 65

Answer

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Work Step by Step

$LHS = \sec{(A+B)} = \dfrac{1}{\cos{(A+B)}} = \dfrac{1}{\cos{A} \cos{B} - \sin{A} \sin{B}}$ Multiplying by $\dfrac{\cos{A} \cos{B} + \sin{A} \sin{B}}{\cos{A} \cos{B} + \sin{A} \sin{B}}$ $LHS = \dfrac{\cos{A} \cos{B} + \sin{A} \sin{B}}{(\cos{A} \cos{B} - \sin{A} \sin{B}) (\cos{A} \cos{B} + \sin{A} \sin{B})}$ $LHS = \dfrac{\cos{(A-B)}}{\cos^2{A} \cos^2 {B} - \sin^2 {A} \sin^2 {B}}$ Denominator $ = \cos^2{A}(1-\sin^2{B}) - (1- \cos^2 {A}) \sin^2 {B}$ Denominator $ = \cos^2 {A} - \cos^2 {A} \sin^2 {B} - \sin^2 {B} + \cos^2 {A} \sin^2 {B}$ Denominator $ = \cos^2{A} - \sin^2{B}$ $LHS = \dfrac{\cos{(A-B)}}{\cos^2{A} - \sin^2{B}} = RHS$
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