Trigonometry 7th Edition

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

Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Additional Identities - 5.5 Problem Set - Page 311: 24

Answer

$\sqrt{\dfrac{x^2}{4}-x+2}$

Work Step by Step

$\theta = tan^{-1} {\dfrac{x-2}{2}}$ $\tan{\theta} = \dfrac{x-2}{2}$ $\sec^2{\theta} = 1+\tan^2{\theta} = 1+(\dfrac{x}{2}-1)^2 =1+\dfrac{x^2}{4}-x+1$ $\sec^2{\theta} = \dfrac{x^2}{4}-x+2$ $\sec{\theta} = \sqrt{\dfrac{x^2}{4}-x+2}$
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