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Expert: Scott A Wilson Date: 5/11/2008 Subject: Trig Identites
Question Hi, I'm having trouble solving this trig identity,
1-(sin^2xtanx/tanx+1)-(cos^2x/1+tanx)=sinxcosx
Answer Is this really suppose to be
1-(sin^2(x)tan(x)/(tan(x)+1))-(cos^2x/(1+tan(x))=sin(x)cos(x)?
I think so!
Turn tan(x) into sin(x)/cos(x), don't forget parentheses, and combine the fractions. You will get a sin^3(x)+cos^3(x) on top.
Note the a^3+b^3=(a+b)(a^2-ab+b^2).
