Help! Trig identities!
We have to verify the identity by baisically showing all the in between process. You have the problem, and you have the solution, its just the how get ther by baisicallt transforming the different parts.
Ex. (tanX-secX)2=1-sinX/1+sinX
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starting with the left hand side (because it's easier that way)
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(tanX-secX)^2 = tan^2X - 2tanXsecX + sec^2X
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= sin^2X/cos^2X - 2(sinX/cos^2X) + 1/cos^2X
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taking out a factor of 1/cos^2X gives
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(sin^2X - 2sinX +1)(1/cos^2X)
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factorising the first part & using trig substitution on the bottom...
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(1 - sinX)(1 - sinX)(1/(1-sin^2X)
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factorising the last part...
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(1 - sinX)(1 - sinX)(1/((1-sinX)(1+sinX))
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cancelling common factors on the top & bottom...
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(1-sinX)/(1+sinX) QED
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note that sin^2X means sin squared X or (sinX)^2, NOT sin2X which is a different thing entirely, hope this helps
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