Question #6e2a4

2 Answers
Dec 21, 2017

See the answer below....

Explanation:

#sectheta-sintheta cdot tantheta#
#=1/costheta-sintheta cdot sintheta/costheta#
#=(1-sin^2theta)/costheta#
#=cos^2theta/costheta# [#"as "sin^2theta+cos^2theta=1#]
#=costheta#

Proved

Hope it helps....
Thank you...

Dec 21, 2017

#"see explanation"#

Explanation:

#"using the "color(blue)"trigonometric identities"#

#•color(white)(x)sin^2x+cos^2x=1#

#•color(white)(x)secx=1/cosx" and "tantheta=sintheta/costheta#

#"consider the left hand side"#

#sectheta-sinthetatantheta#

#=1/costheta-sinthetaxxsintheta/costheta#

#=1/costheta-sin^2theta/costheta#

#=(1-sin^2theta)/costheta=cos^2theta/costheta#

#=(cancel(costheta)costheta)/cancel(costheta)#

#=costheta=" right hand side "rArr"proven"#