How to prove? A)√((1-sin⁡θ)/(1+sin⁡θ ))=secθ-tanθ B) sinA-sinB/cosB-coaA = cot(A+B/2)

2 Answers
Mar 28, 2018

See the proof below

Explanation:

#"(A)"#

#LHS=sqrt((1-sintheta)/(1+sintheta))#

#=sqrt(((1-sintheta)(1-sintheta))/((1+sintheta)(1-sintheta)))#

#=sqrt(((1-sintheta)^2)/(1-sin^2theta))#

#=sqrt(((1-sintheta)^2)/(cos^2theta))#

#=(1-sintheta)/costheta#

#=1/costheta-sintheta/costheta#

#=sectheta-tantheta#

#=RHS#

#QED#

#"(B)"#

#LHS=(sinA-sinB)/(cosB-cosA)#

#=(2cos((A+B)/2)sin((A-B)/2))/(-2sin((A+B)/2)sin(B-A)/2)#

#=cos((A+B)/2)/(sin((A+B)/2#

#=cot((A+B)/2)#

#=RHS#

#QED#

Mar 28, 2018

Formulae to use:
#(1)1-sin^2theta=cos^2theta#
#(2)1/costheta=sectheta,..(3)sintheta/costheta=tantheta#
#(4)sinx-siny=2cos((x+y)/2)sin((x-y)/2)#
#(5)cosx-cosy=-2sin((x+y)/2)cos((x-y)/2)#
Pls. see below

Explanation:

#color(red)([A]sqrt((1-sintheta)/(1+sintheta))=sectheta-tantheta#

#LHS=sqrt(((1-sintheta)/(1+sintheta))xx((1-sintheta)/(1-sintheta))#

#=sqrt((1-sintheta)^2/(1-sin^2theta))=sqrt((1- sintheta)^2/(cos^2theta))...toapply (1)#

#=(1-sintheta)/costheta#

#=1/costheta-sintheta/costheta#

#=sectheta-tantheta....to Apply(2)and(3)#

#=RHS#

#color(red)([B] (sinA-sinB)/(cosB-cosA)=cot((A+B)/2)#

#LHS=(cancel2cos((A+B)/2)sin((A-B)/2))/(- cancel2sin((B+A)/2)sin((B-A)/2))..to Apply(4)and(5)#

#=(cancel2cos((A+B)/2)cancelsin((A- B)/2))/(cancel2sin((B+A)/2)cancelsin((A-B)/2)#

#=cos((A+B)/2)/sin((A+B)/2).... to# But,.#cosx/sinx=cotx#

#=cot((A+B)/2).#

#=RHS#