How to simplify the expression ?

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1 Answer
Mar 11, 2018

a) #tant#

b) #-cosx#

Explanation:

For part a), use these double angle formulae:

#sin2x=2sinxcosx#

#cos2x=2cos^2x-1#

Now here's the problem:

#color(white)=(sin2t)/(1+cos2t)#

#=(2sintcost)/(1+cos2t)#

#=(2sintcost)/(1+2cos^2t-1)#

#=(2sintcost)/(color(red)cancelcolor(black)(1-1)+2cos^2t)#

#=(2sintcolor(red)cancelcolor(black)(cost))/(2cos^color(red)cancelcolor(black)2t)#

#=(color(red)cancelcolor(black)2sint)/(color(red)cancelcolor(black)2cost)#

#=sint/cost#

#=tant#

Here's the graph:

graph{(sin(2x))/(1+cos(2x)) [-10, 10, -5, 5]}

For part b), use these cofunction identities:

#sin(x-pi/2)=cosx#

#sec(x+pi/2)=-cscx#

Now here's the problem:

#color(white)=(sin(pi/2-x)sec(x+pi/2))/cscx#

#=(cosxsec(x+pi/2))/cscx#

#=(cosx(-cscx))/cscx#

#=(cosx*-color(red)cancelcolor(black)cscx)/color(red)cancelcolor(black)cscx#

#=cosx*-1#

#=-cosx#

Here's the graph:

graph{(sin(pi/2-x)*sec(x+pi/2))/(csc(x)) [-10, 10, -5, 5]}