OMG Trigonometry is driving my senior year crazy! How can I complete this identity please? see picture, thanks a lot!

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1 Answer
Mar 11, 2018

The identity is equal to #tanalpha+tanbeta#.

Explanation:

Use the sine angle addition formula:

#sin(color(red)x+color(blue)y)=sincolor(red)xcoscolor(blue)y+coscolor(red)xsincolor(blue)y#

To simplify the identity, use the above formula, split up the fraction

#color(white)=sin(color(red)alpha+color(blue)beta)/(cosalphacosbeta)#

#=(sincolor(red)alphacoscolor(blue)beta+coscolor(red)alphasincolor(blue)beta)/(cosalphacosbeta)#

#=(sincolor(red)alphacoscolor(blue)beta)/(cosalphacosbeta)+(coscolor(red)alphasincolor(blue)beta)/(cosalphacosbeta)#

#=(sincolor(red)alphacolor(red)cancelcolor(black)(coscolor(blue)beta))/(cosalphacolor(red)cancelcolor(black)(cosbeta))+(color(red)cancelcolor(black)(coscolor(red)alpha)sincolor(blue)beta)/(color(red)cancelcolor(black)(cosalpha)cosbeta)#

#=sincolor(red)alpha/cosalpha+sincolor(blue)beta/cosbeta#

#=tanalpha+sincolor(blue)beta/cosbeta#

#=tanalpha+tanbeta#