Privé that (1+cosx)/sinx=sinx/(1-cosx)?

1 Answer
May 13, 2018

#"see explanation"#

Explanation:

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

#•color(white)(x)sin^2x+cos^2x=1#

#rArrsin^2x=1-cos^2x#

#"consider the left side"#

#"multiply numerator/denominator by "(1-cosx)#

#rArr((1+cosx)(1-cosx))/(sinx(1-cosx))#

#=(1-cos^2x)/(sinx(1-cosx))#

#=(cancel(sinx)sinx)/(cancel(sinx)(1-cosx))#

#=sinx/(1-cosx)=" right side "rArr"verified"#