Is the Trigonometric Homework Statement Solvable?

[Gaara09]

Homework Statement

prove : 1-cos x / sin x = sin x / 1+cosx

1-cosx / 1+cos x = tan^2 (x/2)

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

I have No idea how to solve it

 

[Дьявол]

If you don't have any idea how to prove it, start by working on both sides (for the first expression).
The first step should look like: (1-cosx)(1+cosx)=sin²x

 

[Gaara09]

Nice i got it now sin^2 x + cos^2 x = 1

wat about the 2nd ?

 

[Mentallic]

I can help you with the first one, since I have yet to learn about half angles. Mainly the tan^2(\frac{x}{2})

ok so we need to prove \frac{1-cosx}{sinx}=\frac{sinx}{1+cosx}
For questions like these, it is a good habit to only manipulate one side of the equation and necessary if you want all the marks.
Lets take the Left Hand Side then:

LHS=\frac{1-cosx}{sinx}
ok so we need to somehow convert the denominator from sine to cosine.
You would've learned the trigonometric identity sin^2x+cos^2x=1
Then let's multiply both the numerator and denominator by sinx:
LHS=\frac{sinx(1-cosx)}{sin^2x}

The denominator can be converted by the simple manipulation of the trig identity
sin^2x=1-cos^2x

From here it is quite simple so I will let you take over

 

[icystrike]

Nice i got it now sin^2 x + cos^2 x = 1

wat about the 2nd ?

we are proving not solving..

 

[Дьявол]

@icystrike please stop using useless comments.
My method is absolutely correct.
Since sin²x+cos²x=1
And we can transform it as 1-cos²x-cos²x=1
So 1=1 which is correct.
Maybe Mentallic method is better since uses one of the sides (LHS) to prove the other (RHS).
For the second trigonometric identity:
\frac{\frac{1-cosx}{2}}{\frac{1+cosx}{2}}
\frac{sin^2(x/2)}{cos^2(x/2)}

 

[Gaara09]

Дьявол Thank you so much :)

 

[Gaara09]

something out of trigonometric :

i have g(x):

i need (gog)x = but how can i do it ? I'll have 2 radicals

 

[Chaos2009]

Is that supposed to be g(x) = \sqrt[3]{x + 1}?

If so, I don't really see the problem with having two radicals.

 

[Mentallic]

lol at the picture!

Can I just ask what (gog)x is?

 

[Дьявол]

I think, that he thinks of composition.
(g \circ g)x
If g(x) = \sqrt[3]{x + 1}, then g(g(x)) would be g(\sqrt[3]{x + 1})=\sqrt[3]{\sqrt[3]{x+1}+ 1}

 

[Chaos2009]

It sounded to me like he was just worried about having a radical sign inside a radical sign in his composite function, but I don't think there really is a problem with that in this case. It should be fine the way Дьявол wrote it.