dec1ble Messages 16 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Nov 16, 2004 #1 im trying to verify this identity - sin x + tan x / 1 + cos x = tan x - i get lost very easily and need the steps - can anyone help me?
im trying to verify this identity - sin x + tan x / 1 + cos x = tan x - i get lost very easily and need the steps - can anyone help me?
dec1ble Messages 16 Reaction score 0 Nov 16, 2004 #3 hmm - can you simplify any of it for me in steps?
StatusX Homework Helper Messages 2,570 Reaction score 2 Nov 17, 2004 #4 [tex]\frac{sin x + tan x}{1+cos x}[/tex] [tex]\frac{(sin x + tan x)(cos x)}{(1+cos x) (cos x)}[/tex] [tex]\frac{sin x \cdot cos x + sin x}{cos x (1+cos x)}[/tex] can you take it from here?
[tex]\frac{sin x + tan x}{1+cos x}[/tex] [tex]\frac{(sin x + tan x)(cos x)}{(1+cos x) (cos x)}[/tex] [tex]\frac{sin x \cdot cos x + sin x}{cos x (1+cos x)}[/tex] can you take it from here?