Asked by Marty
Simplify (cos x)/(sec(x) + 1)
a. cot^2 x - cot^2 x * cos x
b. cot^2 x + cot^2 x * cos x
c. cos^2 x + cos x
d. cot^2 x - cot^2 x * sin x
a. cot^2 x - cot^2 x * cos x
b. cot^2 x + cot^2 x * cos x
c. cos^2 x + cos x
d. cot^2 x - cot^2 x * sin x
Answers
Answered by
oobleck
multiply top and bottom by secx - 1 and you have
cosx(secx-1)/(sec^2x-1)
= cosx(secx-1)/tan^2x
= (1-cosx)/tan^2x
see what you can make of that
Not sure it's any "simpler" though
cosx(secx-1)/(sec^2x-1)
= cosx(secx-1)/tan^2x
= (1-cosx)/tan^2x
see what you can make of that
Not sure it's any "simpler" though
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