Trig Identity.

1-sin^2x/1-cosx

User Icon for bobpursley bobpursley answered
13 years ago

Identity? Where is the equal sign?

User Icon for Jill Jill answered
13 years ago

It has to be solved on its own.

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To simplify the given trigonometric expression, we can use the identity:

1 - sin^2(x) = cos^2(x)

Now, let's substitute this identity into the expression:

(1 - sin^2(x))/(1 - cos(x))

(cos^2(x))/(1 - cos(x))

Next, we can factor out a common term in the denominator:

cos^2(x)/(1 - cos(x))

Now, we can simplify further by using another trigonometric identity:

cos^2(x) = 1 - sin^2(x)

Substituting this identity into the expression:

(1 - sin^2(x))/(1 - cos(x))

(1 - sin^2(x))/(1 - (1 - sin^2(x)))

(1 - sin^2(x))/(1 - 1 + sin^2(x))

(1 - sin^2(x))/(sin^2(x))

Finally, since sin^2(x) / sin^2(x) = 1, we have:

1/(sin^2(x))

Therefore, the simplified form of the given trigonometric expression is 1/(sin^2(x)).