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Prove the following: cosx1+sinx=cot(x2)-1cot(x2)+1 - Mathematics and Statistics

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Question

Prove the following:

`cosx/(1 + sinx) = (cot(x/2) - 1)/(cot(x/2) + 1)`

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Solution

L.H.S. = `cosx/(1 + sinx)`

= `(cos^2(x/2) - sin^2(x/2))/(cos^2(x/2) + sin^2(x/2) + 2sin(x/2)cos(x/2))`

= `([cos(x/2) - sin(x/2)][cos(x/2) + sin(x/2)])/[cos(x/2) + sin(x/2)]^2`

= `(cos(x/2) - sin(x/2))/(cos(x/2) + sin(x/2)`

= `(cos(x/2)/(sin(x/2)) - (sin(x/2))/(sin(x/2)))/(cos(x/2)/(sin(x/2)) + sin(x/2)/(sin(x/2))`

= `(cot(x/2) - 1)/(cot(x/2) + 1)`

= R.H.S.

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Chapter 3: Trigonometry - 2 - Exercise 3.3 [Page 48]
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