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(cos(x)sin(x)^2)/(1-cos(x))=cos(x)+cos(x)^|2

 Apr 23, 2015

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$$\\
\frac{\cos(x)\sin^2(x)}{1-\cos(x)}=\cos(x)+\cos^2(x) \\\\
\text{Divide by cos(x)}\\
\frac{\sin^2(x)}{1-\cos(x)}=1+\cos(x) \\\\
\text{Multiply by 1-cos(x)}\\
\sin^2(x)=(1-\cos(x))(1+\cos(x))\\\\
\text{The right-hand side is the difference of two squares so}\\
\sin^2(x)=1-\cos^2(x)\\\\
\text{so:}\\
\sin^2(x)+\cos^2(x)=1\\
\text{which is correct!}$$

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 Apr 24, 2015
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$$\\
\frac{\cos(x)\sin^2(x)}{1-\cos(x)}=\cos(x)+\cos^2(x) \\\\
\text{Divide by cos(x)}\\
\frac{\sin^2(x)}{1-\cos(x)}=1+\cos(x) \\\\
\text{Multiply by 1-cos(x)}\\
\sin^2(x)=(1-\cos(x))(1+\cos(x))\\\\
\text{The right-hand side is the difference of two squares so}\\
\sin^2(x)=1-\cos^2(x)\\\\
\text{so:}\\
\sin^2(x)+\cos^2(x)=1\\
\text{which is correct!}$$

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Alan Apr 24, 2015

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