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

 Apr 23, 2015

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cos(x)sin2(x)1cos(x)=cos(x)+cos2(x)Divide by cos(x)sin2(x)1cos(x)=1+cos(x)Multiply by 1-cos(x)sin2(x)=(1cos(x))(1+cos(x))The right-hand side is the difference of two squares sosin2(x)=1cos2(x)so:sin2(x)+cos2(x)=1which is correct!

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 Apr 24, 2015
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cos(x)sin2(x)1cos(x)=cos(x)+cos2(x)Divide by cos(x)sin2(x)1cos(x)=1+cos(x)Multiply by 1-cos(x)sin2(x)=(1cos(x))(1+cos(x))The right-hand side is the difference of two squares sosin2(x)=1cos2(x)so:sin2(x)+cos2(x)=1which is correct!

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Alan Apr 24, 2015

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