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Show that: tan2 x - 1/ tan x = tan x - cot x

Bad day of trig...  angry

 Jan 22, 2016

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Shades...I think this is supposed to be :

 

[tan^2 x - 1]/ tan x = tan x - cot x         working with the left side

 

tan^2x / tanx   -   1/tanx   =

 

tanx   - cotx

 

Not too bad, huh???

 

 

cool cool cool

 Jan 22, 2016
 #1
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Best Answer

Shades...I think this is supposed to be :

 

[tan^2 x - 1]/ tan x = tan x - cot x         working with the left side

 

tan^2x / tanx   -   1/tanx   =

 

tanx   - cotx

 

Not too bad, huh???

 

 

cool cool cool

CPhill Jan 22, 2016
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My goodness... I think I need some extra coffee... that was too simple... Thanks a lot mate! cool

 Jan 22, 2016

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