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Proving trigonometric identities
mathtrig
Mar 2, 2009, 05:07 PM
how do you prove
(cosx/ (1+sinx) ) + ((1+sinx)/cosx) = 2secx
galactus
Mar 2, 2009, 05:26 PM
\frac{cos(x)}{1+sin(x)}+\frac{1+sin(x)}{cos(x)}
=\frac{cos^{2}(x)+1+2sin(x)+sin^{2}(x)}{cos(x)(1+s in(x))}
=\frac{2+2sin(x)}{cos(x)(1+sin(x))}
Now, factor the numerator, cancel and see what remains.