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cute.2
Mar 12, 2011, 05:52 AM
sec times tan times sin equals?
Unknown008
Mar 13, 2011, 02:59 AM
Is that:
\sec\theta \times \tan\theta \times \sin\theta = ?
?
Convert the sec and tan ratios into sin and cos ratios first.
xx_hannah_xx
Mar 13, 2011, 04:47 AM
if it is secθ x tanθ x sinθ , then its pretty simple
secθ = 1/tanθ
1/tanθ x tanθ x sinθ
the 1/tanθ will cancel with the tanθ
so
secθ x tanθ x sinθ = sinθ since the first two terms cancel each other out
Unknown008
Mar 13, 2011, 04:52 AM
if it is secθ x tanθ x sinθ , then its pretty simple
secθ = 1/tanθ
1/tanθ x tanθ x sinθ
the 1/tanθ will cancel with the tanθ
so
secθ x tanθ x sinθ = sinθ since the first two terms cancel each other out
That is not correct.
\sec\theta \neq \frac{1}{\tan\theta}