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  • Jun 8, 2009, 10:49 PM
    Jordana21
    Trig Identities, Grade 11
    Hey all, I've completely stuck on this one trig identity problem, I hope someone can help!

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

    I've figured that the left side should probably be:

    tanx - 1

    = sinx/cosx - 1/1

    = sinx-cosx/cosx


    But I can't get the other side to that point.

    Thanks in advance!
  • Jun 9, 2009, 05:14 AM
    Perito

    does this identity help?

  • Jun 9, 2009, 09:11 AM
    Unknown008

    Try doing your problem from right to left, that is, try making



    into


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