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  • Apr 9, 2012, 01:15 PM
    larry567
    Prove Trig identity
    sin(x+y)cos(x-y) = (sinx/secx) + (cosyy/cscy)

    prove that both sides equal each other
  • Apr 10, 2012, 06:27 AM
    ebaines
    On the left hand side you can apply the identities sin(x+y) = sin(x)cos(y)+cos(x)sin(y) and cos(x-y) = cos(x)cos(y)+sin(x)sin(y). On the right hand side replace the sec(x) and csc(y) terms by their sine and cosine equivalents. It comes right out after some algebra manipulation (and remember that cos^2a + sin^2a = 1).

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