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  • Oct 16, 2012, 05:38 PM
    ozzmonster57
    proving identities solver
    (secB-1)(secB+1)=tan^2B
  • Oct 16, 2012, 08:34 PM
    Rohin Arora
    L.H.S. (secB-1)(secB+1)

    Put secB=1/cosB

    [(1/cosB) - 1][(1/cos B) +1]
    solving the brackets by multiplying the terms,we get

    = (1/cosB)(1/cosB) + (1/cosB).1 + (1/cosB).(-1) + (1)(-1)
    = 1/cos^2(B) + (1/cosB) + (-1/cosB) -1 (1/cosB and -1/cosB get cancelled)
    therefore
    = 1/cos^2(B) -1
    taking the L.C.M.
    = [1-cos^2(B)]/cos^2(B)

    now sin^2(B) + cos^2(B)=1, therefore
    1-cos^2(B)=sin^2(B)
    putting this value in our L.H.S. we get

    = sin^2(B)/cos^2(B)
    = tan^2(B)
    =R.H.S.

    I hope it helped.

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