Question #50ca2

1 Answer
Mar 27, 2017

cos theta/(1-sintheta) = sec theta + tan theta

Explanation:

Start from the first member:

cos theta/(1-sintheta)

multiply and divide by (1+sin theta):

cos theta/(1-sintheta) = cos theta/(1-sintheta) (1+sin theta)/(1+sin theta)

cos theta/(1-sintheta) = cos theta(1+sintheta)/ (1-sin^2 theta)

cos theta/(1-sintheta) = cos theta(1+sintheta)/ cos^2 theta

cos theta/(1-sintheta) = (1+sintheta)/ cos theta

cos theta/(1-sintheta) = 1/cos theta +sintheta/ cos theta

cos theta/(1-sintheta) = sec theta + tan theta