How do you simplify (1-cos100)/sin1001cos100sin100?

1 Answer
Jun 27, 2016

tan (50)

Explanation:

Apply the 2 trig identities:
1 - cos 2a = 2sin^2 a1cos2a=2sin2a
sin 2a = 2sin a.cos asin2a=2sina.cosa,
We get:
1 - cos (100) = 2sin^2 (50)1cos(100)=2sin2(50)
sin (100) = 2sin 50.cos 50sin(100)=2sin50.cos50
y = (1 - cos (100))/(sin (100)) = (2sin^2 (50))/(2sin (50).cos (50)) =y=1cos(100)sin(100)=2sin2(50)2sin(50).cos(50)=
= (sin 50)/(cos 50) = tan 50=sin50cos50=tan50