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Prove the trigonometric identity $\frac{1-\sin\left(x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}=\frac{\cos\left(x\right)}{1+\sin\left(x\right)}$

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Final Answer

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Step-by-step Solution

Problem to solve:

$\frac{1-\sin\left(x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}=\frac{\cos\left(x\right)}{1+\sin\left(x\right)}$

Specify the solving method

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Multiply and divide the fraction $\frac{\cos\left(x\right)}{1+\sin\left(x\right)}$ by the conjugate of it's denominator $1+\sin\left(x\right)$

$\frac{1-\sin\left(x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}=\frac{\cos\left(x\right)}{1+\sin\left(x\right)}\frac{1-\sin\left(x\right)}{1-\sin\left(x\right)}$

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$\frac{1-\sin\left(x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}=\frac{\cos\left(x\right)}{1+\sin\left(x\right)}\frac{1-\sin\left(x\right)}{1-\sin\left(x\right)}$

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Learn how to solve trigonometric identities problems step by step online. Prove the trigonometric identity (1-sin(x))/(cos(x)=(cos(x)/(1+sin(x)). Multiply and divide the fraction \frac{\cos\left(x\right)}{1+\sin\left(x\right)} by the conjugate of it's denominator 1+\sin\left(x\right). Multiplying fractions \frac{\cos\left(x\right)}{1+\sin\left(x\right)} \times \frac{1-\sin\left(x\right)}{1-\sin\left(x\right)}. The sum of two terms multiplied by their difference is equal to the square of the first term minus the square of the second term. In other words: (a+b)(a-b)=a^2-b^2.. Apply the trigonometric identity: 1-\sin\left(x\right)^2=\cos\left(x\right)^2.

Final Answer

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$\frac{1-\sin\left(x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}=\frac{\cos\left(x\right)}{1+\sin\left(x\right)}$

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Time to solve it:

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