Target Mathematics

3.110: Sec identity and equation

0606/21/O/N/25 — Question 4 · 6 marks

(a)
Show that 1sinxcosx+cosx1sinx=2secx\dfrac{1-\mathrm{sin}\,x}{\mathrm{cos}\,x}+\dfrac{\mathrm{cos}\,x}{1-\mathrm{sin}\,x}=2\,\mathrm{sec}\,x.
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(b)
Hence solve the equation 1sinθ2cosθ2+cosθ21sinθ2=3\dfrac{1-\mathrm{sin}\tfrac{\theta}{2}}{\mathrm{cos}\tfrac{\theta}{2}}+\dfrac{\mathrm{cos}\tfrac{\theta}{2}}{1-\mathrm{sin}\tfrac{\theta}{2}}=3 for 0θ7200^{\circ}\leqslant \theta\leqslant 720^{\circ}.
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