Target Mathematics

3.94: Tangent–sine identity

0606/23/O/N/23 — Question 8 · 10 marks

(a)
Show that sinxtanx1cosxtanx+1=cosxsin2xcos2x\dfrac{\mathrm{sin}\,x}{\mathrm{tan}\,x-1}-\dfrac{\mathrm{cos}\,x}{\mathrm{tan}\,x+1}=\dfrac{\mathrm{cos}\,x}{\mathrm{sin}^{2}x-\mathrm{cos}^{2}x}.
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(b)
Hence solve the equation sinxtanx1cosxtanx+1=1\dfrac{\mathrm{sin}\,x}{\mathrm{tan}\,x-1}-\dfrac{\mathrm{cos}\,x}{\mathrm{tan}\,x+1}=1 for 0x3600^{\circ}\leqslant x\leqslant 360^{\circ}.
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