document.write( "Question 1155757: prove the identity:\r
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prove the identity:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cot%28x%2Bpi%2F2%29+=+-tan%28x%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "manipulate left side\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28+x%2Bpi%2F2%29%2Fsin%28%28x%2Bpi%29%2F2%29\" .........use identities: \"cos%28+x%2Bpi%2F2%29=cos%28x%29%2Acos%28pi%2F2%29+-+sin%28x%29%2Asin%28pi%2F2%29\", and \"sin%28x%2Bpi%2F2%29+=sin%28x%29+cos%28pi%2F2%29+%2B+cos%28x%29+sin%28pi%2F2%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= ....since \"sin%28pi%2F2%29=1\", \"cos%28pi%2F2%29=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"%28cos%28x%29+%2A0-+sin%28x%29+%2A1%29%2F%28sin%28x%29+%2A0+%2B+cos%28x%29+%2A1%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"-+sin%28x%29%2Fcos%28x%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"+-tan%28x%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, \"cot%28x%2Bpi%2F2%29+=+-tan%28x%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"tan%28x%29+=+%281+-+cos%282x%29%29%2F+%28sin%282x%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "manipulate right side:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281+-+cos%282x%29%29%2F+%28sin%282x%29%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "use the following identity: \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos+%282x+%29=1-2sin+%5E2+%28x+%29\" and \"sin%282x%29=2cos+%28x%29sin%28x%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"%281+-+%281-2sin%5E2%28x%29%29%29%2F+%282cos%28x%29sin%28x%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"%281+-+1%2B2sin%5E2%28x+%29%29%2F+%282cos%28x%29sin%28x%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"2sin%5E2%28x%29%2F+%282cos%28x%29sin%28x%29%29\"......simplify\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"cross%282%29sin%5Ecross%282%29%28x%29%2F+%28cross%282%29cos%28x%29cross%28sin%28x%29%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"sin%28x%29%2F+cos%28x%29\"\r
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