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Ch. 5 - Trigonometric Identities
Lial - Trigonometry 12th Edition
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Capitolo 6, Problema 5.76

Verify that each equation is an identity.
(1 + sin θ)/(1 - sin θ) - (1 - sin θ)/( 1 + sin θ) = 4 tan θ sec θ

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Step 1: Start by simplifying the left-hand side of the equation. Combine the fractions \( \frac{1 + \sin \theta}{1 - \sin \theta} - \frac{1 - \sin \theta}{1 + \sin \theta} \) by finding a common denominator, which is \((1 - \sin \theta)(1 + \sin \theta)\).
Step 2: Rewrite each fraction with the common denominator: \( \frac{(1 + \sin \theta)^2 - (1 - \sin \theta)^2}{(1 - \sin \theta)(1 + \sin \theta)} \).
Step 3: Expand the numerators: \((1 + \sin \theta)^2 = 1 + 2\sin \theta + \sin^2 \theta\) and \((1 - \sin \theta)^2 = 1 - 2\sin \theta + \sin^2 \theta\).
Step 4: Subtract the expanded forms: \(1 + 2\sin \theta + \sin^2 \theta - (1 - 2\sin \theta + \sin^2 \theta)\), which simplifies to \(4\sin \theta\).
Step 5: The denominator \((1 - \sin \theta)(1 + \sin \theta)\) simplifies to \(1 - \sin^2 \theta = \cos^2 \theta\). Thus, the left-hand side becomes \(\frac{4\sin \theta}{\cos^2 \theta}\), which simplifies to \(4 \tan \theta \sec \theta\), verifying the identity.

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