Using sin=y/2, cos=x/r, tan=y/x
prove the identity 1+tan^2=1/cos^2
Cant figure this one out.
Thanks in advance!
prove the identity 1+tan^2=1/cos^2
Cant figure this one out.
Thanks in advance!
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This is a version of 1+( tanB)^2=(sec B)^2
But you also need Pythagorean theorem, x^2 + y^2=r^2
using B for the angle:
1+ ( tanB)^2=
1+(y/x)^2
(x/x)^2+(y/x)^2
(x^2+y^2)/x^2
r^2/x^2
=1/(x^2/r^2)
=1/(x/r)^2
=1/(cosB)^2
Hoping this helps!
But you also need Pythagorean theorem, x^2 + y^2=r^2
using B for the angle:
1+ ( tanB)^2=
1+(y/x)^2
(x/x)^2+(y/x)^2
(x^2+y^2)/x^2
r^2/x^2
=1/(x^2/r^2)
=1/(x/r)^2
=1/(cosB)^2
Hoping this helps!