Quandaries
and Queries
Name: Jenna
Who is asking: Student Level: Secondary
Question: I can't prove
1-sinQ 1 ------- = tanQ + ----- 1+sinQ cosQ
can you help me with this?
Hi Jenna,
I'm glad that you can't prove it because it isn't true. When Q is pi radians, that is when Q is 180o, sinQ = tanQ = 0 and cosQ = -1. Thus the left side is 1 and the right side is -1.
Cheers,Penny