# identity

• June 23rd 2009, 06:17 AM
z1llch
identity
$\frac{(tan \theta + sec \theta -1 )}{(tan \theta - sec \theta +1 )}= tan \theta + sec \theta$
• June 23rd 2009, 06:28 AM
alexmahone
The identity can be rewritten as:

$tan \theta+sec \theta - 1=(tan \theta-sec \theta+1)(tan\theta+sec\theta)$

$tan \theta+sec \theta - 1=tan ^2\theta -sec \theta tan \theta + tan \theta + sec \theta tan\theta - sec^2\theta+sec \theta$

$tan \theta+sec \theta - 1=tan^2\theta +tan\theta - sec^2\theta+sec \theta$

$tan \theta+sec \theta -1=-1+tan\theta+sec\theta$

which is always true.
• June 23rd 2009, 06:28 AM
z1llch
arent i suppose to use the left hand side only, and prove it is equal to the right hand side?
• June 23rd 2009, 07:07 AM
alexmahone
Quote:

Originally Posted by z1llch
arent i suppose to use the left hand side only, and prove it is equal to the right hand side?

No; you can cheat. :)
• June 23rd 2009, 07:13 AM
z1llch
hahaha. i'm stuck with the number 1. guessed i'm supposed to use the cos2+sin2=1 formula to get rid of it, but do not know how. or maybe i;m wrong, there other way. (Nerd)
• June 23rd 2009, 08:13 AM
great_math
Quote:

Originally Posted by z1llch
$\frac{(tan \theta + sec \theta -1 )}{(tan \theta - sec \theta +1 )}= tan \theta + sec \theta$

We can write it as,

$\frac{\tan\theta+\sec\theta-1}{\tan\theta-\sec\theta+1}$

$= \frac{\tan\theta+\sec\theta+\tan^2\theta-\sec^2\theta}{\tan\theta-\sec\theta+1}$

$= \frac{(\tan\theta+\sec\theta)(\tan\theta-\sec\theta+1)}{\tan\theta-\sec\theta+1}$

$= \tan\theta+\sec\theta$
• June 23rd 2009, 09:40 AM
Jhevon
Quote:

Originally Posted by alexmahone
No; you can cheat. :)

to prove an identity, you must work with one side at a time
• June 23rd 2009, 11:54 PM
z1llch
thank you great_math.
took me an hour to come up with those lines this morning. but mine is way longer.. (Whew)