How do you verify tan^2x-tan^2x*sin^2x=sin^2x?

2 Answers
Apr 8, 2018

Please see below.

Explanation:

tan^2x-tan^2x*sin^2x

= tan^2x(1-sin^2x)

= tan^2xcos^2x

= sin^2x/cos^2x*cos^2x

= sin^2x

Apr 8, 2018

"see explanation"

Explanation:

"using the "color(blue)"trigonometric identities"

•color(white)(x)tanx=sinx/cosx

•color(white)(x)sin^2x+cos^2x=1

"consider the left side"

"take out a common factor "tan^2x

tan^2x(1-sin^2x)

=sin^2x/cancel(cos^2x)xxcancel(cos^2x)

=sin^2x=" right side "rArr"verified"