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What does sin2x - 1 equal?

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Sin2x - 1 = 2sinxcosx - 1. Not much else you can do with that expression.

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Does sin squared x plus cos squared x equal 1?

Yes. 'sin2x + cos2x = 1' is one of the most basic identities in trigonometry.


Are there any functions whose sum of squares equals 1?

cos2x + sin2x = 1; cosh2x + sinh2x = 1.


Sin squared x pluss cosx equals 0?

It helps to convert everything to cosines, using the Pythagorean formula, i.e., sin2x + cos2x = 1.sin2x + cos x = 0(1 - cos2x) + cos x = 0-cos2x + cos x + 1 = 0cos2x - cos x - 1 = 0Now you can apply the quadratic formula, solving for cos x, and using a = 1, b = -1, c = -1.It helps to convert everything to cosines, using the Pythagorean formula, i.e., sin2x + cos2x = 1.sin2x + cos x = 0(1 - cos2x) + cos x = 0-cos2x + cos x + 1 = 0cos2x - cos x - 1 = 0Now you can apply the quadratic formula, solving for cos x, and using a = 1, b = -1, c = -1.It helps to convert everything to cosines, using the Pythagorean formula, i.e., sin2x + cos2x = 1.sin2x + cos x = 0(1 - cos2x) + cos x = 0-cos2x + cos x + 1 = 0cos2x - cos x - 1 = 0Now you can apply the quadratic formula, solving for cos x, and using a = 1, b = -1, c = -1.It helps to convert everything to cosines, using the Pythagorean formula, i.e., sin2x + cos2x = 1.sin2x + cos x = 0(1 - cos2x) + cos x = 0-cos2x + cos x + 1 = 0cos2x - cos x - 1 = 0Now you can apply the quadratic formula, solving for cos x, and using a = 1, b = -1, c = -1.


What does cosx divided by 1-sinx equal?

cos x / (1-sin x) = cos x (1 + sin x) / (1 - sin x) (1 + sin x) = cos x (1 + sin x) / (1 - sin2x) = cos x (1 + sin x) / cos2 x = (1 + sin x) / cos x = sec x + tan xcos x / (1-sin x) = cos x (1 + sin x) / (1 - sin x) (1 + sin x) = cos x (1 + sin x) / (1 - sin2x) = cos x (1 + sin x) / cos2 x = (1 + sin x) / cos x = sec x + tan xcos x / (1-sin x) = cos x (1 + sin x) / (1 - sin x) (1 + sin x) = cos x (1 + sin x) / (1 - sin2x) = cos x (1 + sin x) / cos2 x = (1 + sin x) / cos x = sec x + tan xcos x / (1-sin x) = cos x (1 + sin x) / (1 - sin x) (1 + sin x) = cos x (1 + sin x) / (1 - sin2x) = cos x (1 + sin x) / cos2 x = (1 + sin x) / cos x = sec x + tan x


How do you prove the following identity sec x - cos x equals sin x tan x?

you need this identities to solve the problem..that is something you have to memorized sec x= 1/cosx 1-cos2x= sin2x tanx= sin x/cosx also, sin 2x= (sinx)(sinx) sec x - cosx= sin x tanx (1/cosx)-cosx= sin x tanx .. 1-cos2x / cosx=sin x tanx sin2x/ cosx= sin x tanx (sin x/cox)( sin x)= sin x tanx tanx sinx= sin x tanx

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What value is equivalent to 1 - cosx squared?

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How do you find sin theta when tan theta equals one fourth?

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How do you solve sin squared x divided by 1 - cos x?

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Does sin squared x plus cos squared x equal 1?

Yes. 'sin2x + cos2x = 1' is one of the most basic identities in trigonometry.