Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Trigonometry

Trigonometry — practice question

(a)[4]

Prove that $\dfrac{1 + \sin x}{1 - \sin x} - \dfrac{1 - \sin x}{1 + \sin x} = \dfrac{4 \tan x}{\cos x}$.

(b)[3]

Hence solve the equation $\dfrac{1 + \sin x}{1 - \sin x} - \dfrac{1 - \sin x}{1 + \sin x} = 8 \tan x$ in the interval $0 \leq x \leq \tfrac{1}{2}\pi$.

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