Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Analytic Trigonometry - 7.4 Trigonometric Identities - 7.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 476: 51

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$LHS=\frac{(1-sin(v))^2+cos^2(v)}{cos(v)(1-sin(v))}=\frac{1-2sin(v)+sin^2(v)+cos^2(v)}{cos(v)(1-sin(v))}=\frac{2-2sin(v)}{cos(v)(1-sin(v))}=\frac{2}{cos(v)}=2sec(v)=RHS$
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