Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Analytic Trigonometry - 7.4 Trigonometric Identities - 7.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 476: 56

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$LHS=\frac{1-cos\theta}{1+cos\theta}\times\frac{1-cos\theta}{1-cos\theta}=\frac{(1-cos\theta)^2}{1-cos^2\theta}=\frac{(1-cos\theta)^2}{sin^2\theta}=(\frac{1}{sin\theta}-\frac{cos\theta}{sin\theta})^2=(csc\theta-cot\theta)^2=RHS$
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