Nicole She's answer to Nicole She's Secondary 3 A Maths Singapore question.

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Nicole She
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Here is my working
Eric Nicholas K
Eric Nicholas K
4 years ago
Factorise out the common term sin^2 x from the numerator
J
J
4 years ago
Continued from your working :

= sin²x(cos²x + sin²x)/cos²x
(factor out sin²x)

= sin²x(1)/cos²x (recall sin²x + cos²x = 1)

= tan²x


Alternatively you use the working that I've posted
Nicole She
Nicole She
4 years ago
Thank you