How to complete this identity? (See picture). Thanks!

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2 Answers
Mar 11, 2018

Option B

Explanation:

Use the formula:

cos(a-b)=cosacosb+sinasinb

and then divide by the denominator,
you will get the answer.

Mar 11, 2018

Just to elaborate on the previous contributors answer, we have

=(cosalphacosbeta + sinalphasinbeta)/(cosalphacosbeta)

= (cosalphacosbeta)/(cosalphacosbeta) + (sinalphasinbeta)/(cosalphacosbeta)

=1 + tanalphatanbeta

Which is answer (b) as derived by the other contributor.

Hopefully this helps!