I'm having troubles with some problems here is an example : $\begin{align} {\frac{\tan^2x}{1+\tan^2x}} & = \sin^2x \\ \end{align}$
Can someone explain to me step by step on how you got the answer.
I'm having troubles with some problems here is an example : $\begin{align} {\frac{\tan^2x}{1+\tan^2x}} & = \sin^2x \\ \end{align}$
Can someone explain to me step by step on how you got the answer.
All you need is:
Try getting rid of the $\tan$'s first, then simplifying the fraction on the left a bit, and finally applying $\sin^2(x) + \cos^2(x) = 1$.
The left hand side is $\dfrac{\tan ^2 x}{\sec ^2 x} = \tan ^2 x \cdot \cos ^2 x$
Can you take it from here?
The first time I ever saw the identity $ \tan(\alpha+\beta)=\text{a function of }\tan\alpha\text{ and }\tan\beta $ it was proved by changing it to $ \frac{\sin(\alpha+\beta)}{\cos(\alpha+\beta)} $ and then applying the previously demostrated identities involving those. The same thing works here: $ \frac{\tan^2 x}{1+\tan^2x} = \frac{\left(\frac{\sin^2 x}{\cos^2 x}\right)}{1+\frac{\sin^2 x}{\cos^2 x}} $ Multiplying both the top and bottom by $\cos^2 x$ gets rid of the fractions-within-fractions and gives you $\cos^2 x+\sin^2 x$ in the denominator. You probably know that $\cos^2 x+\sin^2 x$ can be greatly simplified.