What is the simplified value of (\frac{\sin x-\sin^3 x}{\cos^2 x})?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (\sin x)
Write the numerator as (\sin x(1-\sin^2 x)). Since (1-\sin^2 x=\cos^2 x), the value is (\sin x).
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(\sin x)
Why is this the correct answer?
Write the numerator as (\sin x(1-\sin^2 x)). Since (1-\sin^2 x=\cos^2 x), the value is (\sin x).
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 12 Mathematics question. Chapter: Trigonometric Functions. Topic: Trigonometric functions and their properties.