Directions: Reduce the given trigonometric expression to its simplest form.
Which of the following expressions is equivalent to ?
Correct Answer :
Solution :
The correct option is .
To reduce the given trigonometric expression to its simplest form, consider the expression:
First, expand the denominator using the algebraic expansion identity :
Using the Pythagorean trigonometric identity , substitute for :
Now, substitute the simplified denominator back into the original expression:
Hence, the simplified equivalent expression is .
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