kushwahaalok2076 kushwahaalok2076
  • 08-06-2020
  • Mathematics
contestada

cos X +1 / cos X=40, find the value of cos square X +1/ cos square X
​

Respuesta :

DeanR
DeanR DeanR
  • 08-06-2020

This is pseudo-trig.  It has a trig function but it's irrelevant.

Let y = cos X

y + 1/y = 40

Squaring,

y² + 2(y)(1/y) + 1/y² = 1600

y² + 2 + 1/y² = 1600

y² + 1/y² = 1598

cos² X + 1/cos²X = 1598

Answer: 1598

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

A list of consecutive integers begins with m and ends with n. If n - m = 66, how many integers are in the list?
A six sided die is rolled three times. Find the probability that the result is an even number for every roll.A. 1/9 B. 3/8C. 1/3D. 1/8
what is the slope of line 2x-3y=19.​
How many individual oxygen atoms are contained in a sample of P2O5 that also contains 0.620 moles of P? (Input your answer with scientific notation using "e- no
Q1) Write True or False for each statement: Equal volumes of the two different substances have equal masses.
2 Read the article. What two parts of Paris is it about
When u ask someone how they been doing and they say “good”, can u say back “ oh, that’s good”
Mrs. Peňa is 66 years old, has coverage under an employer plan, and will retire next year. She heard she must enroll in Part B at the beginning of the year to e
1/2+3/2=2^x What is the solution to the equation?
What does Brutus say in this excerpt from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in his attempt to show the actions of the conspirators were patriotic?   BRUTUS If then th