Descartes rule. Please show steps

Given (1+cosx)/(sinx) + (sinx)/(1+cosx) =4, find a numerical value of one trigonometric function of x. a. tanx=2 b. sinx=2 c. tanx=1/2 d. sinx=1/2

Mr. walker gave his class the function f(x) = (x + 3)(x + 5). four students made a claim about the function. each student’s claim is below. jeremiah: the y-intercept is at (15, 0). lindsay: the x-intercepts are at (–3, 0) and (5, 0). stephen: the vertex is at (–4, –1). alexis: the midpoint between the x-intercepts is at (4, 0). which student’s claim about the function is correct?

The sides of a parallelogram are 24cm and 16cm. the distance between the 24cm sides is 8 cm. find the distance between the 16cm sides