Exercise
cot(x)⋅sec(x)=csc(x)
Step-by-step Solution
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Starting from the left-hand side (LHS) of the identity
cot(x)sec(x)
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Applying the trigonometric identity: cot(θ)=sin(θ)cos(θ)
sin(x)cos(x)sec(x)
Why does cot(x) = cos(x)/sin(x) ?
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Applying the secant identity: sec(θ)=cos(θ)1
sin(x)cos(x)cos(x)1
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Multiplying fractions sin(x)cos(x)×cos(x)1
sin(x)cos(x)cos(x)
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Simplify the fraction sin(x)cos(x)cos(x) by cos(x)
sin(x)1
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The reciprocal sine function is cosecant: sin(x)1=csc(x)
csc(x)
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Since we have reached the expression of our goal, we have proven the identity
true
Final answer to the exercise
true